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AC 120-68H - Pilot Records Improvement Act and the Pilot Records Database (Cancelled)

Document Information

Number
120-68H
Title
Pilot Records Improvement Act and the Pilot Records Database
Date cancelled
2021-06-28
Cancellation notes
Canceled per AC 120-68J
Date issued
2017-04-21
Office of Primary Responsibility
AFS-600
Description

The Pilot Records Improvement Act of 1996 (PRIA), as amended, was enacted to ensure that air carriers and air operators adequately investigate a pilot’s background before allowing that pilot to conduct commercial air carrier flights. Under PRIA, a hiring employer cannot place a pilot into service until the employer obtains and reviews the last 5 years of the pilot’s background and other safety-related records, as specified in PRIA. This advisory circular (AC) is supplemented by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Order 8000.88, PRIA Guidance for FAA Inspectors, and numerous other documents available on the PRIA website at http://www.faa.gov/pilots/lic_cert/pria. These sources of detailed information related to PRIA provide invaluable assistance to the certificate holder or others concerning the PRIA records request process, as well as other compliance issues.

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