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Explain the difference between “approved data” (required for major repair/alteration) and “acceptable data” (required for minor repair/alteration).

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Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - General p. 2-15
Chapter 2: Regulations, Maintenance Forms, Records, & Publications › Section 43.5—Approval for return to service after maintenance, preventive maintenance,…
part 43, appendix A, for additional clarification and examples. The third question deals with the type of documentation required to substantiate the work performed. Minor repairs and alterations need only to refer to “acceptable” data, such as manufacturers’ maintenance manuals ... maintenance action can simply be recorded in the maintenance record as a logbook entry. Major repairs and alterations require “approved data.” Some examples of approved data are AD notes, STCs, TCDS, DER-specific delegations, and FAA-approved manufacturer Service Bulletins…
Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - General p. 2-38
Appendix F—ATC Transponder Tests and Inspections › Forms › FAA Form 337—Major Repair and Alteration
Form 337—Major Repair and Alteration Refer to the current issue of AC 43.9-1, Instructions for Completion of FAA Form 337 for help completing FAA Form 337, Major Repair and Alteration (Airframe, Powerplant, Propeller, or Appliance). [Figure ... name clearly states, this form is to be used whenever major repairs or alterations are accomplished on an aircraft. The only exception would be that 14 CFR part 43, Appendix B, allows for a certificated repair station…
14 CFR Part 43 — Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance, Rebuilding, and Alteration Open
14 CFR § 43.17 Maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alterations performed on U.S. aeronautical products by certain Canadian persons.
Maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alterations performed on U.S. aeronautical products by certain Canadian persons. in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (d) of this section and approve the affected products for return to service in accordance with the requirements ... paragraph (e) of this section. (d) Performance requirements. A person authorized in paragraph (c) of this section may perform maintenance (including any inspection required by Sec. 91.409 of this chapter, except an annual inspection), preventive maintenance, and alterations, provided…