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CIVIL AVIATION REGULATIONS 1988 - REG 52A

How must reports to Authority be made?

         (1)    A report of a defect to CASA under regulation 51, 51A or 52:

                (a)    must be made in accordance with this regulation; and

               (b)    is not taken to be made unless in accordance with this regulation.

         (2)    A report must:

                (a)    describe the defect; and

               (b)    set out the date on which the defect was discovered; and

                (c)    set out the circumstances in which the defect was discovered; and

               (d)    set out any action that has been taken or that is proposed to be taken:

                          (i)    to rectify the defect; or

                         (ii)    to prevent the defect from recurring; and

                (e)    set out what the person making the report thinks is the cause of the defect; and

                (f)    if the defect is in an aircraft -- set out:

                          (i)    the type, model, serial number and registration mark of the aircraft; and

                         (ii)    the type, model and serial number of the aircraft's engine; and

                        (iii)    if the aircraft has a propeller -- the type, model and serial number of the aircraft's propeller; and

                        (iv)    the time in service of, number of landings of, or number of cycles completed by, the aircraft since new; and

               (g)    if the defect is in an aircraft component -- set out:

                          (i)    the identity of the component, including (if applicable) the part number and serial number of the component; and

                         (ii)    the time in service of, or the number of cycles completed by, the component since new; and

                        (iii)    if the component has been overhauled -- the time in service of, or the number of cycles completed by, the component since its most recent overhaul; and

                        (iv)    if the component is a turbine engine -- the number of cycles completed by the component since new.

         (3)    Subject to subregulation (4), a report to CASA in relation to a defect must be sent to CASA within 2 working days of the discovery of the defect.

         (4)    Subregulation (3) does not apply to a report of a defect of a kind to which regulation 51A applies.



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