CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 42.190 Information about utilisation of aircraft

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 42.190

Required information

  (1)   For this regulation, the required information for an aircraft is information about the utilisation of the aircraft, or of an aeronautical product fitted to the aircraft, that:

  (a)   the person responsible for continuing airworthiness for the aircraft uses in ensuring that a requirement mentioned in regulation   42.120, 42.130, 42.135 or 42.145 is met; and

  (b)   includes the total time - in - service of:

  (i)   the aircraft; and

  (ii)   each of the aircraft's engines; and

  (iii)   each of the aircraft's propellers.

Example 1:   For paragraph   (a), for an aircraft

  The total number of landings the aircraft has carried out.

Example 2:   For paragraph   (a), for an aeronautical product fitted to an aircraft

  For an aircraft engine, the total number of engine cycles the engine has performed.

Required information to be recorded before first flight

  (2)   The person responsible for continuing airworthiness for an aircraft must ensure that:

  (a)   the required information for the aircraft is recorded; and

  (b)   the record of that information is up to date;

before the aircraft is operated for its first flight on or after the responsibility start date for the person and the aircraft.

Updating record of required information

  (3)   If, on or after the responsibility start date, the aircraft is operated for flight, the person must ensure that the record of the required information for the aircraft is updated before the earlier of the following:

  (a)   when a requirement mentioned in regulation   42.120, 42.130, 42.135 or 42.145 is due to be met;

  (b)   the end of 3 days after the completion of the flight.

Note 1:   Under subregulation   42.175(1), failure to comply with this regulation is an offence.

Note 2:   Under subregulations   42.175(2) and (3), information recorded or updated under this regulation must be recorded and updated in writing in the continuing airworthiness records system for the aircraft.