CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 42.205 Information about modifications

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 42.205

Required information

  (1)   For this regulation, the following information is the required information for a modification made to an aircraft or to an aeronautical product fitted to the aircraft:

  (a)   a description of the modification;

  (b)   a reference to the design data used for the modification;

  (c)   when the modification is made;

  (d)   if the modification relates to an aeronautical product--the part and serial number (if any) for the product.

Required information to be recorded before first flight

  (2)   The person responsible for continuing airworthiness for an aircraft must ensure that the information mentioned in subregulation   (3) is recorded before the aircraft is operated for its first flight on or after the responsibility start date for the person and the aircraft.

  (3)   The information is the required information for each modification that was made, before the responsibility start date, to the aircraft or an aeronautical product fitted to the aircraft.

Required information to be recorded for subsequent modifications

  (4)   If, on or after the responsibility start date, a modification is made to the aircraft or to an aeronautical product fitted to the aircraft, the person must ensure that the required information for the modification is recorded before the time mentioned in subregulation   (5).

  (5)   The time is the end of 30 days after one of the following documents is issued for the aircraft in relation to the maintenance that included the modification:

  (a)   a certificate of release to service;

  (b)   an equivalent document issued in accordance with an NAA arrangement mentioned in regulation   42.301.