CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 42.400 Making maintenance record for aeronautical products

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 42.400

  (1)   If an individual carries out maintenance on an aeronautical product (the first aeronautical product ) on behalf of an approved maintenance organisation, the organisation must ensure that the information mentioned in this regulation (the maintenance record ) is recorded:

  (a)   in writing; and

  (b)   before the organisation issues a certificate of release to service for the aeronautical product in relation to the maintenance.

Penalty:   50 penalty units.

  (2)   The information is:

  (a)   information that identifies the first aeronautical product, including:

  (i)   the part number for the product; and

  (ii)   the serial number for the product (if any); and

  (b)   the date on which the maintenance was completed; and

  (c)   a description of the maintenance; and

  (d)   information identifying the maintenance data for the maintenance; and

  (e)   if the maintenance is a modification or repair involving a change to the approved design of the aeronautical product--information identifying the design of the modification or repair.

  (3)   If an aeronautical product (the second aeronautical product ) was fitted to the first aeronautical product when the maintenance was carried out, the information must include a description of the second aeronautical product, including:

  (a)   the part number for the product; and

  (b)   the serial number for the product (if any); and

  (c)   if the product is not a standard part--the information mentioned in subregulation   (4).

  (4)   For paragraph   (3)(c), the information is:

  (a)   if the fitting of the second aeronautical product was permitted by subparagraph   42.420(5)(a)(i) or (b)(i):

  (i)   the number of the authorised release certificate mentioned in that subparagraph for the product; or

  (ii)   information that enables the identification of that authorised release certificate; or

  (b)   if the fitting of the second aeronautical product was permitted by subparagraph   42.420(5)(b)(ii)--information that enables the identification of the in - house release document mentioned in that subparagraph for the product.

  (5)   An offence against subregulation   (1) is an offence of strict liability.