Administration of Estates Act, 1965
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Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 43 : General Maintenance RulesSubpart 3 : Recording of Maintenance43.03.1 Maintenance records |
| (1) | Any person who carries out maintenance on an aircraft or aircraft component shall record, on completion of the maintenance— |
| (a) | details of the maintenance including, where applicable, the type of inspection and any approved data used; |
| (b) | for a mandatory periodic, progressive or scheduled inspection, whether a detailed inspection or routine inspection of the particular components or areas of the aircraft was carried out; |
| (c) | the serial numbers, if any, of components removed or fitted; |
| (d) | details of measurements or test results obtained, including the results of any ground or air tests; |
| (e) | for an air speed indicator or altimeter system pilot static test and inspection, the date on which, and maximum altitude to which the altimeter has been tested; |
| (f) | the date of completion of such maintenance; |
| (g) | the references to the documents used to carry out the maintenance and their revision status; |
| (h) | the name of the person completing such maintenance, if other than the person certifying the release to service; |
| (i) | the location and, if applicable, the name of the facility where such maintenance was carried out; and |
| (j) | where such maintenance has been carried out as a consequence of the failure of any equipment, or damage caused by forced landing or accident, the reasons for carrying out the maintenance. |
| (2) | A person who carries out the maintenance shall— |
| (a) | record the details referred to in subregulation (1) in the appropriate logbook or in a maintenance record approved by the Director; and |
| (b) | where worksheets or other associated maintenance records are used to document the details of the maintenance, make a reference to those records in the logbook, flight folio or in the maintenance record approved by the Director. |
| (3) | The manner for completion of logbooks, flight folios and maintenance records, referred to in subregulation (2), and the period for which such documents shall be retained are prescribed in SA-CATS 43. |
