Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(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.