Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 42.210

Required information

  (1)   For this regulation, the following information is the required information for an aeronautical product that is fitted to an aircraft and that has a life limit:

  (a)   details that identify the aeronautical product, including its part and serial number (if any);

  (b)   the life limit for the aeronautical product;

  (c)   when the aeronautical product is due to be removed from the aircraft.

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 an aeronautical product that, immediately before the responsibility start date:

  (a)   was fitted to the aircraft; and

  (b)   had a life limit.

Required information to be recorded for aeronautical products fitted on or after responsibility start date

  (4)   If, on or after the responsibility start date, an aeronautical product that has a life limit is fitted to the aircraft, the person must ensure that the required information for the product is recorded before the earlier of the following:

  (a)   the time that the product reaches its life limit;

  (b)   the end of 30 days after one of the following documents is issued for the aircraft in relation to the maintenance that included the fitting of the product to the aircraft:

  (i)   a certificate of release to service;

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

Required information to be recorded if life limit becomes applicable on or after responsibility start date

  (5)   If, on or after the responsibility start date, a life limit becomes applicable to an aeronautical product fitted to the aircraft, the person must ensure that the required information for the product is recorded before the earlier of the following:

  (a)   the time that the product reaches its life limit;

  (b)   the end of 30 days after the life limit becomes applicable to the product.

Updating record of required information

  (6)   If, on or after the responsibility start date, there is a change to the life limit for an aeronautical product fitted to the aircraft, the person must ensure that the record of the required information for the product is updated before the earlier of the following:

  (a)   the time that the product reaches its life limit;

  (b)   the end of 30 days after the change is made.

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.