Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) The person responsible for continuing airworthiness for an aircraft must retain a record or document mentioned in an item of the following table for the period:
(i) if the person created the record or document, and is the person responsible for continuing airworthiness for the aircraft on the creation date for the record or document--the creation date for the record or document; or
(ii) if the person did not create the record or document, and is the person responsible for continuing airworthiness for the aircraft on the creation date for the record or document--the date that the person receives the record or document; or
(iii) if the person is not the person responsible for continuing airworthiness for the aircraft on the creation date for the record or document--the date the person receives the continuing airworthiness records for the aircraft under regulation 42.265; and
(b) ending on the first - occurring of the following:
(i) the end date (if any) mentioned in the item;
(ii) the date the person gives the records to the person who becomes the person responsible for continuing airworthiness for the aircraft under regulation 42.265.
Item | Record or document | End date |
1 | The date that the information substantiated by the document is superseded by other information | |
2 | A copy of a maintenance record, that is not covered by item 1, for maintenance carried out on the aircraft | 1 year after the creation date for the maintenance record |
3 | A copy of a document that: (a) is equivalent to a maintenance record for maintenance carried out on the aircraft; and (b) is issued under a law of a foreign country; and (c) is not covered by item 1 | 1 year after the creation date for the document |
4 | A certificate of release to service, or an equivalent document issued in accordance with an NAA arrangement mentioned in regulation 42.301, for the aircraft in relation to maintenance carried out on the aircraft | The later of the following: (a) 1 year after the date of issue of the certificate or equivalent document; (b) the date a certificate of release to service or equivalent document is next issued for the aircraft in relation to maintenance carried out on the aircraft |
5 | A record of information: (a) that is made in the flight technical log for an aircraft in accordance with this Part; and (b) that is not covered by item 1, 2 or 4 | 1 year after the creation date for the record |
6 | A copy of the design of a modification or repair that is unique to the aircraft | -- |
Example 1: For item 1, an authorised release certificate for an aeronautical product that is fitted to an aircraft must be kept until the date the aeronautical product is removed from the aircraft.
Example 2: For item 1, an in - house release document for an aeronautical product that is fitted to an aircraft must be kept until the date the aeronautical product is removed from the aircraft.
Example 3: For item 1, a document mentioned in paragraph 42.440(e) for an aeronautical product fitted to an aircraft as permitted by regulation 42.440 must be kept until the date the aeronautical product is removed from the aircraft.
Example 4: For item 1, a document that substantiates the empty weight of the aircraft and the centre of gravity position on the aircraft at its empty weight configuration must be kept until the date that the aircraft is next weighed and its empty weight, and its centre of gravity in its empty weight configuration, is determined.
Note: For item 5, see the notes to regulation 42.220.
(a) for a record of information--the date the record is made; and
(b) for a document--the date the document is created.
(3) An offence against subregulation (1) is an offence of
strict liability.