Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 42.380

    If:

  (a)   an approved maintenance organisation is carrying out maintenance on an aircraft; and

  (b)   the organisation becomes aware of a major defect in the aircraft;

the organisation must report the defect to the person responsible for continuing airworthiness for the aircraft.

Penalty:   50 penalty units.

Note 1:   See regulation   42.390 for the requirements for making a report.

Note 2:   See also regulations   42.110, 42.115 and 42.270 for other requirements relating to defects.