CASA EX14/08 Exemption maintenance on limited category and experimental aircraft (Cth)

Instrument number CASA EX14/08

I, MICHAEL DAVID JOHN QUINN, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Operations, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under regulation 308 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988).

[Signed M.D. Quinn]

M. D. Quinn
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Operations

28 February 2008

Exemption — maintenance on limited category and experimental aircraft

1          Duration

            This instrument:

(a)   commences on 29 February 2008; and

(b)   stops having effect at the end of 28 February 2010.

2          Application

            This instrument applies to:

(a)   each person carrying out maintenance on a limited category or experimental aircraft; and

(b)   the registered operator of the aircraft.

3          Exemption

The person is exempt from compliance with the following provisions of CAR1988:

(a)   regulation 42U;

(b)   paragraphs 42W (2) (b) and 42W (4) (a) and (c).

4          Limitation

            The exemption is limited to the extent mentioned in Schedule 1.

5          Conditions

            The exemption is subject to the conditions mentioned in Schedule 2.

Schedule 1          Limitation

             The exemption does not apply to:

(a) maintenance of aircraft instruments and equipment specifically required by CAR 1988 or the Civil Aviation Orders; or

(b)    maintenance related to a condition of the special certificate of airworthiness or experimental certificate for the aircraft; or

(c)    maintenance specified in an Airworthiness Directive or a direction issued by CASA applicable to the aircraft; or

(d)    maintenance related to an instruction specified in the aircraft’s approved maintenance data.

Schedule 2          Conditions

      1     In this Schedule:

authorised person means a person appointed under regulation 201.001 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 to issue a special certificate of airworthiness or experimental certificate for the purposes of this instrument.

major design change means a design that has a significant effect on:

(a)   the weight and balance of the aircraft; or

(b)   the structural strength of the aircraft; or

(c)   the performance of the aircraft; or

(d)   the operational characteristics of the aircraft; or

(e)   other characteristics that may affect the validity of the special certificate of airworthiness or the experimental certificate for the aircraft.

      2If the maintenance is a modification or repair that is a major design change to the aircraft, the registered operator for the aircraft must tell CASA or an authorised person in writing as soon as possible about the design change.

      3     If the maintenance is a modification or repair that invalidates the certificate of airworthiness or the experimental certificate of the aircraft, the registered operator for the aircraft may operate the aircraft only if he or she has obtained a new certificate of airworthiness or experimental certificate for the aircraft.