| (1) | An owner or operator of an aircraft, or maintenance organisation so assigned in accordance with regulation 91.09.01(2), shall ensure that the following records are kept for the periods mentioned in subregulation (2)— |
| (a) | the total time in service hours of an aircraft and all life-limited components specified in terms of calendar time and cycles, as appropriate; |
| (b) | the current status of compliance with all applicable mandatory continuing airworthiness information; |
| (c) | appropriate details of modifications and repairs; |
| (d) | the time in service in terms of hours, calendar time and cycles, as appropriate since the last overhaul of an aircraft or its components subject to a mandatory overhaul life; |
| (e) | the status of an aircraft’s compliance with the maintenance programme; and |
| (f) | detailed maintenance records to show that all requirements for the signing of a maintenance release have been met. |
Note — the form and format of the records may include, for example, paper records, visual media records, electronic records or any combination thereof.
[Regulation 91.09.4(1) substituted by regulation 11(o) of Notice No. R. 3170, GG48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]
| (2) | The records in subregulations (1)(a) to (e) shall be kept for a minimum period of 90 days after the unit to which they refer has been permanently withdrawn from service and the records in subregulation (1)(f) for a minimum period of one year after the signing of the maintenance release. |
| (3) | In the event of a temporary change of owner or lessee, the records shall be made available to the new owner or lessee. In the event of any permanent change of owner or lessee, the records shall be transferred to the new owner or lessee. |
