Part 43 General Maintanance Rules Flashcards
What does part 43 applies to?
43.01.1 (1) This part applies to maintenance and release to service after maintenance, of
(a)
all type certified aircraft registered in the Republic; and
(b)
aircraft components to be fitted to such aircraft.
What may not be done to any record?
(a)
any fraudulent or false entry in any record, which is required to be made, kept, or used to show compliance with any requirement prescribed in this Part; or
(c)
any reproduction or alteration for fraudulent purposes, of any record or report made in terms of the provisions of this Part.
43.01.3 Logbooks
details in respect of maintenance carried out while away from base shall be transferred to the appropriate logbooks within a period off ?
48 hours
Subpart 2: General 43.02.7
Except with the written permission of the Director, no person may operate any South African registered aircraft unless its current empty mass has been established by means of a mass meter and its centre of gravity computed within the preceding ?
five years.
Logbooks 43.01.3
The following logbooks shall be kept in respect of a South African registered aircraft;
(a)
an approved aircraft logbook for each aircraft;
(b)
an approved engine logbook for each aircraft engine; and
(c)
an approved propeller logbook for each propeller.
Logbooks 43.01.3
Where should the logbook be kept?
Logbooks should preferably be kept at the aircraft’s base of operation.
Logbooks 43.01.3
For an aircraft with a maximum approved passenger seat configuration in excess of nine seats, an aeroplane with a maximum certificated mass in excess of ………. , or a helicopter with a maximum certificated mass in excess of ………… , the logbook may refer to a separate system approved in its approved maintenance schedule for component and major repair tracking. Any entry in such system shall meet the requirements as prescribed for logbooks. The masses are respectively ?
aeroplane 5 700 kg, helicopter 3 175 kg
Any compass fitted to an aircraft shall be swung and maintained in accordance with the requirements as prescribed in Document ?
SA-CATS 43.
Mass and balance 43.02.7
If an electronic mass meter is used, the mass meter shall, within the period of 12 months immediately preceding the date of determination of the aircraft’s empty mass, have been tested by ?
the South African Bureau of Standards or a similar body acceptable to the Director.
The mass and centre of gravity data, as supplied by the manufacturer in respect of new aircraft, shall be acceptable for the purpose of this regulation for the first five-year period, provided that ?
the empty mass was established by means of a mass meter.
Whenever alterations are made which could influence an aircraft’s empty mass or its centre of gravity then ?
the mass and balance data shall be amended
Who may carry out maintenance?
A holder of an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) licence.
A person which is authorised by a holder of an AMO approval.
For maintenance carried out outside the Republic, holds a licence or equivalent authorisation issued by an appropriate authority acceptable to the Director.
Routine maintenance, scheduled inspections, structural integrity inspections, overhaul, modification, major repairs and structural repairs on all aeroplanes and helicopters shall be undertaken and certified by ?
an appropriately rated approved AMO only.
Whenever corrections are made to entries in a logbook, work packs or any other related documents, the correction shall be ?
made in such a way that the original entry still remains legible. The use of correction fluid or similar correction methods is prohibited.
The use of correction fluid or similar correction methods is ?
prohibited.
