Civil Aviation Regulations 1988

A report of a defect to CASA under regulation 51, 51A or 52:

must be made in accordance with this regulation; and

is not taken to be made unless in accordance with this regulation.

A report must:

describe the defect; and

set out the date on which the defect was discovered; and

set out the circumstances in which the defect was discovered; and

set out any action that has been taken or that is proposed to be taken:

to rectify the defect; or

to prevent the defect from recurring; and

set out what the person making the report thinks is the cause of the defect; and

if the defect is in an aircraft—set out:

the type, model, serial number and registration mark of the aircraft; and

the type, model and serial number of the aircraft’s engine; and

if the aircraft has a propeller—the type, model and serial number of the aircraft’s propeller; and

the time in service of, number of landings of, or number of cycles completed by, the aircraft since new; and

if the defect is in an aircraft component—set out:

the identity of the component, including (if applicable) the part number and serial number of the component; and

the time in service of, or the number of cycles completed by, the component since new; and

if the component has been overhauled—the time in service of, or the number of cycles completed by, the component since its most recent overhaul; and

if the component is a turbine engine—the number of cycles completed by the component since new.

Subject to subregulation (4), a report to CASA in relation to a defect must be sent to CASA within 2 working days of the discovery of the defect.

Subregulation (3) does not apply to a report of a defect of a kind to which regulation 51A applies.