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The following maintenance may be performed by a person under rule 43.51(b) on an aircraft that is used to perform air operations under the authority of an air operator certificate issued under the Act and Part 119, or an adventure aviation certificate issued under the Act and Part 115:
(1) greasing and lubrication that does not require disassembly other than removal of access panels, fairings, or cowls:
(2) replacing the aircraft battery:
(3) replacing fuses and lights:
(4) GPS equipment maintenance including—
(i) the installation and removal of GPS receivers if the receiver has quick disconnect capabilities, and any subsequent test requirements are built in to the receiver, and the applicable information for the installation and removal of the receiver is immediately available; and
(ii) the routine updating of GPS receiver database information:
(5) compressor washing if—
(i) the installation of the wash equipment does not require the disassembly of any primary engine control system; and
(ii) the applicable information for the washing is immediately available and includes procedures for the installation and removal of any wash equipment and the safe operation of the engine during the wash runs and any necessary drying runs:
(6) installation and removal of seats, doors, and role equipment if—
(i) the configuration of the aircraft with the particular equipment installed or removed has been approved; and
(ii) the flight manual incorporates the necessary information for the safe operation of the aircraft with the equipment installed or removed, including weight and balance data for each configuration; and
(iii) the applicable information for the installation and removal of the equipment is immediately available; and
(iv) no special tooling, special equipment, or subsequent inspection is required:
(7) the completion of repetitive airworthiness directive inspections between scheduled maintenance inspections if—
(i) the airworthiness directive states that a pilot may complete the inspection; and
(ii) any conditions stated in the airworthiness directive are complied with; and
(iii) no special tooling or special equipment is required:
(8) replenishment of engine oil:
(9) deferral of defects relating to inoperative instruments and equipment if the aircraft can be operated with inoperative instruments and equipment in accordance with rule 91.537:
(10) the performance of routine maintenance that is intended by the aircraft manufacturer to be performed by a pilot provided no special tooling or equipment is required:
(11) operating the self-test function on a 406 MHz ELT.
The following maintenance, in addition to the maintenance listed in Appendix A.1, may be performed by a person under rule 43.51(b) on an aircraft that is not used to perform air operations:
(1) replacement of landing gear tyres or tail skid shoes:
(2) simple or temporary fabric patch repairs if—
(i) the repair is not applied to any flying control surface; and
(ii) the repair does not require the removal of any control surface or structural part; and
(iii) the repair does not involve restringing or rib stitching:
(3) restoration of damaged or worn decorative coatings and application of preservative or protective material to components, if the work does not involve—
(i) the removal or disassembly of any primary structure; or
(ii) the disturbance of any operating system; or
(iii) the restoration, preservation, or protection of a control surface; or
(iv) a significant repaint of the aircraft:
(4) simple or temporary repairs to fairings or non-structural cover plates:
(5) replenishment of hydraulic fluid in hydraulic reservoirs:
(6) replacement of engine oil:
(7) replacement of pressure oil filters:
(8) removal and replacement of turbine engine igniters:
(9) removal and replacement of piston engine spark plugs:
(10) removal and replacement of brake pads.
