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(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b), and (d), and subject to paragraph (e), and rule 43.54, a person must not perform maintenance on an aircraft or component unless the person—
(1) holds a current aircraft maintenance engineer licence in an appropriate category and with an appropriate rating issued in accordance with Part 66; or
(2) holds an appropriate current aircraft maintenance engineer licence and an appropriate rating issued by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia, and has had that licence registered by the Director in New Zealand under the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997; or
(3) is authorised to perform the maintenance by the holder of an aircraft maintenance organisation certificate issued, with an appropriate rating, in accordance with Part 145; or
(4) holds a current certificate of maintenance approval, with appropriate endorsement, issued in accordance with Part 66; or
(5) for maintenance performed outside of New Zealand, holds an appropriate current maintenance engineer licence or approval issued under the authority of an ICAO Contracting State for the type of aircraft or component; or
(6) performs the maintenance under the direct supervision of an appropriate person referred to in paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(4), or (a)(5).
(b) Subject to paragraph (c), a person who does not meet the requirements of paragraph (a) but holds any of the following licences may perform the maintenance specified in Appendix A.1 on an aircraft that is used to perform air operations under the authority of an air operator certificate issued in accordance with Part 115 or 119, or may perform the maintenance specified in Appendices A.1 and A.2 on an aircraft that is not used to perform air operations:
(1) a current pilot licence with an aircraft type rating for the aircraft, issued in accordance with Part 61:
(2) a current aircraft maintenance engineer licence issued in accordance with Part 66:
(3) a current aircraft maintenance engineer licence issued by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia if that licence is registered by the Director in New Zealand under the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997.
(c) The person referred to in paragraph (b) must—
(1) be authorised in writing by the operator of the aircraft to perform the maintenance and be appropriately trained by the holder of a current and appropriate aircraft maintenance engineer licence with an appropriate rating issued in accordance with Part 66; or
(2) for an aircraft that is required by this Part or Parts 115, 121, 125, or 135, to be maintained under the authority of a maintenance organisation certificate issued in accordance with Part 145, be appropriately trained and hold an appropriate authorisation, issued by the holder of the maintenance organisation certificate, to perform the maintenance on the aircraft type.
(d) A person who does not meet the requirements of paragraph (a) may perform maintenance on a glider or glider component if the person—
(1) is authorised by a gliding organisation to perform maintenance on a glider or glider component; or
(2) performs the maintenance under the direct supervision of a person who is authorised by a gliding organisation to perform maintenance on a glider or glider component.
(e) A person must not perform maintenance on an aircraft that has a special category—exhibition airworthiness certificate or special category— limited airworthiness certificate unless the person is appropriately trained and is authorised by the principal provider of maintenance services named in the operator statement required for the aircraft by rule 47.55(c).
A person performing maintenance on an aircraft or component must—
(1) be familiar with the maintenance actions required for the continued airworthiness of the aircraft or component; and
(2) use adequate housing and facilities for the disassembly, inspection, and reassembly of the aircraft or component; and
(3) use—
(i) methods, techniques, and practices that are specified in the instructions for continued airworthiness issued for the aircraft or component; or
(ii) equivalent methods, techniques, and practices that are acceptable to the Director; and
(4) use materials, parts, and appliances in accordance with the requirements of subpart K of Part 21; and
(5) use the tools, equipment, and test equipment necessary to ensure completion of the work in accordance with paragraph (3); and
(6) use the test equipment recommended by the manufacturer, or equivalent test equipment that provides the same capability for the person conducting the test to ensure that the component being tested is in an airworthy condition; and
(7) if specified in the maintenance procedures, use the special test equipment recommended by the manufacturer or equivalent test equipment that is acceptable to the Director; and
(8) perform the maintenance so as to ensure that the aircraft or component meets every applicable airworthiness requirement; and
(9) on completion of the maintenance, ensure that the condition of the aircraft or component is satisfactory for release-to-service and is at least equal to its original or properly modified condition with regard to—
(i) aerodynamic function; and
(ii) structural strength; and
(iii) resistance to vibration and deterioration; and
(iv) other qualities affecting airworthiness; and
(10) on completion of the maintenance, ensure that the aircraft or component complies with the applicable certification requirements for aircraft noise and engine emission; and
(11) not perform the maintenance unless he or she has been relieved from the performance of maintenance on an aircraft or component for—
(i) a period of at least 8 consecutive hours in the 24-hour period immediately before the maintenance is performed; and
(ii) at least 4 periods of at least 24 consecutive hours each in the 30-day period immediately before the maintenance is performed.
(a) A person must not (except under the authority of a maintenance organisation certificate issued by the Director under the Act and Part 145) perform maintenance on, or certify for release-to-service,—
(1) an aircraft that has a MCTOW of more than 5700 kg or a certificated passenger seating configuration, excluding any required crew member seat, of 10 seats or more if the aircraft is used to perform—
(i) air operations under the authority of an air operator certificate issued by the Director under the Act and Part 119; or
(ii) adventure aviation operations under the authority of an adventure aviation operator certificate issued by the Director under the Act and Part 115, excluding a hot air balloon; or
(2) a component fitted or intended to be fitted to an aircraft referred to in paragraph (1).
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), a person must not (except under the authority of a maintenance organisation certificate issued by the Director under the Act and Part 145) perform any of the following kinds of maintenance on an aircraft or component, or certify the aircraft or component for release-to-service after the maintenance:
(1) overhaul of a component;
(2) maintenance on an aircraft or component if the relevant instructions for continued airworthiness require the use of a jig that is approved or certified by the manufacturer or that is approved by the Director;
(3) maintenance on a component if the maintenance involves the disturbance of any part of the component that is supplied as a bench tested unit, except if—
(i) the disturbance is for the replacement or adjustment of a part normally replaceable or adjustable in service; and
(ii) subsequent functioning of the part disturbed can be demonstrated without the use of test apparatus that is additional to the test apparatus used for normal functioning checks;
(4) maintenance on an aircraft engine if the maintenance involves—
(i) dismantling and reassembly of a piston engine, except where the dismantling and reassembly is to obtain access to the piston or cylinder assembly; or
(ii) dismantling and reassembly of a main casing or main rotating assembly of a turbine engine, except if the dismantling and reassembly is for the replacement of a main casing or rotating assembly and the instructions for continued airworthiness for the engine provides instructions for the replacement, and the replacement of the main casing or rotating assembly of the engine is achieved solely by disconnecting the flanges of main casings; or
(iii) disturbance of reduction gear;
(5) aircraft propeller balancing other than in situ dynamic propeller balancing in accordance with the aircraft manufacturer's instructions;
(6) maintenance on a helicopter if the maintenance involves the dismantling of any transmission gearbox, except if the dismantling is for separation of casings to obtain access for the purpose of internal inspection in accordance with the helicopter manufacturer's instructions.
(c) Except for an aircraft that is operated on an adventure aviation operation, paragraph (b) does not apply to—
(1) an aircraft that has a special category airworthiness certificate issued by the Director under the Act and Subpart H of Part 21; or
(2) a microlight aircraft; or
(3) a glider or powered glider; or
(4) a hot air balloon.
A person must not state in any maintenance document entry required by any CAR that an aircraft, airframe, engine, propeller, or other aircraft component, has been overhauled unless it has been—
(1) disassembled, cleaned, inspected and repaired as necessary, and reassembled, using methods and techniques acceptable to the Director; and
(2) tested in accordance with—
(i) current standards and technical data acceptable to the Director, which have been developed and documented by the holder of the type certificate, supplemental type certificate or other production approval, issued under Part 21; or
(ii) other standards or technical data approved by the Director.
Each person performing an inspection of an aircraft radio station required by Part 91 must perform the tests and inspections listed in Appendix B.
Each person performing an inspection of the altimeter system required by Part 91 must perform the tests and inspections listed in Appendix D.
A person performing an inspection of the surveillance transponder required by Part 91 must perform the tests and inspections specified in Appendix E.
A person performing a test and inspection of an ELT or AELS as required under subpart G of Part 91 must perform the applicable tests and inspections specified in Appendix F.
Each person performing maintenance on an aircraft or aircraft component where the applicable maintenance data requires a non-destructive test using fluorescent penetrant, magnetic particle, eddy current, ultrasonic or radiography methods must—
(1) hold a certificate issued by the CBIP, appropriate to the technique being used, or an equivalent certificate acceptable to the Director; and
(2) perform the non-destructive testing using appropriate methods, techniques and practices acceptable to the Director.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a person performing maintenance on an aircraft or a component must, on completion of the maintenance, record the following information in the appropriate maintenance logbook:
(1) details of the maintenance including, if applicable,—
(i) the identity of any inspection carried out; and
(ii) a description of the work performed; and
(iii) the technical data used; and
(iv) the requirement for an operational flight check if the maintenance requires a flight check under rule 43.103(a)(4):
(2) if a component is removed or fitted during the maintenance,—
(i) a description of the component; and
(ii) its part number and serial number, if any; and
(iii) the references to the applicable release documentation:
(3) details of any measurements or test results, including the results of any ground or air tests that have been performed as part of the maintenance:
(4) for altimeter system test and inspection, the date and maximum altitude to which the altimeter has been tested:
(5) if an AD is actioned as part of the maintenance,—
(i) the AD number; and
(ii) the revision date; and
(iii) the means of compliance:
(6) the location and, if applicable, the name of the facility where the maintenance was carried out:
(7) the reasons for performing the maintenance.
(b) A person performing maintenance on an aircraft or a component may use associated worksheets to record the details of the maintenance performed if—
(1) a summary of maintenance performed is recorded in the appropriate maintenance logbook; and
(2) the worksheets are referenced in the summary of maintenance required under paragraph (b)(1).
(c) A person performing maintenance on an aircraft to rectify a defect that is entered in the technical log or to carry out an inspection that is entered in the technical log must on completion of the maintenance—
(1) record the completion of the maintenance in the technical log; and
(2) record the details required by paragraph (a) in the appropriate maintenance logbook; or
(3) if the maintenance logbook is not readily available, forward written details of the maintenance to the place where the maintenance logbooks are held by a means, where practicable, other than carriage in the aircraft on which the maintenance has been performed.
(d) A person performing maintenance on an aircraft or a component must, after recording the details required by paragraphs (a) to (c), include the following information as part of the maintenance record:
(1) the person’s name:
(2) the person’s signature except if the maintenance logbook or worksheet is in electronic format:
(3) if applicable, the person’s licence, approval, or authorisation number:
(4) the date of completion of the maintenance.
(e) A person performing scheduled maintenance on an aircraft that is required by rule 91.509(b) to be fitted with a time-in-service recorder must, on completion of that maintenance, record in the appropriate maintenance logbook—
(1) the total time-in-service reading of the recorder; and
(2) any indication that the time-in-service recorder has been tampered with since the last scheduled inspection.
(f) The person required under any of paragraphs (a) to (e) to record the details of maintenance performed must record the details accurately and legibly in ink or by other permanent means.
