Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027:reg:5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5
Character Range: 4270402–4272655

5  Definitions relating to carrying out maintenance

Meaning of carrying out maintenance on an aircraft
 (1) A reference to carrying out maintenance on an aircraft includes:
 (a) carrying out maintenance on an aeronautical product that is fitted to the aircraft at the time the maintenance is carried out; and
 (b) carrying out maintenance on an aeronautical product that is not fitted to the aircraft at the time the maintenance is carried out, in the circumstances mentioned in subclause (3) or (4).

Meaning of carrying out maintenance on an aeronautical product
 (2) A reference to carrying out maintenance on an aeronautical product is a reference to carrying out maintenance on an aeronautical product that is not fitted to an aircraft at the time the maintenance is carried out, other than in the circumstances mentioned in subclause (3) or (4).
 (3) The circumstances are that:
 (a) the aeronautical product (the removed product) is removed from a location on the aircraft; and
 (b) the removal of the removed product is permitted, by the maintenance data for maintenance to be carried out on the removed product, for the purpose of improving access for the carrying out of maintenance on that product; and
 (c) the removed product is returned to the same location on the aircraft at the completion of the maintenance for which it was removed.
 (4) The circumstances are that:
 (a) the aeronautical product (the removed product) is removed from a location on the aircraft; and
 (b) the removal of the removed product is for the purpose of carrying out maintenance that is necessary to rectify a defect in the removed product; and
 (c) the maintenance data for the maintenance does not require the use of specified tools or equipment for carrying out the maintenance; and
 (d) the removed product is returned to the same location on the aircraft at the completion of the maintenance; and
 (e) the serviceability of the removed product can be tested, using an aircraft system, after the removed product is returned to the aircraft.

Carrying out of maintenance by approved maintenance organisations
 (5) An approved maintenance organisation carries out maintenance if the maintenance is carried out on the organisation's behalf by an individual.