Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 43 : General Maintenance RulesSubpart 2 : Maintenance43.02.4 Rectification of unsatisfactory items |
| (1) | When during any maintenance or at any other time any part, product, component, equipment or item is found to be unserviceable or is unlikely to remain serviceable under normal operating conditions during the period preceding the next inspection, such rectification action as considered necessary shall be taken to ensure the continued serviceability of the part, component or item prior to releasing the aircraft to service. |
| (2) |
| (a) | Deferred defects shall be transferred from the flight folio onto a work sheet. |
| (b) | Any maintenance carried out to restore the serviceability of any part, component, equipment or item shall be clearly recorded in the relevant logbook or other approved recording system, and be certified by an appropriately rated licence or approval holder prior to releasing the aircraft to service. |
| (3) | A person certifying the entry referred to in subregulation (2) shall furthermore certify in the relevant flight folio that the deferred defect has been rectified, and he or she shall date and sign the entry accordingly. |