Article 226
1. Aircraft continuing airworthiness records must contain the current—
(a)status of airworthiness directives and measures mandated by the CAA in immediate reaction to a safety problem;
(b)status of modifications and repairs;
(c)status of compliance with maintenance programme;
(d)status of service life limited components;
(e)mass and balance report;
(f)certificate of release to service required by article 44 at the completion of any maintenance; and
(g)list of deferred maintenance.
2. The following entries must be included in the aircraft log book—
(a)the aircraft type;
(b)the aircraft registration mark;
(c)the date, together with the aircraft’s accumulated total flight time, flight cycles and landings, as appropriate.
3. In addition to the authorised release document, EASA Form 1 or equivalent, the following information relevant to any engine, propeller, engine module or service life limited component must be entered in the appropriate engine or propeller logbook, engine module or service life limited component log card—
(a)identification of the component;
(b)the type, serial number and registration, as appropriate, of the aircraft, engine, propeller, engine module or service life limited component to which the particular component has been fitted, along with the reference to the installation and removal of the component;
(c)the date, together with the component’s accumulated total flight time, and flight cycles, landings and calendar time, as appropriate; and
(d)the information in paragraph 1 applicable to the component.
4. The owner or operator of an aircraft must ensure that a system has been established to keep the records specified in column 1 of the table for the corresponding periods specified in column 2 of that table.
| Column 1 - Record | Column 2 - Period |
|---|---|
| all detailed maintenance records in respect of the aircraft and any service life limited component fitted thereto | until such time as the information contained therein is superseded by new information equivalent in scope and detail but not less than 36 months after the aircraft or component has been released to service |
| the total time in service (hours, calendar time, cycles and landings) of the aircraft and all service life limited components | at least 12 months after the aircraft or component has been permanently withdrawn from service |
| the time in service (hours, calendar time, cycles and landings) as appropriate, since last scheduled maintenance of the component subjected to a service life limit | at least until the component scheduled maintenance has been superseded by another scheduled maintenance of equivalent work scope and detail |
| the current status of compliance with maintenance programme such that compliance with the aircraft maintenance programme can be established | at least until the aircraft or component scheduled maintenance has been superseded by other scheduled maintenance of equivalent work scope and detail |
| the current status of airworthiness directives issued pursuant to article 41(1)(a) applicable to the aircraft and components | at least 12 months after the aircraft or component has been permanently withdrawn from service |
| details of current modifications and repairs to the aircraft, engines, propellers and any other component vital to flight safety | at least 12 months after they have been permanently withdrawn from service |
5.—(1) An operator’s technical log must contain the following information for each aircraft—
(a)information about each flight, necessary to ensure continued flight safety;
(b)the current aircraft certificate of release to service;
(c)the current maintenance statement giving the aircraft maintenance status of what scheduled and out of phase maintenance is next due, except where the CAA has given permission for the maintenance statement being kept elsewhere;
(d)all outstanding deferred defects rectifications that affect the operation of the aircraft; and
(e)any necessary guidance instructions on maintenance support arrangements.
(2) An operator’s arrangements for the technical log system, and any subsequent amendment, must be approved by the CAA.
(3) An operator must ensure that the aircraft technical log is retained for 36 months after the date of the last entry.