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Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)

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Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 43 : General Maintenance Rules

Subpart 2 : Maintenance

43.02.5 Overhaul, repair and substitution of major components

 

(1) An aircraft, its components and installed equipment shall be overhauled at such times as stipulated in its approved maintenance programme .

 

(2) A procedure for reinstating the validity of a certificate of airworthiness deemed suspended when an aircraft is involved in an accident or incident that renders one or more Class I products defective is prescribed in Document SA-CATS 43.

 

(3) Requirements for the overhaul of components and equipment installed on an aircraft and of engines and propellers are prescribed in Document SA-CATS 43.

 

(4) Where the Director has approved a time between overhaul that differs from that recommended or specified by a manufacture, such time between overhaul shall be specified in an aircraft's approved maintenance programme.

 

(5) Where applicable, a piston engine operated on condition shall be specified in an aircraft's condition monitoring program in accordance with the provisions prescribed in Document SA-CATS 43 Appendix 3.

 

(6) Where a manufacturer has not recommended or specified the overhaul of an item at certain times and the Director considers its overhaul at certain intervals necessary in the interest of safety, the Director may prescribe a time between overhaul for such item in the aircraft's approved maintenance programme.

 

(7) Requirements for the substitution of products, components and parts with new or overhauled items shall be as prescribed in Documents SA-CATS 43.

 

[Regulation 43.02.5 substituted by section 1(b) of Notice No. 7845, GG55226, dated 21 August 2026 - Thirty-Sixth Amendment of Civil Aviation Regulations, 2026]