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Maintenance of ZK registered aircraft operating outside NZMost maintenance can be performed and certified for release to service (RTS) on NZregistered aircraft while operating outside NZ by a foreign engineer (LAME) holding anappropriate aircraft maintenance engineer licence issued by a competent contracting state toICAO for the type of aircraft.Our specific rule reference for this is - 43.101(a)(5)See below for the maintenance that cannot be performed or certified by a foreign LAME.The AME Licence needs to include privileges for the area of maintenance being performed,e.g.: If carrying out a 100 hour inspection the foreign LAME will need coverage for theairframe and engine/propAny foreign LAME performing and certifying maintenance on ZK registered aircraft needs tobe aware that they are doing this in accordance with the NZ Civil Aviation Rule (NZ CAR)requirements - which will be different to what they are familiar with.Therefore, the engineer(s) will need access to, and be familiar with, the NZ Civil Aviation

Rules.Some of the specific areas they need to be aware of are:The aircraft is to be maintained to the requirements of Part 91 Subpart G(OperatorMaintenance Responsibilities), e.g.:

Use of the correct Maintenance Programme for the aircraft as required by 91.605o Inspection in accordance with manufacturers maintenance schedule, or;

o Inspection in accordance with an approved maintenance programme under91.607, or;

o If the aircraft is operated by a certificated operator (Part 119) on AirTransport it must be to be maintained in accordance withthe Operators Exposition, this requires an approved maintenance programmeand maintenance facility/provider

Contact CAA for more information on these requirements

All maintenance must be performed in accordance with all of the requirements of Part43 (as required by 91.603)- the requirements are to ensure things like:

o Maintenance meets the standards of 43.53( e.g.: they have the currentrevision of technical data ,adequate tools and facilities, correct documentedparts etc)

o Foreign LAME is familiar with the aircraft type including related powerplantand avionics fit. - 43.53(a)

o Understand the demarcation on what tasks must be performed by a Part 145Certificated Maintenance Organisation - 43.54

o Foreign LAME has appropriate privilege on his AMEL - 43.101 (e.g. anyavionics work)

o Release to Service (RTS) certifications are correct - 43.105

o Appropriate duplicate inspections are carried out and certified - 43.113

o Maintenance records requirements are meet - 43.69

o Engine ground runs are properly recorded - 43.115

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NOTE: The following two items can neither be performed nor certified by a foreignLAME; they must be performed by the holder of a NZ CAA InspectionAuthorisation Certificate holder (IA)o Annual Review of Airworthiness (ARA) - 43.151o Major modifications or major repairs - 43.103. Major modifications and

repairs must performed iaw acceptable technical data and haveappropriate NZ CAA IA conformity inspection and certification

Refer to CAR Part 1 for our definition of major modification andmajor repair

IA conformity certification is required regardless of the source of theacceptable technical data - this includes manufacturers service data(bulletins etc)

Acceptable technical data is specified in Part 21 Appendix D

Our Rules and Advisory Circulars (ACs) can be viewed and printed from our web site underthe heading "Rules and more"A short cut to this is: http://www.caa.govt.nz/rules/rules_and_more.htm

For further information please contact CAA at:info@caa

http://www.caa.govt.nz/rules/rules_and_more.htmmailto:info@caamailto:info@caahttp://www.caa.govt.nz/rules/rules_and_more.htm