Law Summary
Reporting Obligations for Failures, Malfunctions, and Defects
- Applies to owners or operators of airplanes over 5,700 kg and helicopters over 3,175 kg maximum take-off weight.
- Reporting must be made both to the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) and the Type Certificate Holder of the aircraft.
- Reports are required for failures, malfunctions, or defects that meet set criteria affecting safety.
General Provision on Transmission of Continuing Airworthiness Information
- CAAP, as the State of Registry, must transmit all mandatory continuing airworthiness information to the State of Design.
- This includes information concerning products or modifications originated by CAAP.
Revised Definition of Powerplant
- Powerplant includes all engines, drive system components (if applicable), propellers (if installed), accessories, ancillary parts, and fuel and oil systems installed on the aircraft.
- Excludes helicopter rotors from the definition.
Effectivity and Supersession Clause
- Amendments to Philippine Civil Aviation Regulations Parts 1, 5, and 6 take effect immediately after compliance with a single newspaper publication and filing with the UP Law Center - Office of the National Administrative Register.
- These amendments supersede any conflicting memoranda, regulations, and directives.
- Signed by CAAP Director General on November 21, 2014, in Pasay City.