Civil Aviation Safety Authority

Aircraft owners & operators

Generated Minimum Equipment List (GMEL)

The Generated Minimum Equipment List (GMEL) system is capable of producing a Minimum Equipment List (MEL) at a fraction of the cost and time that would be incurred by an average aircraft operator attempting to produce their own MEL.

Updated information on CASA's GMEL system

Maintenance guides

Maintenance guide booklets have been published for engineers, pilots, operators and owners.
More details on maintenance guide booklets

Emergency locator transmitter (ELT) changes

Changes are occurring to the requirements for the carriage of emergency locator transmitters (ELTs).
Details of occuring changes

Airworthiness Advisory Circulars

AL 6/2006, 08 June 2006

AAC Part 9 - AME Licensing

  • AAC 9-0 - General AME Licensing Information
  • AAC 9-4 - Acceptance of Training Courses Conducted by Overseas Equipment Manufacturers, Operators and Training Organisations
  • AAC 9-5 - AME Specific Type Training Courses and Examinations Conducted by Approved Australian Operators, Maintenance and Training Organisations
  • AAC 9-91 - Administration and Procedure - AME Licences - Category Airframe
  • AAC 9-94 - Administration and Procedure - AME Licences - Category Electrical
  • AAC 9-95 - Administration and Procedure - AME Licences - Category Instruments

Recent Airworthiness Bulletins

4 July 2008

AWB 34 - Navigation

AWB 34-011 Issue 1 - FreeFlight (Trimble) GPS Receivers

10 June 2008

AWB 73 - Engine Fuel & Control

AWB 73-005 Issue 1 - Precision Airmotive Carburettors - Floats

6 June 2008

AWB 62 - Main Rotor

AWB 62-005 Issue 1 - Painting R22 and R44 Main Rotor Blades

16 May 2008

AWB 73 - Engine Fuel & Control

AWB 73-004 Issue 1 - Robinson R44 Carburettor Accelerator Pump

30 April 2008

AWB 57 - Wings

AWB 57-08 Issue 1 - Main Spar Corrosion in Hawker Beechcraft B58 Series Aircraft

AWB 51 - Structures

AWB 51-06 Issue 1 - Corrosion and Cracking of Main Landing Gear Assemblies on CESSNA Aircraft

AWB 32 - Landing Gear

AWB 32-14 Issue 1 - Tight Main Landing Gear Attachment Pins in CESSNA C208 Aircraft

3 April 2008

AWB 80 - Engine Starting

AWB 80-02 Issue 1 - Corrosion of #1 and #2 DC Starter/Generator Earth Points on Sikorsky S76 Series Rotorcraft

 
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