(a) Owners or operators of airplanes over 5,700 kg and helicopters over 3180 kg maximum take-off weight shall report to the Authority any failures, malfunctions, or defects that result in at least the following —

(1) fires during flight and whether the related fire-warning system properly operated; 

(2) fires during flight not protected by a related fire-warning system; 

(3) false fire warning during flight;

(4) an engine exhaust system that causes damage during flight to the engine, adjacent structure, equipment, or components;

(5)  an aircraft component that causes accumulation or circulation of smoke, vapour, or toxic or noxious fumes in the crew compartment or passenger cabin during flight; 

(6) engine shutdown during flight because of flameout;

(7) engine shutdown during flight when external damage to the engine or aircraft structure occurs; 

(8) engine shutdown during flight due to foreign object ingestion or icing; 

(9) shutdown during flight of more than one engine;

(10) a propeller feathering system or ability of the system to control overspeed during flight;

(11) a fuel or fuel-dumping system that affects fuel flow or causes hazardous leakage during flight;

(12) an unintended landing gear extension or retraction, opening or closing of landing gear doors during flight, or failure of the landing gear to extend normally.

(13) brake system components that result in loss of brake actuating force when the aircraft is in motion on the ground; 

(14) aircraft structure that requires major repair;

(15) cracks, permanent deformation, or corrosion of aircraft structure, if more than the maximum acceptable to the manufacturer or the Authority;

(16) aircraft components or systems malfunctions that result in taking emergency actions during flight (except action to shut down an engine);

(17) each interruption to a flight, unscheduled change of aircraft en route, or unscheduled stop or diversion from a route, caused by known or suspected technical difficulties or malfunctions;

(18) any abnormal vibration or buffeting caused by a structural or system malfunction, defect, or failure;

(19) a failure or malfunction of more than one attitude, airspeed, or altitude instrument during a given operation of the aircraft.

(20) the number of engines removed prematurely because of malfunction, failure or defect, listed by make and model and the aircraft type in which it was installed; or

(21) the number of propeller featherings in flight, listed by type of propeller and engine and aircraft on which it was installed.

(22) failure or malfunction of any system, structure, component, equipment, or appliance, inside the aircraft cabin, that endangered, or could have endangered a passenger or crew member.

(b) Each report required by this subsection shall —

(1) be made within 3 days after determining that the failure, malfunction, or defect required to be reported has occurred; and (2) include as much of the following information as is available and 

applicable —

(i) aircraft serial number;

(ii)   when the failure, malfunction, or defect is associated with an article approved under a TSO authorisation, the article serial number and model designation, as appropriate;

(iii) when the failure, malfunction or defect is associated with an engine or propeller, the engine or propeller serial number, as appropriate;

(iv)  product model;

(v) identification of the part, component, or system involved, including the part number; and

(vi)  natures of the failure, malfunction, or defect.

(c) The Authority, if the State of Registry of the aircraft, will submit all such reports upon receipt to the State of Design.

(d) The Authority, if not the State of Registry of the aircraft, will submit all such reports upon receipt to the State of Registry.
　
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