NEPALESE CIVIL AIRWORTHINESS REQUIREMENTS

SECTION E
MANUALS AND RECORDS
CHAPTER E.6 ISSUE 1
JANUARY 1983

TECHNICAL LOG
1. GENERAL

1.1 A Technical Log, which may also be called a Flight Log, shall be carried on each
aircraft granted with a Certificate of Airworthiness in a Transport category or an
Aerial Work Category.

1.2 The Technical (or Flight) Log must be approved by the Director General but,
subject to compliance with the specification of this chapter, may be in a form to
suit the requirements of the operator.

2. CONTENTS

2.1 The Technical Log shall contain the following:

a) The registered name and address of the operator.

b) The nationality and registration marks of the aircraft, its date of manufacture
and expiring date of the Certificate of Airworthiness.
c) Instructions for completion of the forms or certificates included in the
Technical (Flight) Log.
d) Record sheets with provision for entering the Time in Service flown by the
aircraft and showing for each flight the place and time of take off and the
place and time of landing. The quantity of fuel and oil carried on each flight
and the total weight at take-off shall also be shown.
e) The Time Since Overhaul of each engine and each propeller.
f) Provision for entering any defects discovered in flight or on the ground during
operations, for recording the rectification or other action taken, and for the
appropriate Certificate of Compliance.
g) Provision for recording significant instrument data during flight.
h) The Maintenance Release required by Chapter C.3. This may either be
incorporated as part of the main record sheet or be a separate document.
i) Provision for the Pilot-in-Command to certify acceptance of the aircraft prior
to commencing the day's operations.

j) A separate record sheet shall be provided for recording any damage or defect
the rectification of which is deferred for any reason. The reason for deferment
must be signed by an appropriately licensed or approved person. When
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 corrective action has been completed, the Certificate of Compliance may be
issued on the same document.
Note: The purpose of the Deferred Defect Sheet is to alert the Pilot-in-Command to any
condition which may, in certain circumstances, affect the Airworthiness of the
aircraft.

k) A statement of the next check due to ensure compliance with the check cycle
of the approved Maintenance Schedule.

3. USAGE

3.1 Preflight data shall be entered either on the main log sheet of the Technical
(or Flight) Log on an alternative document associated with it, and a copy of the
sheet with this data shall be retained on the ground prior to the commencement of
each day's operations.

3.2 The Pilot-in-Command shall ensure that the appropriate entries are made at the
conclusion of each flight and at the conclusion of the day's operations.

3.3 The Pilot-in-Command shall ensure that any event likely to impair the
Airworthiness of the aircraft is recorded in the Technical (or Flight) Log. This
shall include any of the following events:

a) A heavy landing.
b) Heavy turbulence.
c) A bird strike.
d) Any excessive engine torque or engine temperature, including the use beyond
the authorized duration of any engine power selection.
e) A lightning strike.
f) The malfunction, however temporary, of any system or component of the
aircraft.

3.4 The appropriately licensed or approved person shall ensure that each entry
recording a possible impairment of appropriate inspection or rectification is
recorded and certified. If the rectification of a defect is deferred, he shall ensure
that this is properly entered on the Deferred Defect Sheet and that deferment is
acceptable in accordance with the Minimum Equipment List and applicable
Nepalese Civil Airworthiness Requirements.

3.5 The appropriately licensed or approved person shall ensure that all data from the
Technical (or Flight) Log affecting component limitations, e.g. time in service,
number of landings, number of engine cycles, etc. is communicated to the persons
responsible for component life control.
4. RECORDING AND PRESERVATION

4.1 One copy of each sheet from the Technical (or Flight) Log shall be preserved as
part of the aircraft logbook, and be destroyed only if the aircraft logbook is legally
destroyed as permitted by Chapter E.7.

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 4.2 Details of minor defects and their rectification which are certified in the Technical
(or Flight) Log need not be entered in the aircraft, engine or propeller logbooks.
Daily or between flight inspections may also be recorded only in the Technical (or
Flight) Log or an appropriate alternative document. However all other inspections
required by the approved Maintenance Scheduled, details concerning major
maintenance and entries concerning the implementation of Airworthiness
Directives must always be recorded in the aircraft, engine or propeller logbooks
irrespective of duplication in the Technical (or Flight) Log.

Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal.

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