AMC1 145.A.42(c) Components    

CAA ORS9 Decision No. 1

SEGREGATION OF COMPONENTS

(a) Unserviceable components should be identified and stored in a secure location that is under the control of the maintenance organisation until a decision is made on the future status of such components. The organisation that declared the component to be unserviceable may transfer its custody after identifying it as unserviceable to the aircraft owner provided that such transfer is reflected in the aircraft logbook, or engine logbook, or component logbook.

(b) ‘Secure location under the control of an approved maintenance organisation’ refers to a secure location whose security is the responsibility of the approved maintenance organisation. This may include facilities that are established by the organisation at locations different from the main maintenance facilities. These locations should be identified in the relevant procedures of the organisation.

(c) In the case of unsalvageable components, the organisation should:

(1) retain such component in the secure location referred to in paragraph (b);

(2) arrange for the component to be mutilated in a manner that ensures that they are beyond economic salvage or repair before disposing it; or

(3) mark the component indicating that it is unsalvageable, when in agreement with the component owner, the component is disposed of for legitimate non-flight uses (such as training and education aids, research and development), or for non-aviation applications, mutilation is often not appropriate. Alternatively to marking, the original part number or data plate information can be removed or a record kept of the disposal of the components.