{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/air-navigation-order-2016/schedule-7/paragraph-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/air-navigation-order-2016/schedule-7/paragraph-4.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2016/765",
  "legislation_title": "The Air Navigation Order 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/air-navigation-order-2016",
  "path": "schedule/7/paragraph/4",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Retention of records",
  "text": "The owner or operator of an aircraft must ensure that a system has been established to keep the records specified in column 1 of the table for the corresponding periods specified in column 2 of that table.\nColumn 1 - Record\nColumn 2 - Period\nall detailed maintenance records in respect of the aircraft and any service life limited component fitted thereto\nuntil such time as the information contained therein is superseded by new information equivalent in scope and detail but not less than\n36 months after the aircraft or component has been released to service\nthe total time in service (hours, calendar time, cycles and landings) of the aircraft and all service life limited components\nat least 12 months after the aircraft or component has been permanently withdrawn from service\nthe time in service (hours, calendar time, cycles and landings) as appropriate, since last scheduled maintenance of the component subjected to a service life limit\nat least until the component scheduled maintenance has been superseded by another scheduled maintenance of equivalent work scope and detail\nthe current status of compliance with maintenance programme such that compliance with the aircraft maintenance programme can be established\nat least until the aircraft or component scheduled maintenance has been superseded by\nother scheduled maintenance of equivalent work scope and detail\nthe current status of airworthiness directives issued pursuant to article 41(1)(a) applicable to the aircraft and components\nat least 12 months after the aircraft or\ncomponent has been permanently withdrawn from service\ndetails of current modifications and repairs to the aircraft, engines, propellers and any other component vital to flight safety\nat least 12 months after they have been permanently withdrawn from service",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/765/schedule/7/paragraph/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:21:35.381803+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}