Advice required : Is there a end-of-month + 10 day tolerance on an RAAus (LSA) airframe annual?

[SGM]

Hey folks,

An RAAus registered LSA has an annual due on 7 August.  It has done less than 100 hours (so can already make use of the 2 month Rotax tolerance).  A LAME does maintenance to CASA Schedule 5

My question relates to the attached Advisory Circular" ADVISORY CIRCULAR AC 43-02 v1.0 whcih states in part..

"The annual inspection will fall due by the end of the 12th month from when the previous inspection was completed. For example, an aircraft that had an annual inspection and was approved for return to service on 10 January 2020, will have the next inspection fall due on or before 31 January 2021.  However, CASA has provided for a 10-day planning tolerance that may be utilised by the RO, in which case the previously described aircraft would be required to have the next annual inspection commenced by no later than 10 February 2021. The extra days, if used, do not need to be ’paid back’ from the following calendar period"

Anyone have experience in this regard?  This would suggest it would be flyable to 10 September. Is that right?  Anyone have any insight on why is the downloaded document marked "Draft"?

Draft AC 43-02 v1.0.pdf

[SGM]

Got some additional info by phone.  Part 43 is not active.  For RAAus part 103 will (eventually) cover this smae space but who knows when that is coming.  For LSA's MOSAIC will change some rules here, but probably not impact existing LSA's.  So it seems zero tolerance.

[440032]

WHY is the LAME using CASA SCH 5 and not the manufacturer's service info as required by LSA rules?

[SGM]

yes on the 918 form the LAME has written a few things it's subject to including "IAN logbook, schedule 5 and Rotax 912 m/m"