10.3 Flashcards
What is MOE?
What does it do?
Maintenance Organisation Exposition.
It is a book which explains how the organisation is going to comply with Part-145
What are the facility requirements?
Appropriate for all planned work, provide adequate protection from weather and contamination.
What are the personnel requirements?
Accountable manager Nominated people responsible for ensuring compliance Quality manager Man hour plan (minimum of 50% permanent) (reviewed every 3 months)
Do personnel certifying the release to service of components need to be part 66 license holders?
No.
What is Pre-flight Airworthiness Directive not classed as?
Maintenance (flight crew can carry it out)
How many parts does the MOE comprise of ?
Eight
What is considered a direct approval of the MOE?
Changes requiring approval by the NAA
-Changes of managers
etc.
What is considered an indirect approval of the MOE?
Amendments that are not required to be approved by the NAA
- Reordering pages
- Spelling mistakes
All that can be processed in house
How is an approval of the MOE kept valid?
The company has to remain in compliance with Part-145 and the competent authorities are granted at all times
What are the two types of finding during an NAA audit?
Level 1 - Significant non-compliance with Part-145 that can seriously alter the flight safety.
Level 2 - Any other non-compliance with Part-156 that can lower the standards and possibly be a hazard to flight safety.
What is the purpose if the EASA form 1?
The certificate which is issued for every component which is to be fitted to an aircraft.
What type of aircraft must be maintained in accordance with Part-145?
- Commercial Aircraft
- Aircraft over 5700kg MTOM
- Twin-engined Helicopters
Organisations have to have suitable facility requirements to operate as a Part-145. Name some examples
- Temperature and lightning control
- Minimum noise
- Segregated workstations(dirty and clean work areas)
- Protection from the elements
- Storage
- Offices
Who appoints the Quality Manager?
The Accountable Manager.
How many sub-contracted staff can a man hour plan facilitate?
No more than 50%
How often should the man hour plan be reviewed?
Every 3 months a a minimum
Who carries out NDT ( on Aircraft?
Specific qualified staff.
What is the only NDT method that a B1 engineer can carry out?
Dye penetrant test
What must any component certifying staff comply with?
Part-66
In some cases, a repetitive Airworthiness Directive can be carried out by who?
Flight crew - not necessary by a part-66 holder.
Competence of the employee should first be assessed by the organisation.
What er the 5 classifications of components?
- Serviceable
- Unserviceable
- Unsalvagable
- Standard parts
- Materials
What are examples of maintenance data which need to be kept up to date?
- Airworthiness Directive,
- Service bulletin
- Procedures
How long after an employee leaves a company should records be kept for?
Minimum of 3 years.
When can maintenance instructions only be modified?
In accordance with procedure in Maintenance Organisation Exposition (MOE)
What must third party work sheets have procedures for?
Training staff.
How long can a temporary item be fitted for?
Removed / approved within 30 hours or on return to base.
What must be kept in a maintenance record?
Copy of each CRS to aircraft operator, with any data used for repairs and modifications.
During continuation training, what should also be included?
Must include some human factors training.
What does CRS stand for?
Certificates of Release to Service
All components fitted to an aircraft must have an EASA form 1. When is it permissible to not have this?
If an aircraft is grounded at a remote location away from its main base or any line station and there is no suitably certified component available.
If records stored have been damaged in any way and replacements are found from mechanics personal notes etc, what must be done?
Records can be reconstructed, the reconstructed records have to be submitted to the NAA for inspection
If an organisation has a computer-based recording system, when should backups be completed?
Within 24 hours of any maintenance activity.
When completing an occurrence report, who must it be sent to?
To the NAA, the aircraft operator and the aircraft design organisation.
Who’s responsible for the operation of the quality system?
Quality manager
When must a occurrence report reach the authority?
As soon as possible but in any case no later than 72 hours.
