10.4 Air Operations Flashcards

Question

Programme Basis An operator’s maintenance programme should normally be based upon the Maintenance Review Board Report (MRBR) , where available, and the Type Certificate’s holder’s Maintenance Planning Document (MPD), or Chapter 5 of the Aircraft Maintenance Manual (AMM)

Answer 1

For a newly type-certificated aircraft, where no previously approved maintenance programme exists, it will be necessary for the operator to appraise the manufacturer’s recommendations (and the MRBR, if applicable) together with other airworthiness information, in order to produce a realistic programme for approval.

Answer 2

Reliability programmes should be developed for aeroplane maintenance programmes based upon Maintenance Steering Group (MSG) logic.

Answer 3

Another requirement is the operator’s Minimum Equipment List (MEL). The MEL is a document which must be created by the operator and approved by the CAA. It details which systems or components may be inoperative at the time that the aircraft is dispatched. The MEL is created and approved for one aircraft or one fleet only and is not valid for any other aircraft. Once the MEL is created and approved, the organisation must operate in compliance with it. The CAA may in exceptional circumstances allow operation outside the terms of the MEL but never outside the terms of the manufacturer’s Master MEL (MMEL).

Answer 4

An operator must ensure that all crew members can communicate in a common language. The operator must also ensure that all personnel are able to understand the language in which those parts of the operations manual that pertain to their duties and responsibilities are written.

Answer 5

This programme is derived from the maintenance programme provided by the aircraft manufacturer, the Maintenance Planning Document (MPD).

Answer 6

The Maintenance Review Board (MRB). The certification regulations of the aircraft type and its operational demands. The follow‑up of the aircraft operation and the feedback from experience leads to additional specific tasks to maintain the airworthiness of the aircraft.

Answer 7

Introduction General rules applicable to the total aircraft programme Maintenance programme systems and power plant Maintenance programme structures Zonal maintenance programme Specific American (US) requirements

Answer 8

The MPD follows that initial document to incorporate the in-service findings during the life of the aircraft. These in-service findings are taken from Airworthiness Directives (AD) imposed by the certification authorities Service Information Letters (SIL) of the aircraft manufacturer Service Bulletins (SB) for inspection

Answer 9

The consequences of failures in critical locations: the identity of the locations which contribute significantly to withstand the loads and where the result for damage tolerance and safe life must be confirmed. The failure probability, determined in accordance with the knowledge of the obtained loads, the operational environment, and the identification of the destinations which contribute to damages in line with three causes of damage: accidental damage, deterioration due to the environment and fatigue damage.

Answer 10

Additionally, there are specific zones of concern which are exposed to corrosion (such as toilets, galleys, belly, and corrosion-affected zones under stress). Also, those zones exposed to accidental exterior damage or to maintenance errors must be considered (door thresholds, zones of maintenance activities or exposure to leaks of corrosive fluid).

Answer 11

The Master Minimum Equipment List (MMEL) list items of aircraft systems/equipment that can be unserviceable at time of departure under specified conditions stipulated in MMEL. It is Produced by the manufacturer for a particular aircraft type and approved by the state of design.

Answer 12

The Minimum Equipment List (MEL) is prepared by an operator based on the MMEL and approved by an NAA (FAA, EASA CAA etc). It can be more restrictive than the MMEL but not less restrictive

Answer 13

Configuration Deviation List (CDL) identifies any external parts of an aircraft type which may be missing at time of departure under specified conditions in the document. It is produced by the manufacturer for a particular aircraft type and approved by the state of design it normally forms part of Flight Manual.

Answer 14

noise certificate; aircraft radio licence; journey log, or equivalent; aircraft technical log; NOTAMs and AIS briefing documentation; meteorological information; notification of SCPs and special loads, if applicable; and mass and balance documentation.

Answer 15

2 to 8 the original certificate of registration; the original certificate of airworthiness (CofA); the noise certificate, including an English translation, where one has been provided by the authority responsible for issuing the noise certificate; a certified true copy of the air operator certificate (AOC), including an English translation when the AOC has been issued in another language; the operations specifications relevant to the aircraft type, issued with the AOC, including an English translation when the operations specifications have been issued in another language; the original aircraft radio licence, if applicable; the third party liability insurance certificate(s);

Answer 16

Specified markings and placards Any additional information, instrument markings, and placards required for the safe operation if there are unusual design, operating, or handling characteristics

Answer 17

Markings include: -Doors -Door handle operation Emergency exit locations Emergency equipment - Located throughout the cabin area. Fire extinguisher location - Appropriate symbols may also be used to supplement such a placard or sign. No smoking Fasten seatbelts Life jacket locations Life rafts locations Emergency locator transmitter locations - located at the rear of the aircraft in a dedicated compartment. First aid equipment locations Supplemental oxygen - Located with the first aid kits.

Answer 18

Areas of the fuselage suitable for a break-in by rescue crew are to be marked by hashed line rectangles. An operator shall ensure that areas of the fuselage that are suitable for an external break-in by rescue crews are marked in a certain manner. The colour of the markings must be red or yellow

Answer 19

An emergency lighting system independent of the main lighting system must be installed.

Answer 20

Part‑CAT states that if the aircraft has a seating capacity of nineteen passengers or more then there must be a door between the flight deck and the passenger compartment, and it must be marked “Crew Only” and must be lockable to prevent passengers from entering.

Answer 21

In the case that the door is inoperative it can be possible to dispatch the aircraft (in accordance with the MEL) but the exit must be placarded with a red and white “No Entry” sign and the exit and opening instructions placards must be covered.

Answer 22

Aircraft, where the flight crew cannot see all passengers, must be equipped with a means of indicating to passengers when seat belts shall be fastened and when smoking is not permitted.

Answer 23

An aircraft (other than an aircraft permitted to fly without being registered) shall not fly unless it bears its national registration markings, painted in the manner required by the law of the country in which it is registered, with the nationality and registration marks required by that law.