10.6 Flashcards
What is continuing airworthiness?
All of the actions required to keep an aircraft in an airworthy condition as it was when it was built
What is Part-M?
The regulation Annex 1 that lays down the requirements which must be met in order to ensure the continuing airworthiness of an aircraft in service
What is Part-M, subpart F?
Small organisations with 10 or less employees operating small non-commercial aircraft to gain approval for maintenance of aircraft other than complex motor-powered aircraft.
What is Part-M, subpart G?
Aimed at organisations wishing to gain approval for management of continuing airworthiness activities. CAMO
Who’s responsibility is the continuing airworthiness of an aircraft if it is leased?
The leasing operator of the aircraft now has the responsibility. This must be stated in the contract agreement.
Who can carry out a pre-flight inspection?
A suitably qualified person, not requiring to be a Part-66 certifying staff or by an approved maintenance organisation.
A pre-flight check is not considered maintenance.
Each aircraft must have a maintenance programme approved by whom?
The national authority
What is an MEL?
Minimum Equipment List
What is a CDL?
Configuration Deviation List
All repair data must be approved by whom?
EASA or a Part-21 organisation with design organisation approval
After maintenance, the certificate of release to service must be entered into the aircraft record system within?
30 days of maintenance
How many sections are there in the technical log?
5 sections
What must be done if a component is deemed unserviceable?
It should be clearly labelled
What must be produced if a company wants to acquire a Part-M Subpart F approval?
A Maintenance Organisation Manual (MOM)
If more than 10 employees in a small maintenance organisation, what must be produced?
A full MOE - to gain a Part-145 approval
Who’s responsibility is the continuing airworthiness of aircraft?
The owner of the aircraft
What does CAT stand for?
Commercial Air Transport
Who is responsible for ensuring a pre-flight inspection is carried out?
The operator of the aircraft
For any occurrence reports, when must this reach the authority?
Within 72 hours of the discovery
An aircraft must have logbooks for specific areas. What are these?
- The airframe
- One for each engine
- One for each variable pitch propeller
How long must the continuing airworthiness records be kept for?
- Until the next scheduled maintenance
- At least 12 months after a serviced life-limited component is permanently removed
When an aircraft or component is released into service, how long must the information be held for?
36 months
The technical log of an aircraft is split into 5 sections. What do each detail?
1) name and address
2) scheduled maintenance
3) information to safely operate (date/time of takeoff & landing/flying hours/fuel etc)
4) deferred defects
5) Maintenance support information (pilot refers to)
If an aircraft is being transferred to another operator, what must be also transferred?
The certificate of continuing airworthiness and the document retention periods still apply.
When an engineer has completed maintenance on an aircraft, what must be ensured?
All tools, FOD or equipment are not present
What is Part-M, subpart E?
Components
What must every component require before installation?
An EASA form 1
Who is eligible to perform component maintenance on aircraft?
A Part-M, subpart F or a Part-145 organisation
When a component is unserviceable, what criteria would it meet?
- service life expired
- an AD or mandatory action has not been complied with
- not enough information to prove its serviceable
- the component has been involved in an accident or incident
What should be done to an unsalvageable component?
- It must be mutilated to prevent it being reused
- some can be stored (if possible repair scheme is available in future)
- released to an organisation for training or research
In a Part-M, subpart F organisation their approval can be extended to do what?
Manufacture a limited range of components such as; bushes, control cables, flexible & rigid pipes etc.
What facilities must a Part-M, subpart F organisation have to have?
- sufficient protection from weather
- secure storage
- segregation of aircraft components
During times of high workload, contracted staff can be used in a Part-M, subpart F organisation. What can’t they be used as?
Certifying staff
For certifying staff of a Part-M, subpart F organisation, what must they do to gain and keep their approval?
They must demonstrate they have at least 6 months experience on the aircraft or equipment every 2 years
A copy of all maintenance records must be kept for a minimum of how long?
At least 3 years from the date that the aircraft was released from maintenance
A Part-M, subpart F organisation must undergo an organisational review to ensure what?
It continues to meet the requirements of Subpart F
What are the two levels of findings?
1) Significant non-compliance with requirements which lowers safety standards and seriously hazards flight safety.
2) Any other non-compliance with requirements which COULD lower the safety standards and could possibly hazard the flight safety.
What is a CAME?
Continual Airworthiness Management Exposition
Part-M, Subpart G
What are the required facilities for a CAMO, Part-M, subpart G?
Office facilities
For aircraft over 2730kg used by licensed air carriers of a subpart G CAME organisation, what must the review staff have?
- at least 5 years experience
- appropriate licence
- formal aeronautical maintenance training
- a position within the approved organisation
For aircraft under 2730kg NOT used by licensed air carriers of a subpart G CAME organisation, what must the review staff have?
- at least 3 years experience
- an appropriate licence
- appropriate aeronautical maintenance training
- a position within the approved organisation
How long must a subpart G organisation retain records of airworthiness review staff after they leave the company?
2 years
What must an Aircraft always have in force at all times when it is in service?
An airworthiness review certificate
A copy of any airworthiness review certificate issued or extended for an aircraft must…?
Be sent to the member state of registry of that aircraft within 10 days.
What is the maximum period that the airworthiness can be anticipated by so that it does not result in the loss of continuity of the airworthiness?
90 days
How long must records carried out by the CAMO be kept for?
2 years after the aircraft is permanently withdrawn from service
What is the CRS?
The certificate of release to service
What is Part-M, subpart H?
The certificate to release to service made by appropriately authorised certifying staff with a part-66 license or in some cases, the pilot owner of the A/C.
In Part-M, subpart H a pilot can complete limited certain maintenance tasks. What must they have to do this?
- a pilots licence
- a type rating for that type
- A/C less than 2730kg
- simple A/C construction
An airworthiness review certificate is issued on completion of…?
A satisfactory airworthiness review
How long is an airworthiness review certificate is valid for?
12 months
What does ELA stand for?
European light Aircraft
When an aircraft is remaining registered in a different member state, what happens to the airworthiness certificate?
It remains valid until its expiry date
What is included in Part-T?
- dry lease agreements
- wet lease agreements
- damp lease agreements
- international leasing agreements
