#2 Flashcards
Airworthiness Expiration
Standard Airworthiness Certificate remains valid as long as the aircraft is kept airworthy following its type design, safe for operation, maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alterations are performed in accordance with parts 91, 21, 43
Documents to show compliance with required inspections and Airworthiness Directives
The maintenance records (Airframe, Propeller, and Powerplant). Owner or Operator has to make sure the aircraft has appropriate entries in the aircraft maintenance records and has been approved for return of service
Responsibility owners have of aircraft documents, maintenance, inspection
Aircraft owners must:
Have a current airworthiness certificate and aircraft registration in the aircraft.
Maintain the aircraft in airworthy condition including compliance with all applicable Airworthiness Directives
Ensure maintenance is properly recorded
Notify the FAA Civil Aviation Registry immediately of any change of permanent mailing address, or of the sale or export of the aircraft, or of the loss of citizenship
Have a current FCC radio station license if equipped with radios, including emergency locator transmitter (ELT), if operated outside of the United States.
Airworthiness Directives Defined and Airworthiness Directive Types
An AD is a notice of unsafe conditions that may exist because of design defects, maintenance, or other causes, and specifies the conditions under which the product may continue to be operated. ADs are mandatory.
It is the aircraft owner’s or operator’s responsibility to ensure compliance with all pertinent ADs.
AD Types:
(Immediate compliance, Recurring compliance, and One time compliance) Immediate is Emergency and Recurring/One time are less urgent
When Emergency ADs issued
An emergency AD is issued when an unsafe condition exists that requires immediate action by an owner/operator.
Time/Date of ADs and Applying for ADs Special Flight Permit
Airworthiness Directives require compliance on the time/date specified in the AD
Unless the AD states otherwise, you may apply to the FAA for a special flight permit
Type Certificate data sheet
FAA issues a type certificate when a new aircraft, engine, propeller, etc., is found to meet safety standards set by the FAA.
The type certificate data sheet (TCDS) lists the specifications, conditions and limitations under which airworthiness requirements were met for the specified product
Supplemental Type Certificate
A supplemental type certificate (STC) is the FAA’s approval of a major change in the type design of a previously approved type certificated product. The certificate authorizes an alteration to an airframe, engine, or component that has been granted an approved type certificate. Sometimes alterations are made that are not specified or authorized in the TCDS. When that condition exists, an STC will be issued. STCs are considered a part of the permanent records of an aircraft, and should be maintained as part of that aircraft’s logs.
Purpose of Special Flight Permits
A special flight permit may be issued for an aircraft that may not currently meet applicable airworthiness requirements but is capable of safe flight.
When are Special Flight Permits necessary
Flying an aircraft to a base where repairs, alterations or maintenance are to be performed, or to a point of storage
Delivering or Exporting an Aircraft
Production flight testing new-production aircraft
Evacuating aircraft from areas of impending danger
Conducting customer demonstration flights in new-production aircraft that have satisfactorily completed production flight tests.
