Airworthiness Flashcards
- Why do we care about safety?
a. Because we are morally and legally obligated to ensure risks from all tasks and operations to the health and safety of personnel are eliminated So Far AS is Reasonably Practicable (SFARP), where it is not possible to eliminated SFARP, minimise them SFARP.
b. Because of we have to provide capability to the government
- Why do we have DASRs?
a. Flying an aircraft is inherently risky.
- What are the safety Hierarchy of publications
a. WHS Act
b. DASF – it sets out the framework for defence aviation safety to assist us in meeting WHS obligations
c. DASP
i. Vol 1 – Sets out requirements for the DASP
ii. Vol 2 – DASRs
iii. Vol 3 – DASP guidance (to be issued)
d. Expositions (eg. CAME, MOE, TCAE, DOE, training one)
e. SI(NA)s
f. MH-60R SIs
- What is airworthiness?
a. DASR – The ability of an aircraft or other equipment system to operate in flight or on the ground without significant hazards and risks to aircrew, ground crew, passengers or other third party.
b. Aircraft is able to perform its role without causing harm to personnel or people in the vicinity.
c. Own words – when an aircraft is designed, constructed, maintained, and operated IAW DASRs regulations, it is able to perform safe operation of an aircraft continuously without posing hazards and risks to personnel or people in the vicinity.
- What are the types of airworthiness?
a. Initial
b. Continued airworthiness
c. Continuing airworthiness
d. Operational airworthiness
- What is initial airworthiness?
a. It is about design, production and certification aspects of an product, design changes and repair.
It all starts from capability requirements. Once we know the type of aircraft, we establish SOIU which defines an operational configuration, roles and environment we want an aircraft to operate.
It is a vital document in CCP
- What is design?
a. we choose an airworthiness codes based on the type of aircraft you are designing – forms the basis of the TCB.
b. Its about developing evidence the aircraft design meets the TCB requirements
- What is TCB?
a. It is an agreed set of airworthiness requirements and standards a product needs to compliance with to get MTC.
- What is SOIU?
a. It defined an aircraft configuration, roles and environment to fly for its intended purpose
- What is Military type certification?
a. It is issued by DASA and it certified that the aircraft type design complies with the type certification basis when an aircraft is operated within the conditions and limitations specified in the TCDS
b. Aircraft type design complies with TCB (Josh)
c. It issued by DASA and it is an agreement between applicant and DASA that what airworthiness codes will be used to design aircraft and what evident will be provided by applicant to DASA to satisfy airworthiness codes and what evident DASA will inspect for compliance to codes. (OWN)
- What is production?
a. It is carried out by a 21G organisation
b. 21G provides a state of conformity to DASA
c. DASA reviews aircraft state and if it matches the type design, DASA issue COA.
- What is continued Airworthiness?
a. It is about ensuring the ongoing validity of the MTC.
b. It is to keep the type design valid against the TCB throughout the life of the aircraft type.
- What are the responsibility of MTCH?
Managing latent design defects
i. Sometimes reported via FORM 44
1. Raised by MO that identifies the issue
2. Sent to Part M organisation (NASPO, 21J)
3. Goes to DASA for independent review/assurance for major design change. Minor design change can be approved by NASPO privileges.
b. Responsibility of MTCH will be carried by NASPO TESSU cell which will keep an eye out for occurrence reported on deficiencies/defects within type design such as change to type design that come from USN or from USN that require rectification. Design changes/upgrades
c. Provide a complete set of ICA
d. Produce, maintain, update a master copies of all TCB manuals and environmental protection requirements
e. Integrate weapon and system
- What is COA?
a. It is issued by DASA and it certify that the aircraft conform to MTC
- What is MARC?
a. It is conducted once in a year to revalide COA by auditing at functionality and physicality of configuration.
- What is continuing airworthiness?
a. The process ensuring that an aircraft is maintained with airworthiness requirement, is in a condition for safe flight and maintained in a controlled environment.
b. Ensuring airworthiness continues to be airworthy.
i. Everything we do to ensure the aircraft continues to conform to the Type Certificate throughout its life.
c. We are maintaining an aircraft back to its standard and maintaining it better when it is left the factory.
- What are the regulations under continuing airworthiness?
a. DASR M, 145, 66 and 147
- What is DASR M?
a. It is continuing airworthiness management and assure that airworthiness is maintained and specify the condition that are to be satisfied by AMO)
It assure that each aircraft is in the approved configuration for the intended purpose and is safety to fly.
CAMO is responsible for engaging approved MO and other acceptable providers to conduct maintenance. CAME specifies/explains how CAMO and relevant individuals meet their Continuing Aw responbilities.
- What is DASR 145?
a. It is the requirements for maintenance organisation. It assures that MO meets the requirement to qualify for continued approval to perform maintenance of aircraft and components.
MOE defines the scope of work and how MO intends to comply with DASR 145.
- What is DASR 66?
a. It establish the requirements for application, issue and continuation of its validity
- What is DASR 147?
a. It establishes the requirements to conduct training and examinations
- What are the 15 CAMO Tasks?
a. Aircraft Continuing Airworthiness Record system. CAMM2 (SQN/NASPO) Part M
b. Accomplishment of maintenance. (SQN/NASPO)
c. Aircraft Maintenance program (NASPO)
d. Management of Defects (SQN/CAMO) Part M
e. Airworthiness Review - MARC (CAMO) Part M
f. Pre-flight Inspection (SQN) DASA M
g. Reliability Program (NASPO)
h. Analysis of AMP (CAMO)
i. Occurrence Reporting. Eg. Occ Rep – F44, impact signal, ASR, AE061 – defect report (TPDR)(SQN, CAMO, NASPO)
j. Aircraft Technical Log eg log pack (SQN) Part M
k. Airworthiness directives (SQN, CAMO, NASPO) Part M
l. Maintenance Check flights (SQN) Part M
m. Modification, Repair and Inspection (NAPSO, SQN)
n. Coordinate scheduled Maintenance (SQN, NASPO) Part M
o. W&B/Symmetry Checks (SQN, NASPO) Part M
- Who are the form 4 holders in CAMO?
a. CAM
b. DCAM - FAEO
c. QM – FAEO for part M and 145
d. TQM
e. MARC
- What is operational airworthiness
a. Qualified and authorised individuals operated an aircraft in approved roles with correct mission equipment IAW OIP that compliance with DASRs
