Airworthiness Requirements Flashcards
91.7 civil aircraft airworthiness
No person may operate a civil aircraft unless it is in an airworthy condition
The PIC is responsible for determining whether that aircraft is in a condition for safe flight
The PIC will discontinue the flight when an un-airworthy mechanical, electrical, or structural conditions occur
What is airworthiness
1) Meets approved type design-Type Certificate Data Sheet (FAA)
2) Condition for safe operation
3) Maintenance and alterations are performed in accordance with 14 CFR parts 21, 43, & 91
What could make an aircraft un-airworthy?
●Not complying with any one of the above three
91.403 general maintenance
The owner or operator of an aircraft is primarily responsible for maintaining that aircraft in an airworthy condition
No person may perform maintenance, preventative maintenance, or alterations on an aircraft other than:
●Preventative maintenance
Part 43 appendix A
Must be a private pilot or higher, as owner or operator of aircraft
Airworthiness certificates and documents
•M: Manuals (any manuals for equipment that constitutes a supplemental type (GPS, Autopilot, etc.)
•M: Markings (Placards and markings required in the POH)
•M: Minimum equipment list (if applicable)
•A: Airworthiness certificate
•R: Federal registration
•R: State registration/FCC radio license
•O: Operating limitations of the aircraft
•W: Current weight and balance
What makes an airworthiness certificate valid
●“Effective as long as the maintenance, preventative maintenance, and alterations are performed in accordance with Parts 21, 43, and 91 of the FARs, as appropriate, and the aircraft is registered in the United States”
●All required inspections are complied with
91.409 Inspections
●Preflight inspection done by the PIC
●Required equipment is operable
91.205 Instrument and Equipment Requirements
Annual
Must be completed no later than every 12 calendar months
What is to be inspected is shown in Appendix D of 14 CFR part 43
Return to service must be granted by an A&P with an IA (Inspection Authorization)
●Privileges of IA defined in 14 CFR part 65
100 hour inspection
●Required if carrying passengers for hire, or flight instruction is given, for hire.
●When can this be over flown?
Only within 10 hours over and only to get the aircraft to a place where repairs can be accomplished.
●An annual can be done and documented in place of a 100 hour inspection.
Phase inspections
Phase inspections – replace 100 hr. & Annual
•The four-phase inspection cycle must be complete every 12 months
•60 hrs. between phase inspections
•ELT inspections
•Pitot/Static Inspections
•Purpose of phase inspections
•Allows less maintenance time for each individual inspection.
•The entire aircraft is inspected but concentrate only on a portion of the aircraft
Biennial (every 24 months)
●Transponder 14 CFR part 91.413
Outlined in Appendix F of 14 CFR part 43
●If aircraft is flown under IFR
Static System 14 CFR part 91.411
Each altimeter 14 CFR part 91.411
Automatic Pressure Altitude Reporting System
(Altitude Reporter or Blind Encoder)
ELT
●Inspected within 12 calendar months since last inspection.
●ELT battery
After cumulative use of 1 hour
50% of the useful life as determined by the manufacture
Discrepancies without MEL
●14 CFR part 91.213 Inoperative equipment
Part of type certification under which the aircraft was type certified
Required by the aircraft’s Kinds of Operations List
Required by 14 CFR part 91.205
Required by airworthiness directives
VOR check for IFR
•Must be checked within preceding 30 days
•Accuracy check via:
•VOR test signal (VOT) check; ± 4°
•Ground Checkpoint; ± 4°
•Airborne checkpoint; ± 6°
•Dual VOR check; within ± 4° of each other
•Select radial over known ground point; ± 6°
Federal registration
•Expires in 3 years
•No longer valid when:
•Aircraft is registered under the laws of a foreign country
•Cancelled at the request of the owner
•Aircraft is destroyed
•Owner’s loses U.S. citizenship
•30 days has elapsed since the owner’s death
•Ownership has changed
State registration
Depends upon the state
Some require a certificate and/or sticker
Comparable to registering a boat or car
●Arizona aircraft registrations looks just like the one in your car.
The paper portion is located in the dispatch book and the sticker is located in the door frame of the aircraft. (UND)
Normally good for 1 year.
FCC radio license
Required if flying internationally
●Both the aircraft and pilot are required to have FCC licenses in this case
