Conduct of Maintenance

Question 1

25. What maintenance environment do we perform maintenance? Or What types of maintenance do we perform?

Answer 1

a. Line and base maintenance

Question 2

26. What is line maintenance?

Answer 2

a. Line maintenance is a simple maintenance carried out to support flight line operations, ensuring that aircraft are ready for its intended flight.
b. Line maintenance is a simple maintenance that is required to prepare the aircraft for flight and ensuring that aircraft are ready for its intended flight.

Question 3

27. What is base maintenance?

Answer 3

a. It is a maintenance that falls outside the scope of line maintenance and requires a dedicated MM.

Question 4

28. What is component maintenance?

Answer 4

a. It is a maintenance conducted on a component removed from an aircraft. CM can occur in either line and base or the workshop environment.
b. Authorised personnel issue ARS (authorised release to service).

Question 5

29. What is CRS?

Answer 5

a. Appropriate and authorised MAML holders carried out the maintenance ordered by CAMO IAW ICA through oversight and management and there are non-conformances that would endanger the flight safety.
b. MAML holders are signing CRS meaning that all the maintenance ordered by CAMO has been performed IAW ICA and there are no non-conformances that would endanger that flight safety.

Question 6

30. Who can sign CRS in line and base maintenance?

Answer 6

a. In base maintenance, MM can only sign CRS for the whole maintenance package and utilise SS for verification.
i. They are SST with E62 and MS without E62 sign as SS and sign CRS as N/A in EPSS of MRC card to support top US. MAPs sign TSO
b. In line maintenance, appropriately authorised MAML holder (SST with E62/MS with E62 removed) can sign CRS.
i. SST can sign TSO/CRS where they have personally performed and self-verified.
ii. MS can sign CRS not TSO where one or more MAPS are working under MS. They achieve it through ‘Oversight and management’ via supervision.

Question 7

Who are SS?

Answer 7

a. They are SST with E62 and MS without E62 sign as SS and sign CRS as N/A in EPSS of MRC card to support top US. MAPs sign TSO.

Question 8

What is verification?

Answer 8

a. MS accountable for verification.
b. Maintenance has been carried out through PBED and supervision regime.
c. ECI is certified. (ECI has to be independent)
d. Defects has been registered in CAMM2
e. All the follow on maintenance, outstanding, incomplete maintenance has been registered in CAMM2.
f. MM is informed any scoping of maintenance requirement.

Question 9

What is TSO?

Answer 9

a. MAPS has done maintenance properly iAW ICA within their scope of authorisation

Question 10

34. What is MAP?

Answer 10

a. Maintenance authorised personnel. They are authorised to performed maintenance within their scope of authorisation. The level MAPS varies depending on their qualification, experience and training.

Question 11

35. What are the responsibilities of MAP?

Answer 11

a. Participate in PBED
b. Perform maintenance within their scope of authorisation.
c. Comply with notes, warning.
d. Clean and tidy work environment
e. Comply with tool control procedures
f. Report any defects to MS
g. Don’t skip ECI
h. Only use approved tools

Question 12

36. What is assist person?

Answer 12

a. They are not authorised personal, cannot sign anything in CAMM2, assist MAPS and their details may be captured in CAMM2

Question 13

37. What is coaching?

Answer 13

a. Coaching is one-on-one to develop skills and performance. Coach has to sign TSO.

Question 14

38. What is supervision?

Answer 14

a. Supervision is to transfer a responsibility to MAPS to accomplish a maintenance task.
b. MS has to use PBED to divide supervision level requirements.
c. Supervision ratios are 100%, 50%, 25% and minimal load depends on the class of work and MAPs level.

Question 15

39. What are the responsibilities of FLM?

Answer 15

a. Managing aircraft to meet flying program
b. Reporting to AEO-D when the line maintenance is outside of its scope
c. Conducting w and balance.
d. Release to operator
i. Meaning build check is complete that is whether the configuration and mission equipment are correct for its intended flight.

Question 16

What is Maintenance Check Flight MCF?

Answer 16

MCFs are required for the purpose of validating performance when:

a. Comprehensive testing of a flight safety critical item that has been replaced, adjusted or maintained and a complete system check cannot be accomplished on the ground, either by the use of test equipment or ground operation of the equipment.

b. The function requiring testing directly affects either the flying characteristics of the aircraft or the performance of mission critical systems.

c. MPTF? A maintenance work outside of MCF requirement and requires a specific test under flight conditions.

Question 17

What is Ground Run (GR)?

Answer 17

Ground running of aircraft is utilised as a maintenance tool to ensure system serviceability and to troubleshoot system faults.

Question 18

What are the safety requirement of GR and MCF?

Answer 18

a. All tradespersons are to be briefed and supervised using PBED.
b. Foreign object control practices are to be adhered.
c. GSE not be left unattended in the vicinity of an operating aircraft.
D. GR marshaller is to be in constant communication with the pilot/operator at all times
e. All personnel have to wear appropriate PPE and aware of exhaust areas, radiation areas, rotating components and noise emission danger areas.

Question 19

Who can perform APU ground run?

Answer 19

Qualified, assessed and authorised personnel either technician or operators.

Question 20

What are the profiles of FCFs?

Answer 20

A profile - Full systems check
B profile - Engine check
C profile - Controllability/drive train check
D profile - AFCS check

Question 21

What is limited FCF?

Answer 21

It is required when it is necessary to prove proper functioning of a specific item or component. Duration of the FCF need only be enough to verify performance of the items being tested.

Question 22

What are the fundamental requirements of DASF?

Answer 22

-The appointment of a Defence Aviation Authority (CAF)
- Establishment of a DASA
- Implementation of a Defence Aviation Safety Program
- Promulgation of effective Defence Aviation Regulations to guide the requirements of the aviation community
- Establishment of an independent accident and incident investigative capability

Question 23

what is the purpose of DASP?

Answer 23

Purpose is to assure adequate levels of safety whilst allowing operational commanders to exploit capability to the maximum possible extent.

Question 24

What are the key objectives of the DASP?

Answer 24

1. Prescribing safety policy and regulation for Defence Aviation
2. Promoting Defence Aviation safety through education and, training and dissemination of safety aviation
3. Establishing and certifying the initial safety requirements and standards for Defence Aviation organisations and aviation platforms/systems
4. Oversight and enforcement of the ongoing certification of Defence Aviation organisations and aviation platforms/systems
5. The investigation of accidents and incidents in order to prevent recurrence and improve safety performance.

Question 25

What is assure vs ensure?

Answer 25

Assure
To do everything that you can to make certain something happens or to remove someone’s doubts

Ensure
Make sure it happens or guarantee it.