MEL Flashcards
EICAS messages
Warning Caution Advisory Comm E Comm F Status
Warning message
Red
Master warning
Aural warning
Immediate crew awareness and action
Caution message
Amber
Master caution warning
Aural warning
Crew Awareness req action maybe required
Advisory message
Amber text indented one space
Routine crew awareness req and corrective action maybe req
Status message
Affects dispatch
Display in white text on status page should be corrected before departure or MEL
MEL
Permits operation of the aircraft with inop equipment.
If not listed in MEL no go!
Must not deviate from AFM limitations, emergency procedures
Flight day
24 hr period midnight to midnight
DHL local time BAH
“(M)” indicates
Maintenance procedure, must be accomplished prior to operation.
Procedures requiring the use of a tool or test equipment by maintenance only.
Vertical bar (change bar)
Addition or deletion in adjacent text for the the current revision of that page only. Dropped at the next revision.
“-“ symbol indicates.
A variable number (quantity) of the item installed or required for dispatch
“Deleted”
Item was previously listed but is now required to be operative if installed.
“(O)”
Requires specific operations procedure normally by the flight crew
“Deactivated and/or secured”
Must be put in a safe condition for flight.
Responsibility of the maintenance personnel releasing the aircraft
Category A
For time intervals specified in calendar days or flight days.
Day of recording excluded
Category B
3 calendar days 72hrs
