Task B. Airworthiness Requirements Flashcards
Documents required on board
FAR 91.203
S - Supplements (changes to plane)
P - Placards (section 2 of POH)
A - Airworthiness certificate (no expiration if kept in airworthy condition)
R - Registration (84mo, 14CFR47.40)
R - Radio license (for international flights)
O - Operating handbook
W - Weight & balance (most recent)
Required Inspections
FAR 91.409
A - Annual
V - VOR (30 days, IFR)
1 - 100 hour (for hire)
A - Airworthiness Directives
T - Transponder (24mo)
E - ELT (12mo, replace if 1hr of use or 1/2 battery life)
S - Pitot static system/altimeter (24mo, IFR)
Types of AD’s
- Emergency (require immediate compliance before next flight)
- One time
- Recurring
Can you fly past Annual Inspection?
FAR 91.409
Not without special flight permit from FSDO
Can you fly past 100hr inspection?
FAR 91.409
Up to 10hr & only en route to inspection
Can annual/100hr substitute for each other?
FAR 91.409
Annual can substitute for 100hr but not vice versa
Minimum Equipment List
FAR 91.205
A - Airspeed Indicator
T - Tachometer (each engine)
O - Oil pressure gauge (each engine)
M - Manifold pressure gauge (each engine, if applicable)
A - Altimeter
T - Temperature gauge for each liquid cooled engine
O - Oil temp gauge (for each engine)
F - Fuel gauge
L - Landing gear indicator (if retractable)
A - Anti-collision lights (newer planes)
M - Magnetic compass
E - ELT
S - Seatbelts
Night:
F - Fuses (3 of a kind or a full set, unnecessary if circuit breakers)
L - Landing light (only for hire)
A - Anti-collision lights (strobe lights)
P - Position lights (nav lights)
S - Source of power (altimeter)
Can you fly with inoperative equipment?
FAR 91.213
Yes, if equipment is not:
- Indicated as required on the aircrafts equipment list or on the Kinds of Operations Equipment List (KOEL) for the kind of flight operation being conducted
- Required by 91.205 (A TOMATO FLAMES & FLAPS)
- Required to be operational by an AD
The inoperative equipment must be:
* Removed from the aircraft, cockpit control placarded, and maintenance recorded (in accordance with 43.9) OR
* Deactivated and placarded “Inoperative”. If deactivation involves maintenance it must be accomplished and recorded (in accordance with 43.9) AND
* A determination is made by a pilot (certified under part 61) or a person appropriately rated to perform maintenance on the aircraft, that the inoperative instrument or equipment does not constitute a hazard to the aircraft.
(Also special flight permit could be issued to permit flying)
What is procedure for obtaining special flight permit?
FAR 21.197
Also known as Ferry Permit, used to permit flying non airworthy plane. Reasons include evacuating aircraft from impending danger or flying to base for repairs or annual.
- Have mechanic sign off that plane is safe to ferry
- Online option OR fill out form and send to local FSDO
What maintenance may pilot perform?
Part 43 Appendix A
- Removal, installation, and repair of landing gear tires
- Replacing elastic shock absorber cords on landing gear
- Servicing landing gear shock struts by adding oil, air, or both
- Servicing landing gear wheel bearings, such as cleaning or greasing
- Replacing defective safety wiring or cotter keys
- Lubrication not requiring disassembly other than removal of nonstructural items such as cover plates, cowlings, and fairings
- Replenishing hydraulic fluid in the hydraulic reservoir
- Small, simple repairs to fairings, nonstructural cover plates, cowlings, and small patches and reinforcements not changing the contour so as to interfere with proper air flow
- Replacing safety belts
- Replacing seats or seat parts with approved replacement parts not requiring disassembly of any primary structure or operating system
- Replacing bulbs, reflectors, and lenses of position and landing lights
Who is responsible for aircraft maintenance
The owner and operator (pilot is responsible to ensure safe to fly prior to flight)
Where can you find AD’s?
FAA DRS website
