NEPALESE CIVIL AIRWORTHINESS REQUIREMENTS

SECTION C

MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS
CHAPTER C.15 ISSUE 1
SEPTEMBER 1996

CORROSION PREVENTION AND CONTROL PROGRAM

FOR AIRCRAFT
1. GENERAL

1.1 This chapter prescribes the criteria necessary for the development and
implementation of an effective Corrosion Prevention and Control Program (CPCP)
as set out in Chapter B.1, paragraph 8 of the Nepalese Civil Airworthiness
Requirements.
1.2 National Civil Aviation Policy 2050 at article 3.3 (a), prohibits the import of aircraft
which exceed 10 years of age or exceed 50% of the maximum economic design life.
It also prohibits the operation of aircraft which exceed 20 years of age or 75% of
maximum design life in flight hours or cycles as prescribed by the manufacturer
(within Airworthiness Limitations approved by the State of Design). Adherence to
the criteria of this chapter and Chapter C.14 preceding, is a means of gaining
permission under Article 3.3 (c) of the National Civil Aviation Policy 2050 in order
to operate a particular aircraft until such time as the design airworthiness limitations
of the aircraft, as currently approved by the State of Manufacture, are exceeded.

2. BACKGROUND

2.1 Experience indicates that, as aircraft become older, they are more likely to exhibit
indications of corrosion. Surveys of the older aircraft by the manufacturers have
demonstrated that aircraft which received the attention of a Corrosion Prevention
and Control Program early in life, were relatively corrosion free, whereas aircraft
that did not receive the benefit of an early Corrosion Prevention and Control
Program generally required more extensive repairs to bring back to being returned
to an airworthy state.

2.2 This chapter prescribes criteria to implement an effective Corrosion Prevention

and Control Program. To be effective the subsequent inspections of the aircraft
shall demonstrate that the amount of corrosion occurring between inspections can
be controlled to Level 1 or better. Definitions for the levels of severity for
corrosion are found within the definition section of these Nepalese Civil
Airworthiness Requirements.

2.3 The responsibility to implement an effective Corrosion Prevention and Control

Program rests entirely with the owner. Implementation of CPCP for aircraft types
which have Corrosion Prevention and Control Programs that have been mandated

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 by the State of Manufacture or which are published by the Type Certificate holder is
relatively straight forward. It is not however, an easy procedure for aircraft types
which are not supported by the Type Certificate holder. In addition, it should be
noted that some newer transport category aircraft have Maintenance Schedule that
were developed using analysis techniques which incorporated a Corrosion
Prevention and Control Program within the base Maintenance Schedule. Due to the
varied levels of support for CPCP that are provided by the different Type Certificate
holders and the States of Manufacture, it is imperative that the owner carefully
determine the circumstances under which CPCP is to be implemented where the
Type Certificate holder has provided a program. Where CPCP is not supported by
the Type Certificate holder, the owner of the aircraft is faced with the responsibility
to develop an effective CPCP program for the aircraft or forego operation of the
aircraft type.

3. EFFECTIVITY

3.1 Subject to paragraph 3.3, the owner of aircraft which exceed any of the criteria of
para.3.2 following, shall implement a Corrosion Prevention and Control Program
for each aircraft, prior to application for permission to operate the aircraft or to
continue to operate the aircraft under Article 3.3 (c) of National Civil Aviation
Policy 2050.

3.2 The requirements of para.3.1 proceeding, are applicable for aircraft which exceed
the following criteria:

(a) all aircraft which are currently the subject of importation procedures and
which currently exceed 10 years from date of manufacture, or which exceed
50% of economic design life based on flight hours or flight cycles (ref
National Civil Aviation Policy 2050), and
(b) all aircraft which are currently in operation and which exceed 20 years of age
or 75% of the maximum design life as prescribed by the manufacturer (ref
National Civil Aviation Policy 2050),
(c) where the aircraft is such that it would fit into one of the following areas:
(i) all aircraft which are type certificated at greater than 5,700 kilograms
maximum takeoff weight, and
(ii) all aircraft which are type certificated to carry 10 or more passengers,
and
(iii) all aircraft which are classified in the Transport Category (Passengers or
Cargo) or the Aerial Work Category (Ref. Chapter A-4).
3.3 For aircraft types which have a Maintenance Schedule developed in accordance
with MSG-3 at Revision 2, the aircraft will not be required to have a separate
Corrosion Prevention and Control Program implemented for it. The owner of those
aircraft types shall however be required to demonstrate that they have implemented
a system for recording corrosion findings including the level of corrosion and a
reporting system as required by paragraph 5, following.

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4. PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION

4.1 Where there exists a Corrosion Prevention and Control Program for an aircraft type
published by the Type Certificate holder, the owner of that aircraft shall implement
the program as published.

4.2 Where the type certificate holder has not published a Corrosion Prevention and
Control Program for an aircraft affected by preceding 3.2, the owner of the aircraft
shall develop a Corrosion Prevention and Control Program in accordance with the
criteria of paragraph 5 following and shall provide a copy of the program to the
Director General for review and approval prior to implementing the program as
required by paragraph 3.1.

4.3 Where permission is being requested to operate under Article 3.3 c) of National
Civil Aviation Policy 2050, the owner shall make application, in conjunction with the
requirements of Chapter C.14 to the Airworthiness Division, Civil Aviation
Authority of Nepal and shall provide to the Director General, a copy of the
Corrosion Prevention and Control Program being implemented for each aircraft
type, at the time of application.

4.4 Where the owner of an aircraft type has implemented a Corrosion Prevention and
Control Program, the program shall be managed to a standard which will ensure
that subsequent corrosion when it occurs, is controlled to a corrosion Level 1 or
better.

4.5 With reference to paragraph 4.4, where corrosion is found to have exceeded
corrosion Level 1 during any subsequent inspection, the program shall include a
requirement for the owner to review the CPCP for the affected area and to adjust
the program in such a manner as to ensure that at subsequent inspections the
corrosion is controlled to corrosion Level 1 or better.

4.6 With reference to paragraph 4.5, where the owner has found corrosion greater than
Level 1, the owner shall provide a report concerning the corrosion to the Director
General and provide in that report information concerning the nature of the
corrosion, the extent of the corrosion, the area affected, the corrective action taken
to remove the corrosion and the actions undertaken to return the aircraft to an
Airworthy condition, in addition the owner shall provide a report concerning the
review required by paragraph 4.5 and the subsequent actions taken to adjust the
Corrosion Prevention and Control Program.

5. CRITERIA TO DEVELOP A CORROSION PREVENTION AND CONTROL

PROGRAM

5.1 Where the owner of an aircraft elects to develop a Corrosion Prevention and
Control Program for an aircraft type, the owner shall ensure that the inspection
program intervals and areas of inspection are arranged in such a manner that the
entire aircraft structure (internal as well as external) is inspected on a cyclical basis
at a maximum of every five years of calendar time.

5.2 Where an owner has decided to develop a CPCP, the owner shall ensure that the
Corrosion Prevention and Control Program is contained within a document which
incorporates the following criteria:

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 (a) an introductory part which shall contain an approval page which shall be
issued by the Director General, a list of effective pages, and a table of
contents.
(b) a general part which contains the general practices and procedures to be
utilized for preventive maintenance and corrosion control, including;
1) a section which contains general information on the aircraft type, including
drawings of the aircraft which identify aircraft dimensions, zones, stations,
access doors and inspection panels,
2) a section which addresses the types of protective treatments being utilized,
and which identifies the areas where they are to be applied and the
requirements for re-application of protective treatments,
3) a section which provides an explanation for and contains the definitions of
an effective CPCP and the three levels of corrosion severity as defined
in the definition section of these Nepalese Civil Airworthiness
Requirements,
4) a section which details the inspection techniques necessary to identify and
classify corrosion,
5) a section which contains standard procedures for corrosion prevention,
corrosion removal and damage assessment,
6) a section which contains special procedures concerning mercury spillage,
fire damage, alkaline and acid spills,
7) a section which clearly states the action to be taken upon finding corrosion
and which describes the procedures for the recording of corrosion
findings, the reporting of those findings, including clear details of when
reporting to the Director General is required,
8) a section which references Services Bulletins, instructions, letters,
Airworthiness Directives etc. which may have been issued by the Type
Certificate holder or the State of Manufacture and which pertain to
corrosion prevention and control of the aircraft type.
(c) a part which is task oriented and which identifies the specific CPCP inspection
and protective treatment reapplication tasks to be accomplished and their
associated intervals in terms of calendar time. Each task shall have;
1) an associated calendar interval,
2) a task description stating what is to be done including the inspection
technique to be utilized if other than visual or the procedure and products
to be used if the task is being performed for the purpose of protective
treatment reapplication,
3) an identification of the area within which the task is to be performed,
4) the required access and cleaning necessary to be accomplished prior to the
performance of the task, and
5) the details concerning the need for re-application of protective treatments
where applicable

Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal.

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