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Group and Individual Assignment
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Assessment Methods
1. Written Exam
2. Individual & Group Assignment
Results
Reference Materials
1. Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook,
General, June 2009 FAA -8083-30(ATB)
SAFETY
SAFETY FIRST
THINK ALWAYS ABOUT SAFETY
WIIFM
WHAT EVER THE AIRCRAFT TYPE U ARE GOING TO OPERATE, FIRST
AND FOREMOST U MUST EXAMINE THE RECORD VERY CAREFULLY.
ONLY THEN U CAN KNOW THE STATUS OF THE AIRCRAFT WETHER IT
IS AIRWORTHY. AND AFTER MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES U MUST
RECORD THE ACTIVITIES AS PER THE REGULATION. U FAILED TO DO
IT U WILL BE ASKED FOR EVERY PROBLEM THAT WILL BE CREATED.
NOT TO BE IN JAIL!
NOT TO LOOSE INCOME!
Learning Objectives
At the end of the lesson, trainees will be able to:
Identify & access industry manuals, specifications &
drawings
Interpret & apply information
Store manuals, specifications or drawings
Interpret documentation
Complete documentation
Store & distribute documentation
Topics
Storing Manuals
Maintenance Documentation
requirement
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criteria for evaluating the severity of the detected
damage, determining the feasibility of a repair,
and alignment/inspection information.
This manual is usually a separate manual for
large aircraft. On small aircraft, this information is
often included in the AMM.
(skin, frame, rib, stringer, material & fastener
substitutions and special repair techniques)
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Logbooks
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Logbooks
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A Minimum Equipment List (MEL) is an FAA approved document
that allows an aircraft owner/operator to fly with a certain
item(s) inoperative. The FAA produces a Master Minimum
Equipment List (MMEL) for most aircraft to use. They provide
the format that is acceptable to the administrator.
A minimum equipment list (MEL) - subject to specified
conditions, prepared by an operator (ICAO Annex 6: Operation
of Aircraft).
The master minimum equipment list (MMEL) -for a particular
aircraft type by the organization. The MMEL may be associated
with special operating conditions, limitations or procedures.
(ICAO Annex 6: Operation of Aircraft).
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CFR 14 chapters
CHAPTER I - FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION,
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER II - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION (AVIATION PROCEEDINGS)
CHAPTER III - COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION,
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER V - NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER VI - AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM STABILIZATION
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1.3.1. Code of Federal Regulations (CFRs)
There are three primary regulations that govern the
airworthiness of an aircraft. The Big Three are:
14 CFR Part 21 Certification Procedures for
Products and Parts,
14 CFR Part 43 Maintenance, Prventive
Maintenance, Rebuilding, and Alterations,
14 CFR Part 91 General Operating and Flight
Rules,
-established by law to provide for the safe &
orderly conduct of flight operation & to prescribe
airmen privileges and limitations,
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Aircraft Listings
This document contains the specifications
and data for certificated aircraft when the
number of registered aircraft is 50 or fewer.
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Aircraft Specifications
Specifications were originated during implementation of
the Air Commerce Act of 1926.
Specifications are FAA recordkeeping documents issued for
both type certificated and non-type-certificated products,
Specifications covering type-certificated products may be
converted to type certificate data sheets at the option of the
type certificate holder. However, to do so requires the type
certificate holder to provide an equipment list.
A specification is not part of a type certificate.
Specifications are subdivided into five major groups as follows:
Type Certificate , Approvals, Engine Ratings, Engine Approvals
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Type certificate data sheets were originated and first
published in January 1958.
14 CFR part 21, 21.41 indicates they are part of the type
certificate.
As such, a type certificate data sheet is evidence the product
has been type certificated.
Generally, type certificate data sheets are compiled from details
supplied by the type certificate holder; however, the FAA may
request and incorporate additional details when conditions
warrant.
Under federal law, no civil aircraft registered in the United
States can operate without a valid airworthiness certificate.
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This certificate must be approved and issued by the FAA; and it
will only be issued if the aircraft and its engines, propellers,
and appliances are found to be airworthy and meet the
requirements of an FAA-approved type certificate.
The FAA issues a type certificate when a new aircraft, engine,
propeller, and so forth, is found to meet safety standards set
forth by the FAA.
The TCDS lists the specifications, conditions, and limitations
under which airworthiness requirements were met for the
specified product, such as engine make and model, fuel type,
engine limits, airspeed limits, maximum weight, minimum
crew, and so forth.
TCDSs are issued and revised as necessary to accommodate
new models or other major changes in the certified product.
TCDSs are categorized by TCD holder and product type.
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Storing Manuals
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Temporary Records 14 CFR 91.417(a)(1) and (b)(1)
These are records that must be kept by the owner until the
work is repeated, superseded, or 1 year has transpired since
the work was performed.
These are typically records referring to maintenance,
preventive maintenance, alteration, and all inspections. They
include a description of the work performed (or reference to
the FAA-accepted data); the date of completion; and the
name, signature and certificate number of the person doing
the return to service (RTS).
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4. Maintenance Documentation
Requirement
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Maintenance Terminologies
NEW ENGINE:
A new engine is one that has been manufactured from all new parts and
tested by an FAA-approved manufacturer.
NEW LIMITS:
These are the FAA-approved fits and clearances manufacturers adhere to
with new engine.
SERVICE LIMITS:
The service limits are the FAA-approved allowable wear fits and tolerances
to which a new limit part may deteriorate and still be a useable
component.
OVERHAULED ENGINE:
An engine that has been disassembled, cleaned, inspected, repaired in
accordance with manufacture overhaul instructions and tested using FAAapproved procedures.
REBUILT ENGINE:
This is an engine that has been overhauled using new and used parts to
new limits by the manufacturer or an entity approved by the manufacturer.
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Maintenance Records
Owner Responsibilities
Acceptable means of compliance with general aviation
maintenance record making & keeping is stated in
14 CFR part 43 & 91
RESPONSIBILITY - Owner or operator
Maintaining proper records
Presenting to maintenance personnel for proper entry
Transferring records to new owner
Presenting for inspection by FAA/EASA & local CAA
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Records Required
TYPES OF RECORD
Airframe record
Engine record
Propeller record
Appliance record
Airworthiness parts tag
Airworthiness directive record
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Records Required
On aircraft, engine, propeller, rotor and appliances
Maintenance and alterations
100hr /annual/progressive inspection
Total time in service
Current status of life limited parts
Time since overhaul
Current status of ADs
AD revision date, method of compliance and due date
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Format Of Maintenance Records
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Retention Of Maintenance Records
Temporary records
Records that may be discarded of work is repeated or
superseded
For one year after work is performed
Permanent records
Records that must be retained
To be transferred to new operator when selling the a/c
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Lost Or Destroyed Records
Additional data for which there is no designated
place in the logbook are inserted in a manila
envelope, which is pasted inside the back of the
binder.
This envelope should not become a catchall for
data that should be an entry in the logbook, or
that is not pertinent to the purpose of the logbook.
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Recording Of Major Repairs & Alterations
In most cases when a major repair or alteration is
accomplished, FAA Form 337, Major Repair or Alteration, is
completed at least in duplicate with the original going to the
aircraft owner and a copy sent to the FAA Aircraft,
If a certificated repair station completes a major repair, it may
provide the customer with a signed copy of the work order and
a maintenance release signed by an authorized representative
of the repair station, instead of the FAA Form 337.
If extended range tanks are installed in either passenger or
cargo compartments, the technician must generate a third FAA
Form 337 for the modification.
This copy must be placed and retained in the aircraft. (Refer to
91.417(d).)
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Certificated repair Station Entries
Procedures for working on air carrier aircraft.
Description of the required records and record keeping.
Procedures for revising the repair station manual.
Description of the system to identify and control the sections
of the manual.
All records from repair station maintenance activity must be
kept a minimum of 2 years.
Domestic repair station certificates are effective until they are
surrendered, suspended, or revoked.
The certificates of foreign repair stations expire, usually after
1 or 2 years, and must be renewed.
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Aircraft Inspection Entries
Type of inspection and brief description of inspection
Date of inspection and aircraft total time in service
Signature, certificate number of person performing
inspection
Declaration statements
I certify that this particular aircraft has been
inspected in accordance with --- and was determined
to be in airworthy condition
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Airworthiness Directive Compliance Entries
Date
Total time
AD number
AD revision date
Method of compliance
Due date if AD is recurring
Name, signature, and certificate number
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FAA Form 337 Major Alteration & Repair Entries
A major repair or major alteration shall record it on FAA
Form 337 and have the work inspected and approved by a
mechanic who holds an Inspection Authorization.
A signed copy shall be given to the owner and another copy
sent to the local FSDO within 48 hours after the aircraft has
been approved for return to service.
However, when a major repair is done by a certificated repair
station, the customer's work order may be used and a
release given as outlined in Appendix B of FAR Part 43.
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Preventive Maintenance Recording
Requirements
Identify equipment that need PM to achieve
conformity to product requirements,
Determine and define the methods of PM (usually
detailed by manufacturer of equip. in user
manuals)
Determine & define frequencies of PM (usually
detailed by manufacturer of equip. in user
manuals)
Provide evidence (records) that PM's were done
per schedule & method
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Forms
Airworthiness Certificates
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Aircraft Registration
14 CFR Part 47 Aircraft Registration
This regulation provides the requirements for registering
aircraft.
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5.3.3. Radio Station License
Is required if the aircraft is equipped with radios, and the
aircraft is planned to be flown outside the boundaries.
A radio station license is not required for aircraft that are
operated domestically. (A major change occurred on
February 8, 1996, when the telecommunications Act of 1996
was signed into law.)
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) formerly
required that any communication transmitter installed in
aircraft be licensed.
These FCC licenses were valid for 5 years. Note that this is
not an FAA requirement.
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5.3.4. Operating Instructions
Aircraft Operating Instructions must list the specific title or
company identifier for the Aircraft Operating Instructions (AOI)
provided with the light-sport kit or aircraft, including the
revision level, if applicable.
The Aircraft Operating Instructions also must contain the
consensus standard used to develop the AOI.
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5.3.5. Weight & Balance Data
Documents issued by manufacturer are
Aircraft flight manual (AFM)
Pilot operating hand book (POH)
Aircraft weight & balance report that contains
Basic EW & EWCG of new aircraft
CONTD
WEIGHT & BALANCE DATA CONTD
Important weight & balance information on AS/TCDS are
Operating CG range
Maximum Weight
unusable oil
Datum location
Leveling means
Engine Hp
Unusable fuel
Mfg serial no
CONTD
WEIGHT & BALANCE DATA CONTD
Documents issued by FAA
Aircraft Specification (AS)
Applies to a/c certified under CAR before 1958
Includes list of equipment with weight & arms
Aircraft Type Certificate Data Sheet (TCDS)
Applies to aircraft certified by FAA & FAR after 1958
Equipment list with weight & arms is separate
document
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Forms
Form 8130-3, Authorized Release Certificate,
Airworthiness Approval Tag
Order 8130.21, Procedures for Completion and
Use of FAA Form 8130-3
Form 8130-6, Application for US Airworthiness
Certificate
Form 8130-9, Statement of Conformity
Form 337 (PDF), Major Repair and Alteration
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5.4.2. Service Tags Or Removal Tags
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5.4.5. Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Or
Material Record Sheets
Is an important component of product stewardship
and occupational safety and health.
It is intended to provide workers and emergency
personnel with procedures for handling or working
with that substance in a safe manner,
MSDS formats can vary from source to source
within a country depending on national
requirements.
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5.4.7. Maintenance Reports
14 CFR Part 25 Aircraft Aviation safety Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements (operation vs maintenance)
IFF inoperative. [IFF = Identification, Friend or Foe.].---. IFF
always inoperative in 'off' mode.
Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.---. Evidence
removed.
The FAA publishes alerts regarding aviation maintenance, as a
way to share information between those who maintain and
operate aviation products.
For metallurgists or materials scientists it may be interesting to
see what sort of problems occur and can be remedied during
maintenance.
Good to see these appear rather than accident reports.
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6.3.Completing Forms
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FAR 91.417 goes on to define how long such maintenance
records must be retained by the aircraft owner:
Records of maintenance work and inspections performed must
be kept until the work is repeated or superseded by other
work, or for one year after the work is performed.
Records of total times-in-service, times since overhaul, current
inspection status, current AD compliance and 337 forms must
be retained permanently and transferred with the aircraft when
it is sold.
If the aircraft flunks an annual or 100-hour inspection and the
inspector furnishes the owner a list of defects, that list must be
kept until the defects are repaired and the aircraft is approved
for return to service.
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THE END!
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