Operator Maintenance Requirements Seminar

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Operator Maintenance Requirements Seminar

• A look at the changes
• and how they will affect Operators

Presented by The CAA Airworthiness Team
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Seminar Ground Rules

• We ask that you think about the following
• CELL-PHONE MANAGEMENT
• CONSIDERATION OF DIFFERENCES
• QUESTIONS / COMMENTS
• Please feel free to ask any questions that you
  might have at any time
• Ask that you keep all comments or questions
  relevant to the subject matter and of a general
  interest to all.

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Introduction

• There are fundamental changes to maintenance
  requirements
• They will affect almost every aircraft, owner or
  operator, and maintainer
• Also changes to format, drafting style and
  terminology

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Introduction

• Here to give an overview of the significant
  changes
• What you have been handed out?
• Handout follows the PowerPoint presentation,
• yours to keep and take notes on
• DRAFT ACs
• We will discuss later in presentation
• The CD has a workbook that show the changes,
  comparing old to new Rule and copies of the DRAFT
  ACs
• This will also be on the CAA web site

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Introduction

• Please note that these Rule Changes are not up
  for any further Consultation
• These are the New Rules
• Effective 1 March 2007
• Let start with
• a review of the rules structure...

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Linkage of Civil Aviation Maintenance Related
Rules
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Major Changes

• Maintenance Programs
• Escalations
• ARAs / Maintenance Reviews
• App. A Maintenance (Pilot Maint.)
• Required Inspections
• Maintenance Certification
• Other requirements

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Major ChangesFor 119/135 Operators

• Maintenance program requirements
• Exposition transition
• Seating and restraints
• Options for maintenance
• Reliability reporting
• Maintenance reviews

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Maintenance Programs

• App C is gone.
• All aircraft will have a maintenance program
• The default program for Part 91 Ops is the
  Manufacturers Schedules
• The program for Air Transport Operators is still
  approved under 119
• We will discuss these in more detail later

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Escalations

• On Condition has gone
• To operate beyond manufacturers TBOs an
  Escalation Program will have to be in place
• We will discuss this in more detail later

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ARAs

• Fundamental changes to ARA requirements
• Can no longer be certified with defects (new
  definition)
• Latitude of 36 days
• Can fly for the purpose of getting ARA

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ARAs

• Now like the Warrant of Fitness on your car
• If you have a defect this must be fixed prior to
  flying and the getting the ARA certified
• If longer than 30 days to fix defects a complete
  new ARA required
• All ARA returns to go to CAA
• There are additional requirements
• E.g. Min Instrument Equipment check

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• Latitude requires tech log entry
• Scheduled inspections (including any latitude)
  must remain current.

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Appendix A Maintenance

• What was called pilot maintenance
• Split in privileges between certificated
  operators and Part 91
• Expanded to include unrated LAMEs

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Appendix A Maintenance

• Now called A1 and A2
• A1 base privileges for all
• A2 additional privileges for non- certificated
  operators
• Additions include oil changes, spark plug
  changes

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Appendix A Maintenance

• Requires training by LAME and documentation to
  support this.
• Written authorisation of owner/operator

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Required Inspections

• Now require reweigh 10 years
• Type certificated to 4 seats or more
• Inspections such as compass swing etc now moved
  to rules
• Microlights with transponders require same check
  as other aircraft

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Maintenance Certification

• New RTS wording statement
• New duplicate inspection requirements and
  certification
• New operational flight check requirements
• Inoperative equipment

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Dual Controls Change
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Release to Service (RTS)

• New RTS worded statement
• Refer 43.105
• RTS needs to be made for all maintenance -
  including all App A maintenance (in tech log)
• E.g. role equipment, inoperative or MEL equipment

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Duplicate Inspections

• New requirements for who can perform second
  inspection
• Must be a document holder
• E.g. LAME, current rated pilot
• Have appropriate training, knowledge and
  experience
• Certification and terminology changed

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Operational Flight Checks

• Maintainer to determine the need
• Requires specific RTS prior to flight check
• Post flight check defects to be recorded in tech
  log

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Inoperative Equipment

• New requirement to certify RTS for all inop
  equipment, either MEL or by rule
• To be entered in tech log and placarded

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Other stuff

• CO detectors to be fitted and current
• Radio station (2129) and weight balance (2173)
  documents to be in flight manual
• Cannot carry maintenance logbooks in the aircraft
• Duty times for engineers for all maintenance

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Part 119 Changes

• New requirements
• Must establish a maintenance program
• Include aircraft type and serial number
• Program equivalence to Part 91 Subpart G
• Aircraft induction procedure

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Part 119 Changes

• New requirement to have procedures for varying a
  program due to service experience.
• Changed reference to maintenance records
• Procedures for foreign operations
• Transition 12 months

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Part 135 Changes

• Seating and restraints
• Now includes helicopters
• Options for maintenance
• Program must identify ARA or maintenance review
• Restriction on who can have maintenance reviews

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Part 135 Changes

• Maintenance requirements associated with
  maintenance review
• Maintenance of heavy helicopters
• Has come across from Part 43
• Condition monitored maintenance programmes
• Must provide reliability reporting

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Part 135 Maintenance Review changes

• New requirements for maintenance review to align
  with ARA
• Conform to TCDS
• Time-in-service recorder
• Modifications and repairs conformity check
• Clarifies who authorises person to perform
  maintenance review
• Change to certification statement

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Major Changes - Summary

• Maintenance Programs
• Escalations
• ARAs / Maintenance Reviews
• App. A Maintenance (Pilot Maint.)
• Required Inspections
• Maintenance Certification
• Other Requirements

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Maintenance Programs -Remember

• App C is gone.
• All aircraft will have a maintenance program
• The default program for Part 91 ops is the
  manufacturers schedules
• The program for Air Transport Operators is still
  approved under 119

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Maintenance Programs

• Four options for maintenance
• For all but air transport
• Manufacturers schedule
• CAA approved program (91.607)
• Acceptable program (AC91-YY)
• For air transport
• an approved program within their 119

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Manufacturers Schedules

• Default program for Part 91 ops
• All the requirements of the schedules
• Specials hoses, engine mounts, control cables,
  trim jacks etc
• Aging aircraft programs e.g. Cessna SIDS and CAPS
• Calendar inspections

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Approved Program (91.607)

• For non-air transport that wish to develop own
  program
• All the requirements equivalent to the
  manufacturers schedules need to be considered,
  as previous
• Additionally must include procedures for
• Maintenance control
• Escalation programs

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Acceptable Program - AC91-YY

• For non hire or reward (Part 91 Ops)
• Aeroplane operators only- piston engine below
  2730 kgs
• Currently in DRAFT refer copy
• All the requirements of the manufacturers
  special/supplementary inspections need to be
  meet.
• Special hoses, engine mounts, control cables,
  trim jacks etc
• Aging aircraft programs
• Calendar inspections

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Escalations - Remember

• On condition has gone
• To operate beyond manufacturers TBOs an
  escalation program will have to be in place

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Escalations (beyond TBO)

• Default is the manufacturers TBO
• Part 91 ops piston engines (non hire or reward)
  will be able to use AC91-XX
• For all other operations escalation must be
  included in either
• 91.607 approved program
• 119 approved program

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Escalations Part 91 ops (non hire or reward)

• Can use AC91-XX as acceptable method for engine
  to remain in service
• Existing on condition engines using AC43-5A
  will need to transition per requirements in
  AC91-XX when published

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Escalations Part 91 ops (hire or reward)

• Will need to incorporate into approved program
• Will be to fixed TBO period
• AC91-XX will provide guidance material
• Transition is to March 2009

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Propellers fixed and variable

• Default is the manufacturers TBO
• Non air transport aircraft
• Must still be overhauled at manufacturers TBO
  hours
• May elect to have calendar inspection per AC43-XX
  every five years
• If go past the five years then must be overhauled
  at manufacturers calendar (and hours) TBO

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Things to consider - Hire or Reward e.g. Ag
parachute operators, flight trainers, etc

• Part 141 maintenance program requirements
• 91.607 approved program covering
• Engine escalation procedures
• Maintenance of role equipment
• Manufacturers requirements
• SIDs, CAPs, etc

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Things to consider - Part 91 Operators (non
Hire or Reward)

• Manufacturers Schedule
• Talk with your maintainer about all the
  requirements of the schedules
• Specials e.g. hoses, engine mounts, control
  cables, trim jacks etc
• Aging aircraft programs
• Escalation for piston engined aeroplanes
• Meet requirements of AC91-XX

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Things to consider - Part 119/135 operators

• Review maintenance programmes
• Aircraft type and serial number
• Induction procedure
• Options for maintenance
• Condition monitored maintenance
• Maintenance review

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Wrap up

• Any questions????
• If you go away from here and think of something
  later please contact one of us
• Any useful feedback on improving these seminars
  appreciated
• Thanks for coming