Aircraft maintenance
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Aircraft maintenance is the overhaul, repair, inspection or modification of an aircraft or aircraft component.[1]
Maintenance includes the installation or removal of a component from an aircraft or aircraft subassembly, but does not include:[1]
- Elementary work, such as removing and replacing tires, inspection plates, spark plugs, checking cylinder compression, etc.[2]
- Servicing, such as refueling, washing windows.[1]
- Any work done on an aircraft or aircraft component as part of the manufacturing process, prior to issue of a certificate of airworthiness or other certification document.[1]
Maintenance may include such tasks as ensuring compliance with Airworthiness Directives or Service Bulletins.[3]
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[edit] Regulation of Aircraft Maintenance
Aircraft maintenance is highly regulated. There are various airworthiness authorities around the world. The major airworthiness authorities include:
- Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) Australia
- European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Europe
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) United States
- Transport Canada (TC) Canada
[edit] Maintenance release
At the completion of any maintenance task a person authorized by the national airworthiness authority signs a release stating that "The described maintenance has been performed in accordance with the applicable airworthiness requirements." In the case of a certified aircraft this may be an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer or Aircraft Maintenance Technician, while for amateur-built aircraft this may be the owner or builder of the aircraft.[4]
[edit] See also
- Aircraft maintenance checks
- Aircraft maintenance engineer
- Aircraft maintenance engineer (Canada)
- Aircraft Maintenance Technician
- Airworthiness
- Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award
- Maintenance Resource Management
- Maintenance, repair, and operations
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Transport Canada (December 2007). "Canadian Aviation Regulations 2008-1, Part I - General Provisions, Subpart 1 - Interpretation". http://www.tc.gc.ca/CivilAviation/Regserv/Affairs/cars/Part1/Subpart1.htm. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ Transport Canada (March 2004). "Canadian Aviation Regulations 2008-1, Part VI - General Operating and Flight Rules, Standard 625 APPENDIX A - ELEMENTARY WORK". http://www.tc.gc.ca/CivilAviation/Regserv/Affairs/cars/Part6/Standards/a625a.htm. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ Transport Canada (March 2002). "Canadian Aviation Regulations 2008-1, Part V - Airworthiness, Standard 593 - Airworthiness Directives". http://www.tc.gc.ca/civilaviation/RegServ/Affairs/cars/Part5/Standards/593s.htm. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ Transport Canada (June 2003). "Canadian Aviation Regulations 2008-1, Part V - Airworthiness , Subpart 71 - Aircraft Maintenance Requirements, Maintenance Release". http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/civilaviation/regserv/cars/part5-571-234.htm. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
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