Module 2 - Large Turbine and Multi-Engine Aircraft

• Excluded from using 100-hour or annual and progressive inspections:

  -          Large aircraft (over 12 500 lb)

  -          Turbine-powered multiengine aircraft
• FAR Section 91.409 - provides four options to the owner or operator in the selection of an inspection program
• walk-around and preflight inspections - recommended inspection to keep an aircraft in proper operating condition and to locate defects that arise between major inspections
• Frequent minor inspections of airliners are conducted by:

  • flight engineers
  • maintenance personnel
• special inspections - are to be performed in the event that the aircraft is subjected to stresses outside of its normal operating environment
• IFR - instrument-flight rules
• Altimeter and Transponder Inspections - this test is usually performed by an appropriately rated repair station
• continuous airworthiness maintenance program - a compilation of the individual maintenance and inspection functions used by an operator to fulfill his or her total maintenance needs.
• The following are the basic elements of continuous airworthiness maintenance programs:

  • aircraft inspection
  • scheduled maintenance
  • unscheduled maintenance
• Aircraft Inspection - this element deals with the routine inspections, servicing, and tests performed on the aircraft at prescribed intervals
• Scheduled Maintenance - This element concerns maintenance tasks performed at prescribed intervals
• Unscheduled Maintenance - This element provides instructions and standards for the accomplishment of maintenance tasks generated by the inspection and scheduled maintenance elements, pilot reports, failure analyses, or other indications of a need for maintenance.
• AAIP - Approved Aircraft Inspection Program
• Three Inspection Program:

  • Approved Aircraft Inspection Program
  • Manufacturer’s Recommended Inspection Programs
  • Operator-Developed Inspection Programs