PART 5

• PCAR PART 5: Airworthiness
• CAR Part 5 - presents regulatory requirements for the airworthiness of aircraft expected to operate in the Republic of the Philippines using the standards and recommended practices in ICAO Annexes 6 and 8
• Part 5 - designed to address the complex situation faced by most countries today respecting the airworthiness of aircraft
• AOC holders - the one who operate aircraft registered in another Contracting State, with different states of design and manufacture
• CAR Part 5 - requires all persons operating Republic of the Philippines registered aircraft to notify the Authority when certain events occur
• AOC – Air Operator Certificate
• AMO – Approved Maintenance Organization
• MEL – Minimum Equipment List
• PIC – Pilot in command
• TSO – Technical Standard Order
• AD – airworthiness directives
• STC – supplemental type certificates
• TSO – technical standard orders
• PMA – part manufacturer approvals
• Standard Certificate of Airworthiness - will be issued for aircraft in the specific category and model designated by the State of Design in the type certificate.
• (a) The Authority may amend or modify a Certificate of Airworthiness:

  • Upon application from an operator
  • On its own initiative
• 1 year – the effective date for Standard Certificate of Airworthiness, special Certificate of Airworthiness, and Certificate of Airworthiness
• 1 year – the effective date for an experimental certificate for research and development, showing compliance with regulations, crew training, or market surveys after the date of issue or renewal
• The aircraft has been inspected in accordance with the performance rules of this regulation for inspections and found airworthy by persons Authorized by the Authority to make such determinations within the last 30 calendar days
• Import aircraft - an applicant for a special Certificate of Airworthiness for an import aircraft type certificated in accordance with this Part is entitled to an restricted Certificate of Airworthiness if the country in which the aircraft was manufactured or previously registered certifies
• EXPERIMENTAL CERTIFICATES:

  -          Research and development

  -          Showing compliance with regulations

  -          Crew training

  -          Exhibition

  -          Air racing

  -          Market surveys

  -          Operating amateur-built aircraft

  -          Operating kit-built aircraft
• Special Flight - permit may be issued for an aircraft that may not currently meet applicable airworthiness requirements but is capable of safe flight
• WEIGHING OF AIRCRAFT

  -          When used for commercial or aerial work operations every three (3) years

  -          When used in general aviation every five (5) years
• (a) An applicant for a Certificate of Airworthiness for an aircraft in the limited category is entitled to the certificate when—

  (1) He shows that the aircraft has been PREVIOUSLY issued a limited category type certificate and that the aircraft conforms to that type certificate;

  (2) The Authority finds, after inspection (including a flight check by the applicant), that the aircraft is in a GOOD STATE of preservation and repair and is in a condition for safe operation.
• CLASS I PRODUCT – a product with complete aircraft, aircraft engine, or propeller
• CLASS II PRODUCT – a major product r component of a Class I product (e.g., wings, fuselages, empennage assemblies, landing gears, power transmissions, control surfaces, etc), the failure of which would jeopardize the safety of a Class I product; or any part
• CLASS III PRODUCT – a product that is any part or component which is not a Class I or Class II product and includes standard parts, i.e., those designated as AN, NAS, SAE, etc
• NEWLY OVERHAULED – a word used to describe a product means that the product has not been operated or placed in service, except for functional testing
• Unless otherwise provided for in this subpart, each inspection and overhaul required for export airworthiness approval of Class I and Class II products must be performed and approved by one of the following:

  (a) The manufacturer of the product

  (b) An Approved Maintenance Organization
• The OWNER of an aircraft or, in the case of a leased aircraft, the lessee, shall be responsible for maintaining the aircraft in an airworthy condition
• Owners or operators of airplane over 5,700 kg and helicopters over 3, 175 maximum take-off WEIGHT shall report to the Authority and to the organization responsible for the aircraft type design any failure, malfunction, or defect
• CAAP – they are the ones who’s going to judge whether the damage is of a nature such that the aircraft is no longer airworthy as defined by the appropriate airworthiness requirements
• When CAAP considers that the damage sustained is of a nature such that the aircraft is still airworthy, the aircraft shall be allowed to RESUME its flight
• This Subpart outlines the privileges and limitations of these entities with respect to the extent and type of work they may perform regarding—

  (1) Maintenance

  (2) Preventive Maintenance

  (3) Modification

  (4) Inspection

  (5) Approvals for return to service
• A pilot licensed by the Authority may perform ELEMENTARY WORK as specified in IS: 5.6.1.3 (a)
• OVERHAULED – a maintenance where aircraft has been disassembled, cleaned, inspected as permitted, repaired as necessary, and reassembled using methods, techniques, and practices acceptable to the Authority
• REBUILDING - a maintenance where aircraft has been reassembled, and tested to the same tolerances and limits as a new item, using either NEW PARTS or used parts that conform to new part tolerances and limits