AMT 101 Publica.ons, Forms, & Records. Chapter 12

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1 AMT 101 Publica.ons, Forms, & Records Chapter 12

2 History 1938 Civil Aeronau.c Act! Civil Aeronau.cs Board CAB Include NTSB type safety inves.ga.on func.ons! Civil Aeronau.cs Administra.on Forerunner to FAA Grand Canyon mid-air collision! United Flight 718 collided with TWA Flight 2! All onboard (128) were killed 1958 Federal Avia.on Act! CAA became the Federal Avia.on Agency

3 History 1966 Department of Transporta.on (DOT) was created! Federal Avia.on Agency became the Federal Avia.on Administra.on (FAA) under DOT 1978 Airline Deregula.on Act of 1978! Took the teeth out of the CAB 1985 CAB was terminated! Na.onal Transporta.on Safety Board (NTSB) takes over responsible for inves.ga.ng aircray accidents! NTSB is independent of the FAA

4 FAA Head of the FAA is the Administrator! The regula.ons refer to the Administrator Nine FAA Regions! One regional office per region! Nine USA and a Europe region Two AircraY Maintenance Divisions! Air Carrier Branch! General Avia.on Branch Mike Monroney Aeronau.cal Center in Oklahoma City

5 FAA Domes.c regions of the Federal Avia.on Administra.on.

6 FAA Regions are divided into districts called Flight Standards District Office! FSDO! We are under the San Jose FSDO located at the San Jose Airport

7 Federal Avia.on Regula.ons FARs are under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regula.ons (14 CFR)! CAA used Civil Air Regula.ons (CAR) Planes used to be cer.fied under CAR 3! Title 14 is divided into Part s We are a Part 147 school

8 Federal Avia.on Regula.ons

9 Important Parts 21 Cer.fica.on Procedures for Products and Parts 23 Airworthiness Standards 39 Airworthiness Direc.ves 43 Maintenance, Preven.ve Maintenance, Rebuilding and Altera.on! Remember AC 43-1B and 2B 47 AircraY Registra.on 65 Cer.fica.on: Airmen other than Flight Crewmembers 91 General Opera.ng and Flight Rules 147 Avia.on Maintenance Technician Schools

10 Interes.ng Parts 1 Defini.ons and Abbrevia.ons 25 Airworthiness Standards: Transport Category Airplanes 33 Airworthiness Standards: AircraY Engines 35 Airworthiness Standards: Propellers 45 Iden.fica.on and Registra.on Marking 121 Opera.on Requirements: Domes.c, Flag and Supplemental Opera.ons

11 Interes.ng Parts 125 Cer.fica.on and Opera.ons: Airplanes Having Sea.ng Capacity of 20 or More Passengers or a Maximum Payload Capacity of 6,000 Pounds or More; and Rules Governing Persons on Board Such AircraY 135 Opera.on Requirements: Commuter and On Demand Opera.ons and Rules Governing Persons on Board Such AircraY 145 Repair Sta.ons 183 Representa.ve of the Administrator

12 AircraY Documenta.on Project Airworthiness Direc.ve describes the unsafe condi.on and the correc.ve ac.on that must be taken to return the device to the condi.ons specified for its cer.fica.on N-Number inves.ga.on can start on the front page of Type Cer.ficate Data Sheets (TCDS) -The official specifica.ons of an aircray, engine, or propeller issued by the FAA! Search TCDS on

13 AircraY Documenta.on Project Airworthiness Direc.ve inves.ga.on can start on the front page of At an annual inspec.on, all AD must be complied with New engines are sent from the factory with all ADs complied with Use Advantext soyware to generate AD report

14 Big Three Three primary regula.ons that govern the airworthiness of an aircray Part 21 Cer.fica.on Procedures for Products and Parts Part 43 Maintenance, Preven.ve Maintenance, Rebuilding, and Altera.ons Part 91 General Opera.ng and Flight Rules

15 Part 1.1 General Defini.ons Maintenance means inspec.on, overhaul, repair, preserva.on, and the replacement of parts, but excludes preven1ve maintenance

16 Part 1.1 General Defini.ons Major altera1on means an altera.on not listed in the aircray, aircray engine, or propeller specifica.ons! (1) That might appreciably affect weight, balance, structural strength, performance, powerplant opera.on, flight characteris.cs, or other quali.es affec.ng airworthiness; or! (2) That is not done according to accepted prac.ces or cannot be done by elementary opera.ons. Minor altera1on means an altera.on other than a major altera.on.

17 Part 1.1 General Defini.ons Major repair means a repair:! (1) That, if improperly done, might appreciably affect weight, balance, structural strength, performance, powerplant opera.on, flight characteris.cs, or other quali.es affec.ng airworthiness; or! (2) That is not done according to accepted prac.ces or cannot be done by elementary opera.ons. Minor repair means a repair other than a major repair.

18 Part 21 Cer.fica.on Procedures for Product and Parts The requirements of and the procedures for obtaining type cer.ficates, supplemental type cer.ficates, produc.on cer.ficates, airworthiness cer.ficates, and import and export approvals

19 Part 21 Issuance of an Airworthiness Cer.ficate Designated Altera.on Sta.on (DAS)! Tes.ng & Cer.fica.on Part Manufacture Approval (PMA) Technical Standard Order (TSO) Instruc.ons for Con.nued Airworthiness (ICA)! Maintenance manuals and instruc.ons on how to keep an aircray airworthy

20 Part 23 Airworthiness Standards: Normal, U.lity, Acroba.c, and Commuter Category Airplanes Sea.ng 9 or less! Commuter aircray 19 seats Maximum takeoff weight 12,500 pounds! Commuter aircray 19,000 pounds

21 Part 23 Subpart A Applicability of Part 23 Subpart B Flight Subpart C Structure Subpart D Design and Construc.on Subpart E Powerplant Subpart F Equipment Subpart G Opera.ng Limita.ons and Informa.on

22 Part 45 Iden.fica.on and Registra.on Marking 12 N# lejering PMA Replacement Parts! The lejers FAA-PMA! The name, symbol, or trademark of the holder of the PMA! Part number! Name and model designa.on for each typecer.ficated product on which it can be installed! If a part has a specified replacement.me, inspec.on interval, or other related procedure specifica.on - Serial number

23 Part 45 - Dataplate Builder s name Model designa.on Builder s serial number Type cer.ficate number (if any) Produc.on cer.ficate number (if any) Reference to compliance or exemp.on to 14 CFR Part 34, Fuel Ven.ng and Exhaust Emission Requirements for Turbine Engine Powered Airplanes

24 Part 43 Maintenance, Preven.ve Maintenance, Rebuilding, and Altera.on Applies to cer.fied aircray and components Doesn t apply to Special Airworthiness Cer.ficate (Experimental AircraY)

25 Part 43.2 Records of overhaul and rebuilding! Overhaul repaired to service limits! Rebuilt returned to same tolerances and limits as a new item

26 Part 43.3 Persons authorized to perform maintenance, preven.ve maintenance, rebuilding, and altera.ons Except as provided in this sec.on and 43.17, no person may maintain, rebuild, alter, or perform preven.ve maintenance on an aircray, airframe, aircray engine, propeller, appliance, or component part to which this part applies. Those items, the performance of which is a major altera.on, a major repair, or preven.ve maintenance, are listed in appendix A

27 Part 43.3 Cer.fied mechanic per part 65. Cer.fied repairman per part 65. Person working under the supervision of a cer.fied mechanic or repairman. Holder of repair sta.on cer.ficate. Holder of an air carrier cer.ficate. Holder of pilot cer.ficate may perform preven.ve maintenance on an aircray he or she owns or operates Manufacturer may inspect and rebuild any item it has manufactured

28 Part 43.5 Approval for return to service ayer maintenance, preven.ve maintenance, rebuilding, or altera.on Returning an aircray component of an aircray to service ayer maintenance, preven.ve maintenance, rebuilding or altera.on must be done by crea.ng an appropriate maintenance record entry as required by either 43.9 or FAA Form 337 for a major repair.

29 Part 43.5 Repair Return the aircray to its previous or unaltered condi.on Altera.on Changes or modifica.on to an aircray from its previous state Major repair/altera.on that might appreciably affect weight, balance, structural strength, performance, powerplant opera.on, flight characteris.cs, or other quali.es affec.ng airworthiness, and that are not done according to accepted prac.ces! Refer to Part 43 appendix A

30 Part 43.5 Documenta.on requirements! Minor repairs and altera.ons need only to refer to acceptable data, such as manufacturers maintenance manuals or AC ! Major repairs and altera.ons require approved data Examples of approved data are: AD Notes, STCs, TCDS s, DAS specific authoriza.ons, DER (Designated Engineering Representa.ve) specific delega.ons, and FAA-approved manufacturer Service Bulle.ns.

31 Part 43.7 Persons authorized to approve aircray, airframes, aircray engines, propellers, appliances, or component parts for return to service ayer maintenance, preven.ve maintenance, rebuilding, or altera.on

32 Part 43.7 Cer.fied mechanic or holder of an inspec.on authoriza.on Holder of a repair sta.on cer.ficate Manufacturer Holder of an air carrier cer.ficate Cer.ficated private pilot Repairman cer.ficated with a maintenance ra.ng for light sport aircray only. Cer.ficated sport pilot for preven.ve maintenance on an aircray owned and or operated by him or her.

33 Part 43.9 Content, form and disposi.on of maintenance, preven.ve maintenance, rebuilding, and altera.on records List of maintenance ac.ons includes preven.ve maintenance.! Pilots must record maintenance! Record every maintenance ac.on you do The signature cons.tutes the approval for return to service only for the work performed! No need for is hereby returned to service

34 Part 43.9 Log entries for maintenance! What A descrip.on of the work performed. Short and to the point! When the date the work was completed Op.onal TT (Total Time).me! Who The name of the person who did the work if other than the person who approves the return to service The signature, cer.ficate number and type of cer.ficate of the person who is approving the work for return to service

35 Part 43.9 Log entries for maintenance! Requirements are different than log entries for inspec.on (Part 43.11) Recommenda.ons! Be clear and neat! Include S/N for major components! Include TT! Type your log entries! Keep a record of your common entries so you can reuse them

36 AircraY! Main log Typical Log Books! Recommend logging everything in the aircray log Engine(s) Propeller(s)! Some.mes, part of the aircray or engine log books Avionics! Some.mes, part of the aircray log book

37 Example Log Entry 01/10/2011 TT Removed left tire; cleaned and visual inspected wheel; cleaned, inspected and greased bearing and races; installed new inner tube and tire, reinstalled wheel and tire; and performed landing gear retraction test. John Doe A&P Replace left tire and inner tube; greased bearing & performed landing gear retraction test.

38 Part Disposi.on of life-limited aircray parts Life-limited part Any part for which a mandatory replacement limit has been specified Life status means the accumulated cycles, hours, or any other mandatory limit of life-limited part. The person removing the part must control the part and assure proper tracking of the lifelimi.ng factor(s) Prevent installa.on of a part ayer reaching its life limit

39 Part Methods of disposi.on compliance:! Recordkeeping! Tagging! Non-permanent marking! Permanent marking! Segrega.on! Mu.la.on! Any other method approved or accepted by the FAA

40 Part Content, form, and disposi.on of records for inspec.ons conducted under parts 91 and 125, and (a)(1) and of this chapter.

41 Inspec.ons! Annual Part Lasts 12 months Airworthy un.l end of month, one year later IA required Special ferry permit require for overdue aircray

42 Inspec.ons! 100 hour Part For commercial aircray A&P can signoff Annual can serve as an 100 hour An aircray can be flown 10 hours ayer a 100 hour inspec.on is due to reach a place where the inspec.on can be performed. The extra hours are subtracted from the next 100 hour interval

43 Inspec.ons! Progressive Part Inspec.on system designed to break a 100-hour or annual inspec.on down into small parts! Reduce down.me Divided into two basic inspec.on items! Rou.ne inspec.on items» Rou.ne inspec.on items are defined as visual inspec.on with no disassembly required to perform! Detailed inspec.on items» Detailed inspec.on items are defined as those items requiring a thorough examina.on and disassembly to perform

44 Inspec.ons! Progressive Part Shall provide for complete inspec.on of the aircray within each 12 calendar months Begins with a complete annual inspec.on Must be approved by the FAA Follow manufacturer s recommenda.ons A&P can perform most of the inspec.on items IA must supervise a progressive

45 Part Log entries for inspec.on! What type of inspec.on, including a brief descrip.on! When the date of the inspec.on and the total.me in service Must have total.me, unlike maintenance logs! Who The signature, cer.ficate number and type of cer.ficate of the person who is approving or disapproving the return to service A disapproved inspec.on is s.ll a completed inspec.on

46 Part Approved standard inspec.on! "I cer.fy that this aircray has been inspected in accordance with (insert type) inspec.on and was determined to be in airworthy condi.on. Disapproved (rejected) standard inspec.on! "I cer.fy that this aircray has been inspected in accordance with (insert type) inspec.on and a list of discrepancies and unairworthy items dated (date) has been provided for the aircraa owner or operator.

47 Part Approved progressive inspec.on! "I cer.fy that in accordance with a progressive inspec.on program, a rou.ne inspec.on of (iden.fy whether aircray or components) and a detailed inspec.on of (iden.fy components) were performed and the (aircray or components) are approved for return to service.

48 Part Disapproved (rejected) progressive inspec.on! "I cer.fy that in accordance with a progressive inspec.on program, a rou.ne inspec.on of (iden.fy whether aircray or components) and a detailed inspec.on of (iden.fy components) were performed and the (aircray or components) are disapproved for return to service and a list of discrepancies and unairworthy items dated (date) has been provided to the aircraa owner or operator.

49 Part A disapproved inspec.on is a complete and chargeable inspec.on The inspected item is airworthy except the list of discrepancies and unairworthy items For a disapproved inspec.on! List of discrepancies can be address by a repair sta.on or cer.fied technician Includes A&Ps! Log entries for repairs addressing the list of discrepancies is a return to service! No need to redo the inspec.on

50 Annual/100 Hour Inspec.on When a 100-hour inspec.on is completed, if separate maintenance records for the airframe, powerplant(s), and propeller(s) are maintained, the log entry for the inspec.on is recorded in each log book

51 Part Performance rules (general) Part is 3 paragraphs long AC expands on the 3 paragraphs

52 Part Each person performing maintenance, altera.on, or preven.ve maintenance on an aircray, engine, propeller, or appliance shall use the methods, techniques, and prac.ces prescribed in the current manufacturer's maintenance manual or Instruc.ons for Con.nued Airworthiness prepared by its manufacturer, or other methods, techniques, and prac.ces acceptable to the Administrator! Informa.on must be current or marked for reference only! Prac.ces acceptable to the Administrator AC 43.13

53 Part Mechanic shall use the tools, equipment, and test apparatus necessary to assure comple.on of the work in accordance with accepted industry prac.ces.! If special equipment or test apparatus is recommended by the manufacturer involved, the mechanic must use that equipment or apparatus or its equivalent acceptable to the Administrator! All tools that need tes.ng and calibra.on must be kept current. The tool must be marked with tes.ng informa.on and expira.on date.! If a tool is out of calibra.on it must be mark for reference only

54 Part Addi.onal Performance Rules for Inspec.ons RotorcraY Inspec.on! The drive shays or similar systems! The main rotor transmission gear box for obvious defects! The main rotor and center sec.on (or the equivalent area)! The auxiliary rotor on helicopters

55 Part Annual and 100-hour inspec.ons! Shall use a checklist The checklist may be of the person's own design One provided by the manufacturer of the equipment being inspected One obtained from another source This checklist must include the scope and detail of the items contained in Part 43 appendix D

56 Part Annual or 100 hour reciproca.ng engine inspec.on! Run the aircray engine or engines to determine sa.sfactory performance in accordance with the manufacturer's recommenda.ons Power output (sta.c and idle R.P.M.) Magnetos Fuel and oil pressure Cylinder and oil temperature

57 Part Annual or 100 hour turbine engine inspec.on! Run the aircray engine or engines to determine sa.sfactory performance in accordance with the manufacturer's recommenda.ons Details on Progressive Inspec.on For aircray away from the sta.on, perform inspec.ons in accordance with the procedures and using the forms of the person who would otherwise perform the inspec.on.

58 Part Airworthiness limita.ons The technician performing inspec.on or maintenance ac.ons on an aircray must be certain to have the appropriate data available The technician is responsible to perform inspec1on or maintenance in accordance with the instruc1ons

59 Part 43 Appendix A Major Altera.ons, Major Repairs, and Preven.ve Maintenance Appendix A provides a comprehensive, but not exclusive, list of the items Preven.ve maintenance work may be accomplished by the holder of at least a private pilot cer.ficate provided he or she is the owner or operator of that aircray, and it is not operated under part 121, 129, or 135.

60 Part 43 Appendix B Recording of Major Repairs and Major Altera.ons Major Repairs and Altera.ons require a 337! One for the aircray owner! One for the FAA Must be sent in within 48 hours! For extended-range fuel tanks installed within the passenger compartment or a baggage compartment (ferry tanks), a third copy is kept in the plane! Op.on Mechanic should keep a copy

61 Part 43 Appendix B Cer.ficated repair sta.on comple.ng a major repair, it may provide the customer with a signed copy of the work order and a maintenance release signed by an authorized representa.ve of the repair sta.on, instead of the FAA Form 337

62 Part 43 Appendix D Scope and Detail of Items (as Applicable to the Par.cular AircraY) To Be Included in Annual and 100 Hour Inspec.ons Contains the list of items and areas to be inspected for an annual and 100 hour inspec.on! List for annual and 100 hour are exactly the same

63 Part 43 Appendix D Each person performing an annual or 100-hour inspec.on shall, before that inspec.on, remove or open all necessary inspec.on plates, access doors, fairing, and cowling. He shall thoroughly clean the aircraa and aircraa engine. Any miscellaneous item not covered in the detailed list provided must also be inspected for improper installa.on and opera.on

64 Part 43 Appendix E Al.meter System Test and Inspec.on! (Pitot/Sta.c Tes.ng) From no person may operate an aircray in controlled airspace under IFR unless the aircray has had this test completed successfully within the preceding 24 months. Lists detailed tes.ng of the sta.c pressure system, the al.meter, and the automa.c pressure al.tude repor.ng equipment

65 Part 43 Appendix F ATC Transponder Tests and Inspec.ons From no persons may use an ATC transponder unless the aircray has had this test completed successfully within the preceding 24 month Tes.ng required are radio reply frequency, suppression, receiver sensi.vity, radio frequency peak output power, and mode S

66 Part 91 General Opera.ng and Flight Rules 91.7(a) - no person may operate a civil aircray unless it is in an airworthy condi.on The owner/operator holds the primary responsibility for maintaining the aircray in airworthy condi.on Any inopera.ve instruments or equipment must be properly placarded as inopera.ve.

67 Part Whenever the aircray has undergone maintenance, preven.ve maintenance, rebuilding or altera.on, it must have been approved for return to service and a proper entry made in the maintenance records If the maintenance that was done could have appreciably changed the flight characteris.cs, an appropriately rated pilot must perform an opera.onal flight check of the aircray and must make an entry of the flight in the maintenance records

68 Part Al.meter system and al.tude repor.ng equipment tests and inspec.ons ATC transponder tests and inspec.ons There is no requirement that the maintenance records of the aircray be carried on the aircray! Except ferry tanks! Very wise idea to have the logbook copied or scanned, and retained at a separate loca.on

69 Part Logged Records of the maintenance, preven.ve maintenance, and altera.on and records of the 100-hour, annual, progressive, and other required or approved inspec.ons

70 Part Logged The total.me in service of the airframe, each engine, each propeller, and each rotor The current status of life-limited parts of each airframe, engine, propeller, rotor, and appliance The.me since last overhaul of all items installed on the aircray which are required to be overhauled on a specified.me basis

71 Part Logged The current inspec.on status of the aircray, including the.me since the last inspec.on required by the inspec.on program under which the aircray and its appliances are maintained

72 Part Logged The current status of applicable airworthiness direc.ves (AD) and safety direc.ves including, for each, the method of compliance, the AD or safety direc.ve number and revision date If the AD or safety direc.ve involves recurring ac.on, the 1me and date when the next ac1on is required

73 Part Records kept un.l the work is repeated or superseded by other work or for 1 year ayer the work is performed! Records of the maintenance, preven.ve maintenance, and altera.on and records of the 100- hour, annual, progressive, and other required or approved inspec.ons

74 Part Records retained and transferred with the aircray at the.me the aircray is sold! Time limited informa.on! Overhauls! Current inspec.on status! AD status! 337s

75 Part A list of defects furnished to a registered owner or operator during annual or 100 hour inspec.on shall be retained un.l the defects are repaired and the aircray is approved for return to service Maintenance records must be made available upon request to the Administrator or any authorized representa.ve of the Na.onal Transporta.on Safety Board

76 Part Any owner or operator who sells a U.S.- registered aircray shall transfer to the purchaser, at the.me of sale, maintenance records, in plain language form or in coded form at the elec.on of the purchaser

77 Part Outlines zero-.me and rebuilt engine See AC 43-11

78 Suspected Unapproved Parts Black market part can be very profitable and dangerous If the paperwork doesn t match the part, don t use the part! Parts should have something like an FAA form ! Return to seller! No.fy part manufacturer AC Detec.ng and Repor.ng Suspected Unapproved Parts

79 ADs Airworthiness Direc.ves FAA issues airworthiness direc.ves in response to deficiencies and/or unsafe condi.ons found in aircray, engines, propellers, or other aircray parts ADs require that the relevant problem must be corrected on all aircray or aircray parts using the same design

80 Airworthiness Direc.ves Once an AD has been issued, a person/company is authorized to use the affected aircray or part only if it has been corrected in accordance with the AD. Electronic versions of ADs are available from the Federal Register and from the Regulatory and Guidance Library

81 AD Content A descrip.on of the unsafe condi.on. The product to which the AD applies. The required correc.ve ac.on or opera.ng limita.ons, or both. The AD effec.ve date. A compliance.me! Some may be recurring! Airframe hours, Months/Year & Inspec.ons

82 AD Content Where to go for more informa.on. Informa.on on alterna.ve methods of compliance with the requirements of the AD

83 AD Number AD YY-WW-NN or AD YYYY-WW-NN YY Last two digits of year pre 2000 YYYY Year 2000 and ayer WW Biweekly (two weeks) period NN Sequen.al number within each biweekly period Example: AD Seat Tracks

84 AircraY Lis.ngs Contains the specifica.ons and data for cer.ficated aircray when the number of registered aircray is 50 or fewer

85 TCDS AircraY Codes

86 TCDS AircraY Codes Come from Order Type Cer.fica.on! Latest version is C rev 5. Example: 2PCSM! 2 Place, Closed, Seaplane, Monoplane These are not the air traffic control iden.fiers! From Order JO C! Example: C172 Cessna 172! Example B743 Boeing

87 Supplemental Type Cer.ficate STC Issued by the FAA approving a product modifica.on! AircraY! Engine! Propeller It is a type cer.ficate Approved data

88 Supplemental Type Cer.ficate Possession of the STC document doesn t cons.tute rights to the design data or installa.on of the modifica.on. The STC and its suppor.ng data (drawings, instruc.ons, specifica.ons, and so forth) are the property of the STC holder

89 Forms Airworthiness Cer.ficates

90 Forms AircraY Registra.on! Now last only 3 years Radio Sta.on License! Required by FCC not FAA! Required for flying outside the USA

91 337 Required for major repair or altera.on AC instruc.ons for comple.on One for the aircray owner One for the FAA! Must be sent in within 48 hours For extended-range fuel tanks installed within the passenger compartment or a baggage compartment (ferry tanks), a third copy is kept in the plane Op.on Mechanic should keep a copy

92 Light Sport AircraY - LSA 1320 pound limit (1430 floats) Reciproca.ng engine 2 people max Max stall speed of 45 knots Max speed of 120 knots Manufacturer controls specifica.on and altera.ons Special airworthiness cer.ficated under Part A&P can sign off condi.on for safe opera.on