Who can conduct an annual inspection?
FAA certified mechanic with inspection authorization
Maintenance Logbook requirements
- What was done
- Aircraft hours
- Name and cert number
- Signature
Pilot performed preventative maintenance
Appendix A to part 43
-PPL
-Must be the registered owner
-Work must be preventative in nature and doesn’t involve complex assembly
Airworthiness Directives
Issued when:
-An unsafe condition exists in the product
-the condition is likely to exist or develop in other products of the same type design
AD’s are regulatory
Special airworthiness information bulletin (SAIB)
Alerts, educates, and makes recommendations to the aviation community
-non regulatory
-advisory in nature
What is the purpose of a special flight permit?
Issued for an aircraft that is safe but not airworthy
-flying to maintenance or storage
-delivery of an aircraft
-evacuating the aircraft
-customer demo flights
How do you get a special flight permit?
Contact the FSDO with:
-Purpose of the flight
-Proposed itinerary
-Ways the aircraft is un-airworthy
-Any crew required
-Anything else they should know
Once issued, the flight must follow the agreed upon itinerary. If you must deviate, a new permit has to be requested.
Inoperative equipment flow
1.MEL
2.TCDS
3.91.205- ATOMATOFLAMES
4. KOEL
5.ADs
MEL vs KOEL
A KOEL tells you what equipment is required for a given condition of flying, a MEL tells you what you can go without
Oxygen requirements above 12500
If the cabin pressure altitude is above 12500 for more than 30 mins, minimum required crew must use supplemental oxygen
Oxygen requirements above 14000
If cabin pressure altitude is above 14000, minimum crew must use supplemental oxygen for the whole time
Oxygen requirements above 15000
If cabin pressure altitude is above 15000, each occupant must be provided with oxygen
Oxygen requirements above FL250
Flying above FL250, a 10 minute supply of oxygen must be available
Oxygen requirements above FL350, below FL410
-One pilot must be wearing an oxygen mask constantly supplying oxygen or automatically supplies oxygen if cabin pressure is above 14000 unless…
-there are 2 pilots that have access to quick donning masks (5 sec)
-if one pilot leaves their station, the remaining one must be wearing a mask
Oxygen requirements above FL410
One pilot must be wearing an oxygen mask constantly supplying oxygen or automatically supplies oxygen if cabin pressure is above 14000
What is considered an accident?
-Death within 30 days
-Serious injury
-substantial damage
When is a written report required?
Accident: within 10 days
Overdue/missing AC: within 7 days
Serious incident: as requested
When is immediate notification required?
-accident
1.flight control malfunction
2.crew injury or illness
3.turbine failure with debris
4.in flight fire
5.collision in flight
6.$25000 damage
7.multi engine ac 12500 lbs+ : electrical, hydraulic, engine failure or emergency egress
8.release of propeller blade
9.loss of 50%+ blades
10. ACAS traffic avoidance during IFR
11.Heli tail/ rotor blade damage
12. Landing or taking off on taxiway or wrong runway
13. If the aircraft is overdue
