MRO- Maintenance, Repair &

Overhaul
The aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul
services will ensure optimal quality and
reliability to achieve the highest quality for
commercial aircraft, engines and systems.

MRO- Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul
Aircraft MRO is the overhaul, repair,
inspection or modification of an aircraft or
aircraft component
Maintenance includes the installation or
removal of a component from an aircraft or
aircraft subassembly, but does not include:
Elementary work, such as spark plugs, checking
cylinder compression, etc

Servicing, such as refueling, washing windows
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

MRO- Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul
Types of Maintenance
Each airline develops its own program, based
on manufacturers planning documents, but
includes adjustments for the airlines own
operations
Each aircrafts requires different operators and
programs
BUT, aircraft of the same number of routine
maintenance hours during the program cycle
Maintenance of aircraft usually categorized
into
Product type (airframe, engine and components)
Timing and purpose of work
Then, resulted into 4 categories
Routine scheduled maintenance
Non-routine maintenance
Refurbishments
Modifications
MRO- Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul
Routine scheduled maintenance
Includes airframe and engine checks
The most elementary is visual inspection of
the aircraft before flight- walk-around
To ensure there are no leaks, missing rivets or
cracks
Types of checks-In Grades
Overnight
A-Check
B-check
C-check
D-Check
Overnight: Operate 1 to 1.5 hrs. inspection
(End of working day) to ensure the plane
operating in according to OEM s (Original
Equipment Manufacturer) minimum list
In, example installation of telephones and
other devices
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Routine scheduled maintenance
A-Check: Done after 125flight hours (2-3
weeks)
An amplified preflight visual inspection of plane's
power plants, avionics and accessories
B-Check: Done approximately after 175 flight
hours (3 to 4 months)
An open inspection for preventive maintenance
(exterior wash, engine oil)
Oils filters are removed and checked, parts are
lubricated and carefully examined
Routine scheduled maintenance
C-check: Carried out approximately for every
3000 flight hours (15 months)
Incorporates both A and B checks
Components are repaired,
Flights controls are calibrated
Major internal mechanism are tested
Other tests include minor structural inspections,
compressor, flight control rigging tests, engine,
compressor washes, aircraft appearance
maintenance, and post-check flight tests
Routine scheduled maintenance
D-Check: The most intensive, approximately
20, 000 flights hours (6-8 years)
Cabin interiors (including seats, galleys, lavatories,
cockpit, furnishings, headliners and sidewalls) are
removed to enable careful structural inspections
Flights controls are examined and the fuel system
is probed for leaks and cracks
The aircraft is stripped to its shell and rebuilt to
return it to its original con
Routine scheduled maintenance
Non-routine Maintenance
Done due to unforeseen event such as
accident.
An example of the first engine damage due to
bird ingestion or an airframe dented by a
catering truck
Done also for an aging aircraft
Refurbishments
Any form of upgrading of cleaning, brighting,
or making it fresh again.
To renovate and upgrade the aircraft
For example: Cabin upgrades and exterior
painting
Modifications
Any form of small alteration, adjustment, or
limitation to fulfill the aircrafts owner.
Most modifications are carried out within the
interior design, not much on the airframe and
engine.
For example: Installation of karaoke, PS3 and
various kind of entertainment in the cabin
Overhaul of airframes
A plan where a series of seven minor
overhauls and one major check were
conducted on aircraft
The major overhaul was designed to rework
the airplane to a like-new condition-to fit the
bits and pieces back together to the exactness
of current manufacturing tolerances
Overhaul of engines and other components
Components are brought in when either
operating time/ condition requires it
The overhaul returns them to specifications
laid down by engineering and manufacturer
BUT when practical, engine changes are made
during maintenance checks or airframe
overhauls
Contract Maintenance
When?
When the airline do not have the personnel and
equipment to perform maintenance
When serving a distant airport at which they do not
have maintenance support
Why?
Different types of aircraft requires different
expertise from different areas
Low labor cost
Important note:
Some contracts extend to other functions, such as
cleaning and fueling the aircraft