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04 - Air Vehicle Airworthiness Limitations
04 - Air Vehicle Airworthiness Limitations
AW189
Airframe Maintenance
Type Training Course (cat. B1.3)
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Air Vehicle Airworthiness Limitations System Lesson ........................................................................................1
1 Understand/Comprise the Airworthiness Limitations...............................................................................1
1.1 Airworthiness Limitations ................................................................................................................1
1.1.1 General .......................................................................................................................................1
1.1.2 Retirement Lives .........................................................................................................................2
1.1.3 Mandatory Inspection .................................................................................................................3
1.1.4 Certification Requirements .........................................................................................................4
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The airworthiness limitations are approved by EASA and cannot be changed without approval
from that organisation.
Retirement Lives
Mandatory Inspections
Aiworthiness Limitations for Engines and APU are reported on the applicable Manufacturer
Maintenance manual.
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All retirement lives are expressed in Flying Hours (FH), unless otherwise specified. Flying hours
are defined as those hours accumulated from take-off to landing.
The retirement lives of some parts are expressed in “landings” because their life is dependent
upon the rotor start-stop cycles and the aircraft ground-air-ground cycles.
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The parts listed in this section must be mandatorily inspected when the indicated interval is
reached.
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Maintenance Task listed in this section must be mandatorily accomplished within the indicated
interval.