Chapter 5 Documentation for Maintenance

Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Básicas

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 Introduction
Chapter focuses on documentation that identifies
the aircraft, its systems, and the work to be done on
them.
 Controlled Documents
 Used for operation and/or maintenance of
the aircraft in accordance with FAA
regulations
 Have limited distribution within airline and
require regular revisions and must include
list of revisions, active and rescinded page
numbers in document
 Noncontrolled Documents
 Furnished by airline and manufacturer

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 Manufacturer’s Documentation
• Airplane Maintenance Manual
• Component Maintenance Manuals
• Vendor Manuals
• Fault Isolation Manual
• Fault Reporting Manual
• Illustrated Parts Catalog
• Storage and Recovery Document
• Structural Repair Manual
• Maintenance Planning Data Document
• Schematic Diagram Manual
• Wiring Diagram Manual
• Master Minimum Equipment List (MMEL)
• Dispatch Deviation Guide
• Configuration Deviation List
• Task Cards
• Service Bulletins
• Service Letters
• Maintenance Tips
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Manufacturer’s Documentation

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Airplane Maintenance Manual (AMM)

• Contains the basic information on the operation

and maintenance of the aircraft and its on-board
equipment
• Explanation of how each system and subsystems
work
• Basic Maintenance and Servicing action such as
R&R of LRUs
• Functional Tests, Operational Tests, Adjustments,
Replenishing of fluids and other servicing tasks

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 Component and Vendor Manuals
• Component and vendor manuals
are for components that are to be
removed for maintenance in the
shop
• The manuals provide same type of
information on components that
the AMM provides for aircraft and
its systems.

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Fault Isolation Manuals

Contains a set of isolation trees for the purpose of

pinpointing and fixing numerous problems related
to the various systems and components on the
aircraft.

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 Fault Reporting Manual

• Used by Flight Crew to provide maintenance with

advanced warning of malfunctions and an
indication of where to begin looking for a solution
prior to aircraft’s arrival.
• Identifies their problem using a series of questions
and diagrams of system operation and instrument
indication
• Leads to 8 digit code used by maintenance to
determine solution

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Illustrated Parts Catalog

• Produced by the airframe

manufacturer and includes lists
and location diagram of all parts
used on the aircraft model

• Provides information on location,

part numbers, vendors,
interchangeability of parts

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 Storage and Recovery Document

• Info on maintenance and servicing of aircraft that

are to be out of service and stored for a long period
of time
• Procedures for draining fluids, moving aircraft so
the tires will not go flat, and protecting
components from the weather

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 Structural Repair Manual
• Contains information for certain repairs of the aircraft structure
• These simple repairs are approved by FAA to be completed by the operator
• Other repairs must be done by the airframe manufacturer or some other FAA designated repair
facility

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Maintenance Planning Data Document

• Provides the airline operator with a

list of maintenance and servicing
tasks to be performed on the
aircraft
• Tasks are divided into groupings
 Daily, Transit, Letter Checks,
Hourly Limits, Cycle Limits
• Tasks are divided into Letter Checks
 Hours, cycles, and calendar
time

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 Schematic Diagram Manual
• Contains diagrams of the electrical, electronic, and hydraulic systems
• Can be block diagram and often contain detailed diagrams
 Wiring harnesses, connectors, and interfacing equipment

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 Wiring Diagram Manual

Shows the complete run of wiring, including

cable bundle numbers and routing, plug and
connector numbers and locations,
bulkheads, and other structural elements
through which the wiring is routed.

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Master Minimum Equipment List (MMEL)

• Identifies the equipment which may be degraded

or inoperative
• Systems that the flight crew may agree to accept
in a degraded or inoperative condition – as long as
it is fixed in a prescribed time limit set by the
MMEL
• Contains information on all equipment available
on the aircraft model to which it applies

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 Dispatch Deviation Guide
• MMEL items that require maintenance prior to deferral and dispatch
• May need to pull and placard certain circuit breakers, disconnect power, tie up loose cables for
removed equipment, and various other actions to secure aircraft and the systems against inadvertent
operation

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 Configuration Deviation List (CDL)
• Involves configuration of the aircraft rather than
systems and equipment
• Provides information on panels, fairings, and
similar variations in configuration that be
nonstandard at dispatch as long as it does not
affect the safety of flight

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Task Cards

Certain tasks for removal/installation,

testing, servicing, and similar
maintenance items are produced on
separate cards or sheets so that a
mechanic can perform the action
without taking the whole manual

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 Service Bulletins, Service Letters,
and Maintenance Tips
• SB is a modification of a system that will
provide improved safety or operation of a
system and includes detailed description of
the work and parts required.
• SL provides information to improve
maintenance actions without equipment
modification
• Maintenance tip is suggestion to assist in
their work or improve conditions

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 Regulatory Documentation
• Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs)
• Advisory Circulars
• Airworthiness Directives
• Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM)

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Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs)
• Federal laws are collected in a document
called the code of federal regulations
(CFRs)
• Laws for commercial aviation are under
title 14 of this code – aeronautics and
space – parts 1 through 200
• Certification and operation of large,
commercial aircraft are part 121
• Noted as 14 CFR 121

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 Advisory Circulars (ACs)

• A document to provide the

“means, but not the only means”
of complying with a regulation
• Allows leeway in how regulations
are to be met without micro
managining the operator

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 Airworthiness Directives (ADs)
• Substantial regulations issued by the FAA to
correct unsafe conditions that exist in a
product (aircraft, aircraft engine, propeller,
or appliance)
• Aircraft owners / operators are required to
maintain the aircraft in compliance with all
ADs
• AD include:
 Description of the condition; the
product to which the AD applies;
corrective action required; date of
compliance; where to get additional
information; information on alternative
methods of compliance if applicable

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Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM)

FAA issues in advance of FAR in advance

in order for the industry to have ample
time to study and comment on the
proposed rule change.

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 Airline Generated Documentation

• Operation Specifications
• Technical Policies and Procedures
Manual
• Inspection Manual
• Reliability Program Manual
• Minimum Equipment List
• Task Cards
• Engineering Orders

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Operations Specifications (Ops Specs)

• Required for each aircraft type

flown
• Details the airline’s maintenance,
inspection, and operations
programs

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Technical Policies and Procedures Manual (TPPM)

• Usually written by engineering

• Defines how all Maintenance and
Engineering functions should be carried
out

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Technical Policies and Procedures Manual (TPPM)

• Usually written by engineering

• Defines how all Maintenance and
Engineering functions should be carried out

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 Inspection Manual
• Contents relate to all inspection activities within M&E
 Mechanic inspections
 QC Inspection tasks
 Special Inspections (hard landings, bird strikes, etc)
 Airline’s required inspection item (RII) program
 The paperwork, forms, and reports required to carry out these functions

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  Quality Assurance Manual (QA)

• Defines the duties and responsibilities of the QA

department and defines the processes and
procedures used in the annual quality assurance
audits
• Forms used and reports are also covered along
with the procedures for the follow-up and
enforcement of QA write-ups

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 Reliability Program Manual
Defines the reliability program in detail so that the FAA can
evaluate and approve all its elements at one time.

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 Minimum Equipment List (MEL)
• Is a customizable MMEL for the owner/operators particular airframe/engine configuration
• Must carry copies in each aircraft for flight crew reference

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  Task Cards

• Produced by the manufacturer for usually one

action
• Simplifies tasks
• Engineering section responsible for creating cards
to ensure technical accuracy

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Engineering Orders (EO)

• Maintenance work not covered in the standard maintenance

plan developed by engineering
• The EO must be issued as a work order

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 ATA Document Standards
ATA Standard Airplane Maintenance Manual Page Block
Assignments

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A Closer Look at the TPPM

• Purpose of the TPPM is to identify all aspects of the

maintenance and engineering organization
 Identification of key personnel, descriptions of
their job functions and their qualifications
 Definition of the operator’s philosophy and
goals
 Layout drawings and maps of the maintenance
facilities including shops, ramps, and other
significant buildings and areas related to
maintenance activities
 Specific items IAW FAA regulations,
 Controlled document

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GRACIAS

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