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Title: Aircraft Maintenance Records


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Aircraft Maintenance Records
  • Greg Nolting - Aviation Safety Inspector

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My Background
  • FAA Inspector since 1995
  • Graduate of FAA Approved AP School
  • IA since 1981
  • Started career at flight school in Minnesota
  • Chief Inspector for 135, 141, and 145.
  • DOM for 135
  • Taught at AP 147 School
  • DME

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When are aircraft maintenance records required?
  • Whenever any maintenance, preventive maintenance,
    rebuilding, or alteration is performed.
  • Maintenance means inspection, overhaul, repair,
    preservation, and the replacement of parts
    (excludes preventive maintenance).
  • In other words, you must make a record entry for
    everything, including tire changes.

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14 CFR 43.5   Approval for return to service
after maintenance, preventive maintenance,
rebuilding, or alteration.
  • No person may approve for return to service any
    aircraft, airframe, aircraft engine, propeller,
    or appliance, that has undergone maintenance,
    preventive maintenance, rebuilding, or alteration
    unless
  • (a) The maintenance record entry required by
    43.9 or 43.11, as appropriate, has been made
  • (b) The repair or alteration form authorized by
    or furnished by the Administrator has been
    executed in a manner prescribed by the
    Administrator and
  • (c) If a repair or an alteration results in any
    change in the aircraft operating limitations or
    flight data contained in the approved aircraft
    flight manual, those operating limitations or
    flight data are appropriately revised and set
    forth as prescribed in 91.9 of this chapter.

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91.405   Maintenance required.
  • Each owner or operator of an aircraft
  • (a) Shall have that aircraft inspected as
    prescribed in subpart E of this part and shall
    between required inspections, except as provided
    in paragraph (c) of this section, have
    discrepancies repaired as prescribed in part 43
    of this chapter
  • (b) Shall ensure that maintenance personnel make
    appropriate entries in the aircraft maintenance
    records indicating the aircraft has been approved
    for return to service
  • (c) Shall have any inoperative instrument or item
    of equipment, permitted to be inoperative by
    91.213(d)(2) of this part, repaired, replaced,
    removed, or inspected at the next required
    inspection and
  • (d) When listed discrepancies include inoperative
    instruments or equipment, shall ensure that a
    placard has been installed as required by 43.11
    of this chapter.

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ADVISORY CIRCULAR 43-9B
  • Maintenance records are a shared responsibility
    between the owner/operator and maintenance
    personnel, with the ultimate responsibility
    resting with the owner/operator.

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FAR 43.9 RECORD ENTRIES
  • Maintenance Records (except for inspections)
    shall contain the following information

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  • A description (or reference to data) of work
    performed.
  • The date of completion of the work.
  • The name of the person performing the work if
    other than specified below.
  • The signature, certificate number, and kind of
    certificate held by the person approving the work.

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DESCRIPTION OF WORK PERFORMED
  • The description should be in sufficient detail to
    permit a person unfamiliar with the work to
    understand what was done, and the
    methods and procedures used in doing it.

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INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
  • You dont have to write a book.
  • The rule permits reference to technical data in
    lieu of making a detailed entry.
  • Common references include maintenance manuals,
    service letters, bulletins, work orders, advisory
    circulars (AC43.13-1B), and others.
  • Major alterations may reference STCs.\
  • Reference documents must be retained.

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IN ADDITION
  • major repairs and alterations shall be entered
    on a form, and the form disposed of, in a manner
    prescribed in appendix B, by the person
    performing the work.
  • Requirements of appendix B have changed!
  • You will soon be able to file online.

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14 CFR 43.11, RECORDS FOR INSPECTIONS
  • The person approving or disapproving for return
    to service after any inspection performed IAW
    Part 91, 123, 125, 135 shall make an entry in
    the maintenance record the following

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  • The type of inspection and a brief description of
    the extent of the inspection.
  • The date of the inspection and the aircraft total
    time in service.
  • The signature, the certificate number, the kind
    of certificate held by the person approving or
    disapproving for return to service.

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  • I certify that this aircraft has been inspected
    in accordance with (insert type) inspection and
    was determined to be in airworthy condition.
  • Daniel Johnson AP123456789IA

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Sample Logbook Entry
  • N123A Tach/Hobbs ____________ ACTT
    ____________
  •  
  • Enter the type of inspection(s) performed
  • Enter accomplishment of all A.D.s including the
    number, revision date, method of compliance, and
    if recurring, the next time/date it is due.
  • Enter replacement or inspection of any component
    part with Airworthiness Limitations (include
    part, serial number, and total time in service
    for that component).
  • Enter removal and installation of any serialized
    component replacement parts
  • (include part, serial number, and total time in
    service for that component).
  • Enter description of any other general
    maintenance performed.
  • I certify that this aircraft was inspected in
    accordance with a (insert type) inspection and
    was determined to be in an airworthy condition.
    All work was accomplished in accordance with
    current Federal Aviation Regulations and
    manufacturers maintenance instructions. Details
    of work performed can be found on XYZ Company
    work order _______.
  •  
  • ______________________ _________________________
    _ ____________
  • Signature Certificate Date

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Other Considerations
  • If you find the aircraft to be unairworthy, you
    need to list the discrepancies. The list must be
    signed and dated.
  • For progressive inspections, the certification
    statement is different.
  • For other approved inspection programs, the entry
    is made according to that program.

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FAR 91.417 (a) MAINTENANCE RECORDS
  • The owner/operator shall keep the following
    records

Aircraft Logbook
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  • Records of the maintenance, preventive
    maintenance, alterations, 100 hour, annual,
    progressive and other required or approved
    inspections, as appropriate.
  • Total time in service for the aircraft, each
    engine, each propeller, and each rotor.
  • Current status of life-limited parts.
  • Time since last required overhauls.

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  • The current status of applicable Airworthiness
    Directives (A.D.)
  • Copies of FAA Form 337 for any major alterations
    performed.

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14 CFR 91.417 (b)(1)
  • The Owner or Operator shall retain all
    maintenance records for 1 year after the work is
    performed or until the work is repeated or
    superseded by other work.

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FAR 91.417 (b)(2)
  • After one year, some maintenance records do not
    have to be retained.
  • For the most part, this pertains to repairs and
    replacement of parts that are not life-limited.
  • Altimeter/Transponder checks must be kept for 24
    calendar months, or until repeated.
  • All other records must be retained and
    transferred with the aircraft at the time the
    aircraft is sold.

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Lets talk about A.D.s
  • The owner/operator shall keep records containing
    the current status of applicable airworthiness
    directives (AD) including, for each, the method
    of compliance, the AD number, and revision date.
    If the AD involves recurring action, the time and
    date when the next action is required.

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Breaking this down .
  • How do you determine the current status?
  • What was the method of compliance?
  • Do you enter the revision date?
  • For recurring ADs, do you enter the time and
    date of next recurring action?
  • Where do you make these entries?

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Sample from AC 43-9
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Maintenance tracking systems
  • Keeping a list of scheduled maintenance.
  • Computer tracking.
  • Commercial record systems.

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Making it work for you.
  • If it doesnt say that you cant, then you can.
  • Consider what the regulations dont say.
  • They dont say that maintenance records have to
    be kept in a bound logbook.

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Time for Questions
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