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Airworthiness Requirements (ADs, SBs, Maintenance)
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- 2. Lesson Objectives In thislesson, students will be introduced to Airworthiness Directives, Service Bulletins, and Maintenance requirements for aircraft.
- 3. Lesson Outline Airworthiness Directives •Definition & Requirements • How to find and use Service Bulletins • Definition & Requirements • How to find and use Maintenance Requirements • Inspections • Owner/Operator/ Pilot Responsibilities • Record Keeping
- 4. References FAR/AIM AC 49-9CR44 POH
- 5. Airworthiness Directives (ADs) Definition: AirworthinessDirectives (ADs) are legally enforceable regulations issued by the FAA in accordance with 14 CFR part 39 to correct an unsafe condition in a product. Part 39 defines a product as an aircraft, engine, propeller, or appliance. We must comply with ADs in order to be Airworthy .
- 6. Airworthiness Directives (ADs) Wheredo I find Airworthiness Directives? All ADs are posted on the FAA.gov Website Click on Regulations & Policies Then Airworthiness Directives And you will find every AD, you can sort by date, or more effectively, by make/model
- 7. Service Bulletins Service Bulletins(SB) are notices to aircraft operators from a manufacturer notifying them of a product improvement. It is not required by the FAA to comply with SB’s But it’s a good idea to
- 8. Service Bulletins How dowe find Service Bulletins? Each SB is listed on the manufacturers website. So we will need to go to Robinsonheli.com Publications R44 Series R44 Service Bulletins
- 9. Maintenance Requirements Inspections FAA requiredinspections- 1. Annual Inspection 2. 100 hour Inspection (For Hire) An Annual Inspection is similar to a 100 hour, but must be signed off by an I.A. or Authorized Inspector
- 10. Maintenance Requirements There aremany other inspections Robinson also has: 50 Hr inspection- Oil Change/ Lower Plugs 300 Hr inspection- 100 + Valve Stem Check, Lube Bearings, Hydro Filter change 500 Hr inspection- 100 Hr + Overhaul Magnetos, gearbox fluid drain/flush 1000 Hr inspection- 500 Hr + Track and Balance We don’t have to comply with these by law
- 11. Maintenance Requirements Most maintenancemust be performed by a person who holds an A&P (Airframe & Powerplant) certificate or is supervised by one. But there are things you, as a pilot, can do. Pilots may perform Preventive Maintenance on their aircraft However, the pilot must feel confident that they are capable to reliably complete the work.
- 12. Maintenance Requirements Examples ofPreventive Maintenance • Oil Change • Replace bulbs, reflectors, and lenses of position and landing lights. • Replace or clean spark plugs and set spark plug gap clearance • Replace and service batteries A list of items can be found in the POH section 8
- 13. Maintenance Requirements Record Keeping FAR91.417 states that an aircraft owner/operator shall keep and maintain aircraft maintenance records. FAR 43.9 states that each person who maintains, performs preventive maintenance, rebuilds, or alters an aircraft, airframe, aircraft engine, propeller, appliance, or component part shall make an entry in the maintenance record of that equipment. The person who performs the work must also give a description of the work.
- 14. Maintenance Requirements How longdo we keep maintenance records? 91.417(b) requires records of maintenance, alterations, and required or approved inspections to be retained until the work is repeated, superseded by other work, or for one year. It also requires the records, specified in § 91.417(a)(2), to be retained and transferred with the aircraft at the time of sale
- 15. Overview In this lessonwe discussed Airworthiness Directives, Service Bulletins, Maintenance requirements including types of maintenance and record keeping.
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