(1) a current inspection program recommended by the manufacturer;
(2) a inspection program that is part of a continuous maintenance program for that make and model of aircraft currently approved by the Authority for use by an AOC holder; or
(3) any other inspection program established by the registered owner or operator of that aircraft and approved by the Authority.
(b) Each owner/operator shall include in the selected program the name and address of the person responsible for the scheduling of the inspections required by the program and provide a copy of the program to the person performing inspection on the aircraft.
(c) No aircraft shall be approved for return to service unless the replacement times for life-limited parts specified in the aircraft specification-type data sheets are complied with and the aeroplane, including airframe, engines, propellers, rotors, appliances, and survival and emergency equipment, is inspected in accordance with an inspection program selected.
(d) Each person wishing to establish or change an approved inspection program shall submit the program for approval by the Authority and shall include in writing —
(1) instructions and procedures for the conduct of inspection for the particular make and model aircraft, including necessary tests and checks. The instructions shall set forth in detail the parts and areas of the aeronautical products, including survival and emergency equipment required to be inspected; and
(2) a schedule for the inspections that shall be performed expressed in terms of time in service, calendar time, number of system operations or any combination of these.
(e) When an operator changes from one inspection program to another, the operator shall apply the time in service, calendar times, or cycles of operation accumulated under the previous program, in determining time the inspection is due under the new program.
5.115 CHANGES TO AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS
(a) Whenever the Authority finds that revisions to an approved inspection program are necessary for the continued adequacy of the program, the owner or operator shall, after notification by the Authority, make any changes in the program found to be necessary.
(b) The owner or operator may petition the Authority to reconsider the notice, within 30 days after receiving that notice.
(c) Except in the case of an emergency requiring immediate action in the interest of safety, the filing of the petition stays the notice pending a decision by the Authority.
5.120 DUPLICATE INSPECTIONS
(a) No person shall operate an aircraft except as provided in the following –
(i) whenever any system which can affect the attitude, flight path, or propulsive force of that aircraft is disturbed, or a defect in operation of the system is reported, a Duplicate Inspection is carried out on the system before the aircraft is returned to service.
(ii) whenever any major repair, or major modification, is performed on any part of the structure of that aircraft, the failure of which may result in the aircraft’s inability to continue in safe flight, a Duplicate Inspection is performed on the repair or modification.
(b) A Duplicate Inspection shall be performed and certified, by two Aircraft Maintenance Engineers, independently, both of whom shall be either type or class rated on the aircraft.
(c) The Inspection shall consist of a visual inspection and a functional check, to confirm the integrity, security, freedom from interference, and correct functioning of all parts of the system, from the pilot’s control input to the operating surface or component. Where a repair or modification is being inspected, the inspection shall confirm compliance of the repair or modification with all aspects of the approved data.
(d) The Inspection shall be carried out first by one AME and then subsequently by the second AME. The system being inspected shall not be disturbed during the time lapse between the first and second inspections, and any such time lapse shall be kept to a minimum. 中國航空網(wǎng) www.k6050.com 航空翻譯 www.aviation.cn 本文鏈接地址：飛機(jī)持續(xù)適航 CONTINUING AIRWORTHINESS OF AIRCRAFT(9)
