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TRAINING HANDOUT T1+T2 42-400I500 and 72-

212A (600 variant)

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TRAINING HANDOUT T1+T2 42-400I500 and 72-212A (600 variant)

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05.00 GENERAL .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
Maintenance Operations ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3

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Maintenance Operations:
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For the maintenance check of an aircraft, various types of
05.00 GENERAL inspections are carried out. They are defined as;
Maintenance Operations
 Line checks:
Checks and Zonal Visual Inspections.
 A checks and multiple:
Zonal Visual Inspections, Lubrication, Servicing, Operational
Checks.
 C checks and multiple:
Zonal Visual Inspections. Operational and Functional checks
on aircraft and powerplant systems.
 Structural inspections:
General Visual Inspections (GVI)
Detailed Visual Inspections (DVI)
Special Detailed Inspections (SDI)

STANDARD INSPECTION INTERVALS:

These inspections are carried out with regular intervals.

 Line Check:
2 days.
 Weekly Check:
7 days.
 A check:
500 Flight Hours (FH).
 C check:
5,000 Flight Hours (FH).

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STRUCTURAL INSPECTION INTERVALS:

Three structural inspection categories exist:

Fatigue damage:
Thresholds: 18,000/24,000/36,000 Flights.
Repeat Intervals:
3,000/6,000/12,000/18,000/24,000 Flights.
Environmental damage:
Thresholds: 2/4/8 Years.
Repeat Intervals: 2/4/8 Years.
Accidental damage:
Intervals: 2/4/8 Years.

MAINTENANCE PLANNING DOCUMENT (MPD):

 Tasks identified in the MRB Report are broken
down into a comprehensive Maintenance
Planning Document.
 The MPD references each task and provides
details on: Zone, Accesses, Description, Job
Procedure, Manpower required, Man-hours
required, Efficiency, Interval.

The program defined in MRB/MPD documents is

based on an average daily utilization of 5.5FH for
8.2FL (2,000 FH/YE and 3,000 FL/YE). In the event
that operation appreciably differs from these
figures, the program should be adapted to account
for A/C utilization.

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MAINTENANCE PRECAUTIONS:
 BACKGROUND:
Following a series of accident involving large commercial aircraft, the influences on Fuel Tank Safety have been widely discussed in recent years, to
establish means by which fuel tank explosions can be prevented in future. The FAA and EASA issued special requirements for maintenance and
inspection, focused on prevention against fuel tank explosion risk-adjacent systems and on Fuel Tank Airworthiness Limitations.
 CDCCL:
An important concept of the new regulation is the introduction of Critical Design Control Configuration Limitation (CDCCL).
As applied to fuel tank safety policy, this term covers all items of the fuel tank and adjacent systems that are considered as critical ignition source
prevention features. All precautions shall be taken to prevent unsafe conditions to develop from configuration changes caused by maintenance action,
repair or alteration of these critical items.
All CDCCLs are included in the time limit section of the MRB and are highlighted into AMM task cards and CMMs to provide the list of critical parts that
should not be repaired out of the scope.
 CAUTION:
All along the ATA 28 (FUEL) covered in this course, the trainee will have to pay a particular attention to the safety precautions.

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ENGINE AND PROPELLER MAINTENANCE:

The engine Maintenance Hard Time are:
 Removal of the engine at the defined time limit
 HSI (Hot Section Inspection)
 OVH (OVerHaul)
The engine Maintenance On-Condition are:
 No scheduled Hot Section Inspection (HSI) /
Overhaul (OVH). (2 HSI for 1 OVH recommended
by P&WC).
 Engine removal for refurbishment driven by on
wing task and ECTM.
 Proven to be the most cost effective way of
maintaining engines.
The propeller maintenance Major Inspection Intervals
(MII) are:
 ATR 42-300 and 42-320: 10,000 Flight Hours,
 ATR 72-200: 10,500 Flight Hours,
 ATR 42-400, ATR 42-500 and 72-500: 8,100 Flight
Hours.

COMPONENT MAINTENANCE:
Components have scheduled overhaul. Look at the
following examples.
 Main and emergency batteries
 Generators
 Propeller brake and landing gear

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