DOMENDEN, Leandro D.

Mr. Engelbert Sampilo

BSAMT 3D – 656 01/12/22

C Check

Why is Aircraft Maintenance important?

One of the most important aspects of running a successful aviation business is ensuring a
strict regimen of aircraft maintenance. Not only is it vital to keep your planes operating
smoothly and economically for the longest possible time, but it also helps to ensure the safety
of your crew and passengers. Here is a guide to the essentials of aircraft maintenance.

The point of aircraft maintenance is to ensure that planes remain safe and usable for as long as
possible. The various types of aircraft maintenance are strictly regulated because the lack of a
thorough pre-flight check, and improper or out of date maintenance can cause fatal accidents.

For one, aircraft maintenance prevents lost travel time. Any time a plane spends grounded, due
to repairs that could have been avoided through preventive maintenance, equates to lost
revenue, and typically a more expensive repair bill. Frequent, planned maintenance will prevent
this from happening.

What is C Check?

According to Aviation Pros, the goal of a C-check is to assess an aircraft's functionality and
serviceability at the time of the inspection. Certain inspections are done visually, such as those
for the condition of the entry door seals. However, some aspects require greater scrutiny,
comprising the use of specialist tools and equipment. And also C-Check means the inspection,
overhaul, repair, preservation and replacement of Parts of the Aircraft, including preventive
maintenance, identified as a full block C Check under the Airframe manufacturer's maintenance
manuals and planning documents. Such full block C Check shall include all structural
inspections, corrosion control and other work normally completed in conjunction with each
block C Check.

How are often aircraft C Checks?

The C check is performed approximately every 20–24 months, or a specific number of actual
flight hours (FH), or as defined by the manufacturer. This maintenance check is much more
extensive than the B check, requiring a large majority of the aircraft's components to be
inspected.

Some examples of C Checks

• Visually check the condition of entry door seals

• Inspect floor beams

• Pressure decay check APU fuel line shroud

• Inspect stabilizer attach bolts

• Detailed inspection of wing box structure

• Visualy check flight compartment escape ropes for condition and security