Part-66 Module 10 flashcards

32 cards. Read the term and the definition here. The deck at the top of this page is optional.

Basic Regulation (EU) 2018/1139

Framework regulation establishing EASA and common civil aviation safety rules across the EU; it repealed and replaced Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 and sets the scope of EU safety legislation.

Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014

Commission Regulation containing continuing airworthiness requirements: Part-M, Part-ML, Part-145, Part-66, Part-147 and Part-T. It is the legal source for Part-66 licensing.

EASA AMC and GM

Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material issued by EASA in Executive Director Decisions; using an AMC gives presumption of compliance, but AMC is not law.

Part-66 competent authority

The national aviation authority of an EU Member State that issues, renews, suspends or revokes Part-66 licences for applicants who meet the Part-66 requirements.

Chicago Convention

Convention on International Civil Aviation signed on 7 December 1944; it created ICAO and established mutual recognition of certificates between contracting States under Article 33.

Part-66 categories

Licence categories A, B1, B2, B3 and C; B1 is divided into B1.1 and B1.2 for turbine and piston aeroplanes and B1.3 and B1.4 for helicopters.

Part-66 licence validity

A Part-66 licence is valid for five years from the date of issue and is renewed by the competent authority; the employing organisation cannot extend or renew it.

Certifying staff recency requirement

In a Part-145 organisation, certifying staff must have at least six months of maintenance experience during the preceding 24 months to keep exercising certification privileges.

Part-66 pass mark

Basic knowledge examinations for a Part-66 licence consist of multiple-choice questions and require a minimum pass mark of 75 per cent in each module.

Type rating requirement

Certification on a specific aircraft type requires type training with theoretical and practical elements per Part-66 Appendix III, plus on-the-job training where applicable.

Part-145 approval

Approval of a maintenance organisation by the competent authority, required to maintain aircraft used in commercial air transport and to issue certificates of release to service.

Maintenance Organisation Exposition

The MOE documents the organisation's scope of work, procedures, responsibilities and quality system; it must be approved by the competent authority before the organisation operates.

Part-145 record retention

Detailed maintenance records and copies of released certificates must be kept for at least three years after the aircraft or component has been released to service.

EASA Form 1

Authorised Release Certificate issued for aircraft parts by an approved production or maintenance organisation, confirming that the item conforms to approved design data and is released.

Level 1 finding

A significant non-compliance that lowers safety and seriously endangers flight; the competent authority requires corrective action and may suspend or revoke the organisation's approval.

Air Ops Regulation 965/2012

Regulation setting aircraft operation requirements in the EU, divided into Part-ORO, Part-CAT, Part-SPA, Part-NCC, Part-NCO and Part-SPO according to operation type.

Air Operator Certificate

Certificate issued by the competent authority allowing an operator to perform commercial air transport, listing the aircraft types and areas of operation authorised.

Minimum Equipment List

Operator's document derived from the Master MEL and approved by the competent authority, listing equipment that may be inoperative for dispatch under stated conditions.

Configuration Deviation List

List approved with the type certificate identifying exterior parts that may be missing at dispatch, together with the associated limitations and performance penalties.

Part-21

Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 covering design and production certification: type certificates, supplemental type certificates, changes and repairs, production organisations and airworthiness certificates.

Supplemental Type Certificate

Approval of a design change to a type-certificated product that is significant enough to require a separate certificate rather than approval as a minor change.

Certificate of Airworthiness

Document issued by the State of Registry confirming that the aircraft conforms to an approved type design and is maintained accordingly; it is separate from the ARC.

ETSO authorisation

European Technical Standard Order approval for a part or appliance built to a specified minimum performance standard, permitting installation where the certification basis allows it.

Airworthiness Review Certificate

Certificate confirming the continuing airworthiness of an aircraft after an airworthiness review of the aircraft and its records; it is valid for one year.

Aircraft Maintenance Programme

Document defining scheduled maintenance tasks and intervals for an aircraft type or fleet; it must be approved by the competent authority and include AD compliance.

Deferred defect

A known defect allowed to remain open for a defined period under an approved deferral procedure, provided it does not hazard flight safety.

Part-ML

Light aircraft maintenance regulation applying to non-commercial non-complex aircraft, including aeroplanes up to 2730 kg, replacing Part-M requirements for those aircraft.

Continuing airworthiness management

Tasks that keep an aircraft airworthy throughout its life: maintenance programme, AD and SB assessment, defect analysis, modification control, mass and balance and records.

ICAO Annex 8

Annex on Airworthiness of Aircraft, containing minimum standards for type certification and continuing airworthiness that contracting States implement in their national requirements.

Article 33 Chicago Convention

Contracting States must recognise certificates of airworthiness and licences issued by the State of Registry, provided the requirements equal or exceed ICAO minimum standards.

ICAO Annex 1

Annex on Personnel Licensing, setting standards for licensing flight crew, air traffic controllers and maintenance personnel, including knowledge, experience and medical requirements.

USOAP

ICAO's Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme, which audits each State's implementation of SARPs and publishes findings on the effectiveness of its safety oversight.