PNG CASA AME Subject 20 Air Law case studies
PNG CASA AME Subject 20 Air Law · Put your knowledge to work in context.
Subject 20 Air Law is one of the knowledge examinations that an applicant for a Papua New Guinea Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Licence (AMEL) issued by the PNG Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA PNG) is expected to pass. It is aimed at licensed and aspiring AMEs - airframe, engine, avionics and avionics-related ratings - who must show they understand the legal framework they work inside, not just the technical side of maintenance. The PNG CASA AME Subject 20 Air Law case studies are 5 cases and about 2,219 words.
1Type Endorsement Limits on a DHC-6 Maintenance Release
You hold a PNG Aircraft Maintenance Engineer licence with airframe and engine ratings for the DHC-6 Twin Otter and a type endorsement limited to the -300 series. You work for a Part 145 maintenance organisation at Jacksons International Airport, Port Moresby.
526 words, about 3 min2Overdue 200-Hour Inspection on a Caravan Medevac
A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan operated by a small charter company is based at Mount Hagen. Its approved maintenance programme requires a 200-hour inspection, including detailed inspection of the cargo pod attachment bolts and engine mounts.
441 words, about 2 min3Wrench Found After a King Air Release
During a 50-hour inspection on a Beechcraft King Air 350 at Lae, an AME finds a small wrench inside the left engine nacelle. The aircraft was released to service two days earlier after a fuel nozzle replacement.
441 words, about 2 min4Damaged Lithium Battery Shipment on a Twin Otter
An AME is preparing a DHC-6 Twin Otter for a cargo flight from Port Moresby to Wewak. The load includes drums of aviation fuel, oxygen cylinders, and a package labelled 'lithium ion batteries' with no shipper's declaration.
393 words, about 2 min5Expired Licence on a Dash 8 Maintenance Release
A CASA PNG inspector conducting a ramp inspection at Jacksons International finds that a maintenance release for a Dash 8-300 was signed by an AME whose licence expired three weeks earlier. The AME says the expiry was an administrative oversight, the work was properly done and inspected, and he had emailed CASA about renewal but received no reply.
418 words, about 2 min