MEL Flashcards
(29 cards)
In terms of MELs, what does DU stand for?
Documentary Unit
What is a DU (in MEL)?
DUs contain technical data
In the MEL, a DU can be:
An ECAM alert
An MEL item
An MEL operational procedure
What does a triangle with a star inside it mean?
If installed
What is contained within MEL Entries section?
ECAM alerts
What is contained within MEL Items section?
Things which are temporarily permitted to be inoperative
Can flight crew placard items to comply with an MEL?
Yes, under MOC advice
What is more restrictive between the easyJet MEL and the MMEL?
MMEL
If a “Go if” type failure occurs during taxi to runway, can the flight depart?
“Go if” type failures may have limitations or procedures in the MEL. An example is an RA fault
Crew should assess the situation and make a decision depending on certain things, like MEL procedures, maintenance availability at destination, or operational conditions of the flight (e.g. weather), but the flight can commence
If a “No Go” type failure occurs during taxi to runway, can the flight depart?
Crew should assess the situation and make a decision depending on certain things, like MEL procedures, maintenance availability at destination, or operational conditions of the flight (e.g. weather), but the flight can commence
It is important to know that after landing, the aircraft can no longer depart without repair
Can a commander defer a defect themselves?
Only after consultation with MOC
How long is repair interval A?
No standard interval is specified
Where a time is given in calendar days, it shall start at 00.01 on the calendar day following the discovery
Where a time is given in number of flights or flight hours, it shall start at the beginning of the first flight following the discovery of the failure
How long is repair interval B?
Items in this category shall be rectified within three consecutive calendar days excluding the day of discovery
E.g. if problem recorded at 13.00 on Jan 26th, the 3 day interval begins at 00.01 on Jan 27th and ends at 23.59 on Jan 29th
How long is repair interval C?
Items in this category shall be rectified within ten consecutive calendar days excluding the day of discovery
E.g. if problem recorded at 13.00 on Jan 26th, the 10 day interval begins at 00.01 on Jan 27th and ends at 23.59 on Feb 5th
How long is repair interval D?
Items in this category shall be rectified within one hundred and twenty consecutive calendar days excluding the day of discovery
If an issue needs to be resolved within 3 days after the day of discovery, what repair interval is it?
B
If an issue needs to be resolved within 10 days after the day of discovery, what repair interval is it?
C
If an issue needs to be resolved within 120 days after the day of discovery, what repair interval is it?
D
If an issue is discovered at 17.00 on the first of June, and it is repair interval A, when must it be fixed by?
No standard interval is specified for repair interval A
If an issue is discovered at 17.00 on the first of June, and it is repair interval B, when must it be fixed by?
23.59 on 4th June
If an issue is discovered at 17.00 on the first of June, and it is repair interval C, when must it be fixed by?
23.59 on 11th June
What does a repair interval extension do?
Allows an operator to permit a one-time extension of a repair interval, for the same duration of the original repair interval.
It is used when a repair has not been possible, for a reason which is accepted by the authority
What happens if a repair is not carried out within the time requirements of a repair interval?
It is AOG
What does AOG stand for?
Aircraft on Ground
What is a calendar day?
24 hour period from 00.00.01 to 23.59.59 based on UTC
