Aircraft MEL and MMEL

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Which items are not intended to be included in the MEL?

  • Items affecting airworthiness or safety
  • Galley equipment, entertainment systems, passenger convenience equipment (correct)
  • Wings, flight controls, complete engines
  • Items that require repair at the first station

What is the primary purpose of the MEL?

  • To allow the aircraft to operate with unserviceable items for extended periods
  • To ensure that the aircraft are dispatched with multiple MEL items inoperative
  • To determine the interface or interrelationship between inoperative systems (correct)
  • To prevent an undue increase in crew workload

What is the recommended action for unserviceable MEL items?

  • Continue operating the aircraft for extended periods
  • Repair should be accomplished at the flight termination station (correct)
  • Make repairs at the first station where repairs can be made
  • Operate the aircraft without making any necessary repairs

Which items automatically need to be operative if not included in the MEL?

<p>Items affecting airworthiness or safety (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The operator should generally make repairs for unserviceable MEL items at which location?

<p>First station where repairs can be made (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the MEL mentioned in the text?

<p>To guide flight and ground operations for individual operators (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why might an operator utilizing aircraft manufactured in another State need to request a copy of the current MMEL and its amendments?

<p>To facilitate the development and approval of an MEL by DGCA (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the philosophy behind developing an MEL as mentioned in the text?

<p>To provide conditions under which inoperative equipment will not make the operation unsafe or the aircraft unairworthy (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important for the MEL philosophy to permit safe operations for takeoff from a maintenance base or en-route stop?

<p>To ensure safe operations for flights despite inoperative equipment (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role does the MMEL play in relation to the MEL according to the text?

<p>It imposes constraints on the development of an MEL (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

MEL Exclusions

  • Items not intended to be included in the MEL are those that are hazardous to safety.

MEL Purpose

  • The primary purpose of the MEL is to provide the operator with a systematic means of determining if the aircraft is airworthy.

Unserviceable MEL Items

  • For unserviceable MEL items, the recommended action is to repair or replace them at the next scheduled maintenance.

MEL Omissions

  • Items that automatically need to be operative if not included in the MEL are those essential for safe flight and operation.

Repair Locations

  • The operator should generally make repairs for unserviceable MEL items at the next scheduled maintenance.

MEL Purpose

  • The purpose of the MEL is to provide a systematic means of determining if the aircraft is airworthy.

International Operators

  • An operator utilizing aircraft manufactured in another State might need to request a copy of the current MMEL and its amendments to ensure compliance.

MEL Philosophy

  • The philosophy behind developing an MEL is to permit safe operation of the aircraft despite the presence of inoperative equipment or systems.

Safe Operations

  • The MEL philosophy is designed to permit safe operation for takeoff from a maintenance base or en-route stop with inoperative items.

MMEL Role

  • The MMEL serves as a guideline for the development of the operator's MEL.

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