Operations Manual Part A PDF
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2024
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This document is an operations manual, likely for an aircraft maintenance or operation role. It covers operating procedures, minimum equipment lists (MEL), and configuration deviation lists (CDL). The manual details conditions for operating aircraft with unserviceable items and addresses aspects like training flights. The text includes references to specific regulations like ETOPS and NAT HLA.
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Page: 176 Chapter: 8 Edition: 3 Operations Manual Part A Revision: 35 Operating Procedures Date: 16 Feb 2024 8.4.6 8.6 ORO:MLR.105 8.6.1 UNSERVICEABILITIES Occasions arise when certain items of installed aircraft equipment...
Page: 176 Chapter: 8 Edition: 3 Operations Manual Part A Revision: 35 Operating Procedures Date: 16 Feb 2024 8.4.6 8.6 ORO:MLR.105 8.6.1 UNSERVICEABILITIES Occasions arise when certain items of installed aircraft equipment may be unserviceable without adversely affecting the aircraft’s fitness for a particular flight, or the required level of safety. AEROTRANSCARGO holds an Approval from the CAA RM for each aircraft type operated which allows its aircraft to operate with such items unserviceable, subject to the requirements of its Minimum Equipment List (MEL). The MEL is based on, but may not be less restrictive than the Master MEL (MMEL) which has been produced for the type by the aircraft manufacturer, and approved by the Type Certificating Authority. 8.6.2 MINIMUM EQUIPMENT LIST (MEL) The MEL lists the equipment, systems and installations that may be unserviceable before a particular flight is undertaken, together with any additional limitations, conditions and required procedures which may apply to flights with such items inoperative. The MEL provides the Commander with the authority to operate the aircraft with specified items of equipment unserviceable, but it must be emphasised that, irrespective of the provisions of the MEL, he is not obliged to operate with a particular defect or defects if in his opinion these unserviceabilities could adversely affect the safety of a proposed flight. Though the MEL takes into account the area of operation, such as ETOPS, NAT HLA or RVSM, and including whether the aircraft is being despatched from base or an outstation, it does not address Uncontrolled document if downloaded or printed Page: 177 Chapter: 8 Operations Manual Part A Edition: 3 Operating Procedures Revision: 34 Date: 18 Jan 2024 multiple unserviceabilities and the commander must take these, together with operational aspects such as the likely weather conditions, into consideration before deciding whether a dispatch under the MEL is acceptable. Note: Though the MEL is produced as a separate volume, it forms part of the Operations Manual Part B for the relevant aircraft type. 8.6.3 CONFIGURATION DEVIATION LIST (CDL) Similarly to the MEL, the CDL lists the aircraft panels, doors and hatches etc. that may be missing for a particular operation and pictorially indicates areas of damage to the aircraft skin/structure that is considered acceptable for flight. Note: Though the CDL is produced as a separate volume, it forms part of the Operations Manual Part B for the relevant aircraft type 8.7 NON-REVENUE FLIGHTS 8.7.1 TRAINING FLIGHTS 8.7.2 Uncontrolled document if downloaded or printed
