Aviation maintenance basics

The guidelines elaborate on background, insights, and outcomes provide in-depth insights on procdures and best practices while providing practical examples to help you create or optimize your airline's aircraft maintenance program with the goal to improve aircraft readiness and reduce operational costs

The guidelines are split into three sections:

The processes that affect an aircraft are deterioration with age (e

g fatigue, wear and corrosion) as well as chance failures (e g tyre burst, excess structural loads)

Aircraft maintenance can be defined in a number of ways and the following may help understand the different aspects:

Therefore to review, the term maintenance means the inspection, overhaul, repair, upkeep and preservation of an aircraft and engine, including the replacement of parts, according to the FAA

The owner/operator is responsible for the proper maintenance of his aircraft and engine

The pilot in command of an airplane is responsible for: