Aircraft maintenance

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Aircraft Maintenance is the technology related to the actions required to maintain (or improve) the airworthiness and the designed-in reliability of an aircraft and its systems, subsystems, and components throughout the life-cycle of the aircraft.

These actions include but are not limited to:

  • Development of the aircraft maintenance program according to the aircraft/engine/component manufacturer
  • Monitoring/control/implementation of airworthiness directives issued by the aviation regulatory authorities for the specific type of aircraft
  • Monitoring/control/implementation of service bulletins issued by the manufacturer of the specific type of aircraft/engine/component for its improvement
  • Performance of any one or combination of overhaul, repair, inspection, replacement, modification or defect rectification of an aircraft or component in accordance with the aircraft maintenance program and/or the manufacturers' prepared maintenance data
  • Conducting required periodic inspections based on calendar time, or time in service (for example annually, or every 100 operating hours), or flight/landing cycles.

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