AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE

PROGRAM

OVERVIEW
DEFINITION
PURPOSE
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
MRB REPORT AND MPD DEVELOPMENT
MAINTENANCE PLANNING DOCUMENT
MAINTENANCE TASK CARDS
MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE
MAINTENANCE CHECK PACKAGING

PROGRAM REVIEW
PROGRAM ENHANCEMENT

DEFINITION

A program that establishes the scheduled

maintenance tasks, associated procedures and
standard maintenance practices required to
restore or maintain an aircraft systems,
components, and structures in an airworthy
condition.

PURPOSE
To ensure realization of the design level of safety and
reliability of the equipment.
To restore safety and improvements reliability to their
design levels when deterioration has occurred.
To obtain the information necessary for design of those
items whose design reliability proves inadequate.
To accomplish these goals at a minimum total cost,
including maintenance costs and the costs of residual
failures.
(Source : FAA part 238)

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
MRB REPORT AND MPD DEVELOPMENT

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
MAINTENANCE PLANNING DOCUMENT (MPD)

The MPD document provides maintenance planning

information necessary for operators to develop a customized
maintenance program.
The document lists all recommended scheduled maintenance
tasks for every aircraft configuration.

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MAINTENANCE PLANNING DOCUMENT (MPD)
ZONAL MAINTENANCE

SYSTEMS & POWERPLANT

Tasks &
Intervals

Tasks &
Intervals

TASKS
INTERVALS
FC: Flight Cycles
FH: Flight Hours
Calendar days/months

STRUCTURE MAINTENANCE

Tasks &
Intervals

Inspection
Servicing
Testing
Restoration
Lubrication

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OPERATORS APPROVED MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
AD ,SB
SIL
ETOPS
RVSM
CAT II/III
Operating
condition,
age

APPROVED
PROGRAM

NAA
Rules

Owner/operator of the aircraft is responsible for development and

implementation of Maintenance program.
The maintenance program is approved by Airworthiness authorities of the
country in which the aircraft is registered.

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MAINTENANCE TASK CARDS

Routine
Tasks

Routine Task
Cards
Procedures

The tasks cards are used as a simple means of complying

with regulations for performing maintenance, as well as
maintenance recordkeeping.

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MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES
MAINTENANCE
MAINTENANCE
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
++
SUPPORT
SUPPORT
DOCUMENTATION
DOCUMENTATION
(AMM,WDM,
(AMM,WDM, IPC,
IPC,
etc..)
etc..)

Stopover
Check
tasks

Transit
check
tasks

Routine
Task
Cards

Routine
Task
Cards

Routine
Task
Cards

A check
Biweekly or Monthly
C check
12- 20 months

D check
6-12 years

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MAINTENANCE CHECK PACKAGING
BLOCK MAINTENANCE PROGRAM

Grouping the routine task cards according to the time interval

prescribed in the maintenance program as check A ,C and D.
Advantages: Simplifies planning & scheduling of work packages,
Adequate time to perform modifications.
Disadvantages
Variable manpower requirements, Longer grounding time

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MAINTENANCE CHECK PACKAGING
PHASED MAINTENANCE PROGRAM

Schedule portions of its heavy maintenance tasks equally over

the appropriate number of C-Checks.
Advantages: Even out the maintenance workload over time,
shorten the length of each period of down-time.
Disadvantages: Increases planning and scheduling , Limited
time for completion of modifications.

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ROUTINE TASK
PACKAGES

APPROVED
PROGRAM

Approval by
National
Airworthiness
Authorities

Perform Routine
and Non Routine
Maintenance

Data Collection and

Analysis

Proposed changes to program

due to revisions in MPD, operating conditions,
results from data analysis..

PILOT REPORTS
MAINTENANCE REPORTS
SPARE CONSUMPTION
DELAYS
IFSD
INCIDENTS
AUDIT REPORTS
RELIABILITY DATA

PROGRAM ENHANCEMENT

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