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Airworthiness

The responsibility of ensuring that an aircraft is properly maintained for safe operations in air transportation.

Maintenance Programs

A comprehensive program that includes responsibility, manuals, organization, scheduling, inspections, recordkeeping, training, and analysis to ensure airworthiness.

Maintenance Manual

A document providing instructions and procedures for administering and managing a maintenance program.

Work Cards

Documents detailing the tasks and procedures involved in the maintenance program.

Scheduled Maintenance

Maintenance tasks performed according to a predefined schedule.

Required Inspection Items (RII)

Tasks that could endanger safe operations if not completed properly.

Contract Maintenance

Maintenance work performed by an external provider, which must comply with the certificate holder's maintenance manual.

Personnel Training

Programs to ensure that maintenance personnel are informed and competent in their duties.

Continuing Analysis and Surveillance System (CASS)

A risk-based system focusing on ongoing surveillance, investigation, data analysis, corrective actions, and follow-up.

Reliability Program

A program including data collection, analysis, performance standards, and processes for improving maintenance schedules.

Data Collection System

A system for validating and accurately recording data from various aircraft components.

Performance Standards

Numerical measures identifying acceptable standards of reliability.

Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)

A method for identifying potential failure modes and effects to improve design.

Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action System (FRACAS)

A process for documenting and correcting failures.

ICA (Instructions for Continued Airworthiness)

Instructions prepared to ensure ongoing airworthiness, acceptable to the Administrator.

Maintenance Steering Group (MSG)

A process focused on maintaining aircraft functions efficiently while considering costs.

Alert-Based Programs

Programs designed to identify significant deviations from acceptable performance standards.

Trend Monitoring Programs

Programs assessing performance data alongside reports of failures to identify trends.

Root Cause Analysis

A method for determining the underlying reasons behind performance issues.

Data Quality

The accuracy and comprehensiveness of data used for operations and analysis.

Task Yield

A percentage representing the allowable interval since a maintenance task was last completed.

SAE M-102

Standard covering various supporting elements related to maintenance and operations.