· Who owns the Aircraft Maintenance Program?

· What are the two main reasons we have a Maintenance Program?

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What Does EASA Part CAMO Require?

AMC4 CAMO.A.305(g) Personnel requirements include the following.

Personnel involved in developing and amending/reviewing the AMP, in assessing its effectiveness and/or working on reliability programme, should have knowledge of the applicable methodology used in developing, as part of the instructions for continuing airworthiness (ICA), the manufacturer recommended maintenance programme (such as maintenance steering group logic).

Let's Look at the Maintenance Philosophy

Incidentally, the two main reasons we have an MSG-3 Maintenance Program could be described as to deliver both “Safety & Economic Advantage”.

The Role of Maintenance Planning is to provide:

- potential for significant financial & operational savings

- a fully compliant maintenance management system

- a safety-focused maintenance management system

Consider the OPERATOR perspective

· Operators are continuously under pressure to improve their punctuality.

· Eventually all mechanical components or equipment will fail.

· The whole purpose then of maintenance is not only to recognize this fact but to cope with it in the most effective way.

· Safety and reliable service with on-time departures is a part of the passenger expectation. The on-time performance of an operator's schedule is a key factor.

Consider the REGULATORY Perspective

It is of primary importance to deliver:

- effective oversight of aircraft operators’ maintenance programmes.

-viable assessment of the management of the continuing airworthiness process.

Aircraft Maintenance has come a long way !

Early maintenance programs owed more to the perception of the maintenance needs.

Modern maintenance programs are the result of analysis and justified needs.

In addition, the role of the regulator was also minimal, and in part developed as a result of events, incidents, and accidents.

During the end of the first half of the 20th-century regulations began to strengthen and the aircraft manufacturer was seen as the appropriate source of the maintenance program development.

The early attempts at effective maintenance (in the 1960’s)

· Time limits developed

· Aircraft progressively dismantled Known as ‘Hard-time Primary Maintenance

· All hard time components routed through an overhaul

· After an appropriate restoration process were considered as zero timed (This means they were considered as zero life and good to go again.)

Following investigations into the effectiveness of the Aircraft Maintenance Process, by both the FAA and several airlines, a number of determinations were made.

Next Steps

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