Aquila AT01, Maintenance Manual

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MAINTENANCE MANUAL
AQUILA AT01
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05-20-00
16.09.19
Maintenance Checks
3. 6000-Hour Inspection
A. The airframe of the type AQUILA AT01 is limited to 6.000 hours of flight time (refer to 04-00-00).
An inspection program to reach an extension of replacement time can be obtained from the type
certificate holder on request.
For all S/N`s having performed the 6000-hour inspection and possible maintenance actions
resulting thereof no further life time limit beyond 6000 operating hours will be established and the
composite structure is then considered to have "Safe Life".
B. All inspection items listed in the following table ”6000-Hour Inspection Checklist” must be
performed within
every 6000 hours of flight time
. The inspection
must be performed in
conjunction with a 100-hour inspection including all annual inspection items listed for the
airframe (refer to “Inspection Time Intervals Chart” above).
All items performed, all findings discovered and their follow up corrections have to be recorded in
acc. with an approved quality procedures manual.
NOTE: The first 6000-hour inspection is replaced by an inspection program to reach an
extension of life time (refer to 04-00-00). It can be obtained from the type certificate
holder on request.
C. The inspection table shows three different types of inspections listed in the column
“Method/Inspection”:
V Visual inspection
T Tap test
F Functional / fit check
Refer to 51-10-00 for a description of visual inspection and tap test methods.
D. Prior to inspection all aircraft log-books have to be checked to establish the aircraft data set and the
repair history of the aircraft.
Before starting the 6000-hour inspection the following actions are required:
(1) Fix the fuselage on jacks (refer to 07-10-00).
(2) Remove wing (refer to 57-00-00).
(3) Remove rudder (refer to 55-40-00).
(4) Remove elevator (refer to 55-20-00).
(5) Remove ailerons (refer to 57-50-00).
(6) Remove flaps (refer to 57-50-00).
(7) Remove cowling (refer to 71-10-00).