Maintenance Manual STEMME S10-VT
Date of Issue: Dec. 19, 1997
Page: 5-1
Amendment No.: 23
Date: Jan. 29, 2015
A4011121_B23.doc
Doc. No. A40-11-121
5. Time Limits / Maintenance Checks
This chapter outlines the recommended intervals for overhauling, rebuilding, and replacing components;
provides guidance for scheduled and unscheduled maintenance; and specifies the minimum scope of
required periodic inspections required by the Federal Aviation Regulations. Chapter 5 consists of the
following sections:
Section 5.1,
Overhaul and Replacement Schedule
, lists manufacturer
–
recommended times
–
in
–
service for
overhauling, rebuilding, and replacing components.
Section 5.2,
Pre-Flight Inspections
, refers the operator to the Pilot’s Operating Handbook for details of the
minimum required pre-flight inspections.
Section 5.3,
Periodic Inspections
, discusses mandatory periodic inspections generally with the caveat that
less benign operating conditions reasonably entail more frequent inspections than the required minimum
intervals provide.
Section 5.4,
Checklist for Periodic Inspections
, lists the type and subject of mandatory periodic
inspections, organized by aircraft system or area and the recommended intervals at which items are to be
inspected based on normal usage under average environmental conditions.
Section 5.5,
Special Inspections
, covers unscheduled maintenance, such as after hard landings, prop
strikes or intense turbulence.
Maintenance, including pre-flight Inspections and preventive maintenance, must be carried out by qualified
and appropriately authorized personnel. In any case, the governing national laws and regulations are
obligatory.
Extreme environmental conditions, e.g. arid desert or humid lowlands, present added, albeit different
maintenance and inspection challenges for the prudent owner and operator.
In all events, the owner and
operator must consider the operating conditions in which the aircraft has been flown and stored
when determining if the minimum specified inspections and intervals are adequate.
The owner and
operator must share all relevant information with the responsible authorized maintenance person (according
to the requirements detailed in the Federal Aviation Regulations) who maintains or inspects the aircraft.
As with all certified aircraft, following each required annual or 100 hr. Inspection, the aircraft must be returned
to service by the responsible authorized maintenance person (according to applicable national regulations)
before further flight.
Major Repairs to U.S. registered aircraft must be completed and approved pursuant to governing Federal
Aviation Regulations, codified in 14 CFR.
Owners and operators are responsible for complying with all applicable Federal Aviation Regulations.
STEMME strongly recommends you to choose your mechanic with care and to demand diligence and
documentation for all works.
