Personal minimums checklist for maintenance

Before you start a maintenance task in aviation, use the following checklist to make sure you’re ready.

Before you begin the task

Ask yourself the following:

Have I had the proper training?
Have I done this before?
Do I have the knowledge I need?
Do I have the technical data I need?
Do I have the proper tools and equipment I need?
Am I mentally prepared?
Am I physically prepared?
Have I taken the proper safety precautions?
Do I have the required resources to perform the tasks?
Have I researched the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs), airworthiness directives, service bulletins, and service difficulty reports to ensure compliance?

Ask yourself the following:

Did I perform the task to the best of my abilities?
Did I perform the job task without pressure, stress and distraction?
Did I perform the task using appropriate data?
Did I use all the methods, techniques and practices acceptable to the industry?
Did I or someone else re-inspect my work before returning the aircraft to service?
Is the result equal to or better than the original design?
Did I accomplish and record the required “independent checks” of affected controls?
Did I record proper entries for the work I performed?
Did I perform operational checks after the work was complete?
Am I willing to sign off for the work performed?
Am I willing to fly in the aircraft once it is approved for return to service?

Adapted from the Aviation Safety Program, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).