TP 13094 - Civil Aviation Maintenance Schedule Approval Policy and Procedures Manual

Appendix B - Large Aircraft Maintenance Schedule Approval

Commercial operations pursuant to CAR VII

Private operation pursuant to CAR VI

AIRCRAFT ROLE(s): __________________________ ANNUAL UTILIZATION:¹ Min:      Hr............ Cycles ............Max:     Hr............ Cycles ............

This approval is conditional upon the information specified above. In the event an aircraft's actual annual utilization is outside the range specified, or the type of operation or aircraft role differs from that stated, the operator must undertake a review of this schedule, identify any amendments necessary to cater for the change in circumstances, and obtain Transport Canada approval to incorporate those amendments.

Transport Canada Approval No.:

General Conditions

• This document, together with the additional pages referenced herein, constitutes the minimum scheduled maintenance to be performed. Nothing contained in, or omitted from the maintenance schedule absolves the operator from the responsibility for ensuring the aircraft are maintained in an airworthy condition.
• Nothing in this document shall be construed as exempting the operator from responsibility for compliance with all applicable component life limits, Airworthiness Limitations, or other mandatory requirements.
• The operator shall ensure that all tasks listed in the currently approved revision of this schedule are completed within the intervals specified.
• The operator must employ appropriate means to assess the continued effectiveness of the schedule. The means adopted must be sufficiently comprehensive to identify any need for changes to the maintenance schedule and should include at least the day-to-day analysis of defects reported by the flight crew and found during scheduled inspections.
• The operator shall amend the schedule as and when directed by the Minister, and shall evaluate all recommendations issued in the form of Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICAs) and/or publications issued by the Type Certificate (TC) holder (airframe, engine, or propeller) Where appropriate, the operator shall initiate amendment action.
• Amendments to this schedule must be approved for any change in type of operation or operating role identified overleaf and, where maximum and minimum utilization data are specified, for any variation outside the limits indicated. Approval is also required for any task deletions, increases in intervals, or other significant changes. Transport Canada approval is not required for amendments that involve only the addition of tasks or a reduction of intervals; however the operator shall notify Transport Canada of these changes within 30 days.
• The operator shall ensure that maintenance personnel are provided with such records and other documents as are necessary to enable them to determine to their satisfaction, that the aircraft is in compliance with the airworthiness requirements applicable to the work undertaken. All work required by this schedule shall be released in accordance with CAR 571.10.
• The tolerances specified in this schedule shall not apply to any Airworthiness Limitations or Airworthiness Directives.
• Exceptions or deviations from this maintenance schedule must be submitted into Transport Canada for approval, together with substantiating data.

Scheduled Check Cycle

The aircraft will be inspected in accordance with the check cycle specified in table 1 below. Check intervals may be varied within the tolerances specified. Detailed instructions and procedures for scheduled maintenance are contained in the attached check list (the pages of which are identified in the revision status block) or in maintenance schedule reference .................. rev # ............

Table 1 - Check cycle

Notes:

Out of Phase Tasks & Equipment Maintenance Requirements

Engine & propeller overhauls and other maintenance tasks scheduled to occur out of phase with the inspection check cycle, shall be performed as indicated in table 3 below. Where applicable, the tasks may be identified by reference to separate documents, provided the documents are listed in table 2. Any out of phase tasks not listed shall be performed at the intervals specified in the current revision of STD 625, Appendix C.
 
Note: Reference to other documents or to STD 625, Appendix C, does not relieve the owner/operator from the responsibility for determining the applicability of the tasks and intervals concerned, nor from the responsibility for identifying any other applicable maintenance requirements not listed therein.

Table 2 - Reference documents

Table 3 - Out of phase tasks

Application and Maintenance Schedule Description⁵

Check one of the following:

As an experienced operator of this aircraft type, or similar types, the out of phase tasks and intervals indicated in table 3 or in the documents referenced in table 2 will be used in place of those specified in STD 625 Appendix C.

Check one of the following:

The maintenance schedules & interim schedules are based upon:

The following type certificate holder's recommendations .........

  Maintenance planning Document:..........
Airframe document:.............
Engine Document:...........
Propeller Document:........
Other Document:............ Rev # ........
Rev #........
Rev #........
Rev #........
Rev #........    Another operator's maintenance schedule:

  Other operator: .................................................   Approval no.: ...................................................(attach schedule). Other data (described below): ...........................................
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......................................................................................
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Check as applicable:

The schedule incorporates the requirements of the following additional maintenance instructions:

CPCP document: ........... Rev #........

Other Document:............. Rev #........

¹ Complete this section only where the maintenance schedule approval is predicated upon an anticipated level of utilization.
² Revision section refers to all pages in the approved schedule, including this approval document. Where the same page is referenced in more than one block, the most recent revision indicated supersedes all earlier references.
³ Include additional pages where required
⁴ Insert interval, specifying whether in hours, cycles or calendar time
* Completion of engine and propeller details is mandatory. If applicable, indicate "On-condition" or "N/A"
⁵ The data on this page is provided for information purposes only, to facilitate Transport Canada evaluation of the schedule.