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Contents of the Airworthiness Limitations section

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QUESTIONThe Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA) must contain a separate and clearly distinguishable section titled "Airworthiness Limitations." According to the handbook, what does that section contain?

  1. ATroubleshooting information and the order of removal and replacement of parts
  2. BRecommended cleaning, adjusting, and lubrication schedules
  3. CMandatory replacement times and structural inspection intervals
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Correct answer: C. Mandatory replacement times and structural inspection intervals

  • A — incorrect Troubleshooting and removal/replacement procedures are part of the general maintenance instructions in the ICA, not the Airworthiness Limitations section.
  • B — incorrect Recommended servicing schedules are listed among the ICA maintenance instructions, not in the Airworthiness Limitations section.
  • C — correct The handbook states that the Airworthiness Limitations section contains mandatory replacement times, structural inspection intervals, and related inspection procedures.

BACKGROUND

Under 14 CFR § 21.50, the holder of a design approval must provide Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA), and the airworthiness standards (for example §§ 23.1529 and 25.1529 with their appendices) prescribe the ICA content. The Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook–General explains that the ICA must contain a separate and clearly distinguishable section titled "Airworthiness Limitations," and that within this section are mandatory replacement times, structural inspection intervals, and related inspection procedures. 14 CFR § 43.16 then requires anyone performing an inspection or other maintenance specified in an Airworthiness Limitations section to do it in accordance with that section, or with operations specifications approved under part 121 or 135, or an inspection program approved under § 91.409(e). The handbook adds that a technician who lacks the required current information is in violation of §§ 65.81(b), 43.13(a), and 43.16 if they return the aircraft to service.

STUDY TIP

Distinguish the mandatory items in the Airworthiness Limitations section from the recommended schedules elsewhere in the ICA.

KEY POINTS

  • The ICA must have a separate section titled Airworthiness Limitations.
  • It contains mandatory replacement times, structural inspection intervals, and related inspection procedures.
  • § 43.16 requires that work specified there be done in accordance with that section or an approved program.

SOURCES

  • FAA-H-8083-30B ch02 "Airworthiness Limitations" (Manufacturers' Published Data)
  • 14 CFR 43.16
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