Timeline for What level of damage to an aircraft is acceptable to let it depart?
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| Jul 18, 2016 at 11:25 | vote | accept | Mark | ||
| S Jun 30, 2016 at 13:26 | history | suggested | psmears | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 29, 2016 at 18:12 | answer | added | Ron Beyer | timeline score: 12 | |
| Jun 29, 2016 at 13:54 | answer | added | ant Bldel | timeline score: 51 | |
| Jun 29, 2016 at 12:52 | history | edited | FreeMan | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 29, 2016 at 10:38 | history | edited | mins |
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| Jun 29, 2016 at 10:17 | comment | added | mins | Gears are covered starting page 97 (32-1) of the MEL. MEL is complemented by the Configuration Deviation List (CDL) which lists which parts may be missing and the Aircraft Maintenance Manual (AMM) which describes the degree of damage allowed to the airframe. I cannot find related examples online. Hopefully, someone in the real business may provide additional information. | |
| Jun 29, 2016 at 9:33 | comment | added | Mark | Nice list, thank you. But there are mainly cockpit indicators and accessories that are mentioned there. What about external parts, like that landing gear cover? Is it mandatory to have it? | |
| Jun 29, 2016 at 9:32 | comment | added | mins | "Is it possible to force the airline to repair non-critical parts?": Any aircraft got parts that are not working (e.g. a thrust reverser). It would cost a lot and wouldn't help safety significantly to have all parts in perfect conditions (the passenger wouldn't understand paying twice the price for something that is very unlikely to cause a problem). To sort between nice to have and mandatory equipment, there is a list of devices that must work before dispatching the flight: The Minimum Equipment List, MEL. | |
| Jun 29, 2016 at 8:44 | comment | added | Peter | I think rules a very strict in general. A notable exemption is a ferry-flight, it is okay to take-off with only three initial running engines on a four-engine aircraft. With passengers on board probably no one will take-off, but proceeding to desination is maybe possible (but fuel/drag need to be considered). Examples are (as always Terry) a B747 aviation.stackexchange.com/q/16515/1084 or A380 avweb.com/avwebflash/news/… | |
| Jun 29, 2016 at 8:20 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackAviation/status/748068499118034944 | ||
| Jun 29, 2016 at 7:59 | comment | added | Sanchises | This doesn't answer your question, but to me it seems that the damage to the gear cover was likely caused by the blown tyre. | |
| Jun 29, 2016 at 7:51 | history | edited | DeltaLima♦ |
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| Jun 29, 2016 at 7:25 | comment | added | DeltaLima♦ | Hello Mark, welcome to Aviation.SE! | |
| Jun 29, 2016 at 7:24 | history | edited | DeltaLima♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 29, 2016 at 7:04 | history | asked | Mark | CC BY-SA 3.0 |