Timeline for What level of damage to an aircraft is acceptable to let it depart?
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| Dec 20, 2016 at 20:24 | comment | added | Edward Falk | I'm guessing they didn't take off with a blown tire; I assume it blew during the takeoff roll. So the next question is: why return to the point of departure rather than continue to the destination (assuming both airports are equally well equipped to deal with a blown tire.) | |
| Jul 18, 2016 at 11:25 | vote | accept | Mark | ||
| Jun 30, 2016 at 19:39 | comment | added | Steve H | @MichaelKjörling Actually the MEL is both what the OP said and what you think. As the OP said the MEL does not list all components of the aircraft, only ones that can be in an inoperative state, so if a component is not on the list, then it must be operative.. But, as you said, for the ones that are on the list, it indicates the minimum number of components that are required to be operative. For instance if there are 5 alternators on the aircraft, it may say you can dispatch with only 4 operative... or something like that. | |
| Jun 30, 2016 at 16:25 | comment | added | Peter Kämpf | You might want to add that no gear leg in todays airliners has less than two wheels purely for redundancy. And yes, the airplane could operate with one of them inoperable, but for far fewer hours and with weight restrictions, so in certain circumstances (fly back empty to repair base) the plane is good to fly with one wheel less. | |
| Jun 30, 2016 at 13:44 | comment | added | user | "MEL ... contains the list of elements that are allowed to be inoperative." Surely you mean those that are not allowed to be inoperative (or alternatively, those which are required to be functional)? Otherwise it wouldn't be much of a minimum equipment list, would it? | |
| Jun 30, 2016 at 10:54 | comment | added | ant Bldel | @corsiKa that's correct but very unlikely. A seat is usually a quick fix and create lots of trouble is left unserviceable to long (loss of revenue mainly) | |
| Jun 30, 2016 at 0:37 | comment | added | UnrecognizedFallingObject | @alephzero -- They do indeed; the major airframers can even send out an emergency repair crew if needed (aka their AOG team) -- this would be needed if something really bad happens at an outstation like getting your tailfeathers spindled on a fence post. | |
| Jun 30, 2016 at 0:35 | comment | added | UnrecognizedFallingObject | @corsiKa -- yes -- the idea is that the plane will be overnight-or-longer at a main hub/maintenance base and/or receiving a light check (such as an A-check) before that 120day interval is up, giving the mechanics time to fix the busted seat or what-have-you. | |
| Jun 30, 2016 at 0:13 | comment | added | corsiKa | So you mean if a seat doesn't recline in coach, and they don't fix it in (let's say) 120 days, the whole plane is grounded? That is harsh! | |
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| Jun 29, 2016 at 20:50 | comment | added | alephzero | Just to add that engine manufacturers - and I assume aircraft manufacturers also - provide a 24/7/365 "technical hotline" service to give professional advice about situations which are not explicitly covered by the documentation and regulations. These days, there is no big problem setting up a live video link between a maintenance engineer on the ground operating a camera, and a technical specialist on the other side of the world. (Some of the in-service issues that arise are truly surreal - but that would be going off topic!) | |
| Jun 29, 2016 at 18:47 | comment | added | reirab | Technically, an airliner can land just fine with all engines unserviceable, as long as it can make it to the runway. :) Climbing out with all engines unserviceable is more of a problem, though. In all seriousness, though, good answer. | |
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| Jun 29, 2016 at 13:54 | history | answered | ant Bldel | CC BY-SA 3.0 |