Aircraft Maintenance, strict security checks

In this new installment we will review aircraft maintenance, which are strict peri checksósay in favor of airplane safetyáutica.

Planes are mácorners, that just like your carówill, can sufferños, unforeseen failures or problems that affectán la surgeryón of the aerolíne operant, for this is that there are strict maintenance processes to reduce the incidence of these cases that are unavoidable called AOG (Aircraft On Ground) and alsoén maintenance mádeep s that guarantee the safety of the operationón.

If you ever wondered cóhow regulatory entities guarantee safety and that airlinesícompanies comply with the maintenance that guarantees an industryésafe area, hereí we tell you.

Aircraft maintenanceáuseful

The industry toéarea is the industry más regulated world, which implies strong and strict maintenance processes, as one of the main hícough to ensure safe operations, which are established by the ICAO – International Civil Aviation Organization y serán supervised by the regulatory authority of each member state.

Within these processes, the different maintenance tasks are regulated., personal técnic how mecáunique airplanes, personnel and inspection systemón, all dutyán have a certified license to carry out these tasks.

aircraft checks

The checks carried out on the airplanes are extensive and talking in detail about all the maintenance processes isíextremely long and what we seek in this installment is to know in tégeneral terms the different processes and thusí demonstrate the confidence that the industry has in the fear to fly of púwar in general.

The number of checkups or their frequency isán determined by aircraft manufacturers as Airbus O Boeing defined by flight hours or cycles, depending on the part to be treated.

Check in línea

• These are the maintenance processes máThey are relatively simple and are carried out on a scheduled or emergent basis on the airport apron or airline hangar.ídeny yourselfún the requirement each 100 flight hours approximately. These processes máCommon problems involve changing tires, small piecesñas, oil, etc.

Check A

• This check is done approximately every 400 a 600 flight hours and depends on each type of aircraftón. Check A requires a job of about 10 hours in hangar and could be postponed due to the need of the airlineíne in certain cases.
• Filters checked and changed, lubricate usónumber of hydraulic systems, revisionón of safety equipment and others.

Check B

• This check is done approximately every 6 a 8 months and is done every 1 a 3 díace in a hangar, this being able to be carried out gradually in the checks A.

C-check

• Check C is the first maintenance process considered as «heavy» and is done approximately every 20 a 24 mess aroundún the type of avión and its use. An inspection is carried out there.ón deep examination of aircraft components and is generally performed in specialized hangars or MRO. This process takes 1 a 2 weeks with más de 6.000 man hours to complete.

Chequeo C1 a C4

• Check C has divisions that perform minor inspections of the fuselage, corrodedón, cracks and other structural. Spaghettién these inspections usually make improvements to the cabin, new seats, systems, etc.

Check D

• This is the checkás deep that can be done to an aircraft, being the más extensive and demanding of a límaintenance line. This check is done approximately every 6 a 10 añvarying between each planeón. And tégeneral terms, this maintenance «disarm» the grandfatherón completely for inspectionón and rectificationón, even the paint caníto be removed. A D check requires approximately 2 months to be completed and around 50.000 man hours of work, being required to be performed in a specialized MRO center.
• Since this is the maintenance más extensive, many aerosolsíairlines choose not to do it on their planes máold or plan it in advance to avoid effects on your operation.ón.

Frequency

As we indicated at the beginning, maintenance depends on each aircraft and the maintenance manualsámanufacturer's guidelines. New planes within their objectives of lowering costs, they extend the need for check-ups más allá to airplanes of past generations.

What is important for an operationón safe to beá always your maintenance and operationón efficient/safe on the part of the airlineínea, where an old aircraft is not withoutómood of insecurity far from it, but yesí responsibility how it is operated.