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Title / Produce a long-term maintenance forecast plan for an aircraft fleet and major aircraft components
Level / 5 / Credits / 40
Purpose / People credited with this unit standard are able to establish maintenance requirements for the long-term maintenance of an aircraft fleet and major aircraft components, and produce and update maintenance forecast plans.
Classification / Aeronautical Engineering > Aeronautical Engineering Planning
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1All tasks are to be carried out in accordance with enterprise procedures, the enterprise being the organisation carrying out the work. Enterprise procedures referred to in this unit standard are the applicable procedures found in the following:enterprise exposition;manufacturer publications;Government and local body legislation;airworthiness authority requirements.
2Definition
Long-term – in excess of three months.
3The range applicable to all outcomesof this unit standard covers long-term maintenance plans for an aircraft fleet, individual aircraft, and major components such as engines and propellers.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Establish maintenance requirements for the long-term maintenance of an aircraft fleet and major aircraft components.
Evidence requirements
1.1Future maintenance requirements are identified from, and are consistent with, the approved maintenance programme.
1.2Present maintenance status is established from, and is consistent with, maintenance records.
1.3Special requirements that may affect future maintenance programmes are identified.
Rangeageing aircraft, airworthiness authority requirements, modifications, structural inspection programmes, special maintenance requirements.
Outcome 2
Produce a maintenance forecast plan.
Evidence requirements
2.1Future fleet and/or aircraft utilisation is consistent with operator supplied data.
2.2Calculated expiry of future maintenance requirements is within the parameters of the maintenance philosophy being applied and consistent with utilisation.
Rangeblock maintenance, equalised maintenance, phase maintenance.
2.3Maintenance activities are scheduled within the limits of available capacity and estimated expiry dates.
2.4A maintenance forecast plan is produced in accordance with enterprise procedures.
Outcome 3
Update a maintenance forecast plan.
Evidence requirements
3.1Factors and/or circumstances which may impact on the maintenance forecast plan are identified.
3.2Changes made to the maintenance forecast plan reflect altered circumstances.
3.3Maintenance forecast plan is amended in accordance with enterprise procedures.
Planned review date / 31 December 2018Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 23 July 1997 / 31 December 2016
Revision / 2 / 8 May 2001 / 31 December 2016
Review / 3 / 19 May 2006 / 31 December 2016
Review / 4 / 22 August 2014 / N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0028
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