Aircraft Maintenance Program
Maintenance Programme describes how to maintain a specific aircraft in order to maintain its continuing airworthiness. Annex I aircraft has to be maintained in accordance with the maintenance programme approved by the Croatian Civil Aviation Agency.
Aircraft Maintenance Programme has to include schedule of regular checks whose frequency will depend on flying hours, number of flights and calendar deadlines, as well as the annual check that usually takes place before the airworthiness review. Maintenance Programme has to specify components with expiry, renewal or check deadlines defined by the manufacturer or the Agency.
For some categories of Annex I Aircraft, maintenance programme may be approved for a specific aircraft type which would then make it acceptable for all aircraft of the same type, provided that modifications of specific samples do not require modification of maintenance programme.
Potential exception are Annex I aircraft for which maintenance programmes are separately regulated:
Aircraft Maintenance Programme has to include schedule of regular checks whose frequency will depend on flying hours, number of flights and calendar deadlines, as well as the annual check that usually takes place before the airworthiness review. Maintenance Programme has to specify components with expiry, renewal or check deadlines defined by the manufacturer or the Agency.
For some categories of Annex I Aircraft, maintenance programme may be approved for a specific aircraft type which would then make it acceptable for all aircraft of the same type, provided that modifications of specific samples do not require modification of maintenance programme.
Potential exception are Annex I aircraft for which maintenance programmes are separately regulated:
- Sailplanes with empty mass of up to 80/100 kg,
- Any other unmanned aircraft up to 70 kg.