"David Dyer-Bennet" wrote in message
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Gene Kearns writes:

On Sun, 3 Apr 2005 10:36:42 -0700, "RST Engineering"
wrote:

While I'm on a rant, there is a sense in this ng that the manufacturer's
maintenance manual must be in the area where an annual or 100 hour is
performed. I can find no such requirement in part 43 or part 65.

Part 43 says that the maintenance manual procedures must be followed.
Part
65 says that the mechanic must understand the procedures in the manual.
Nowhere that I can find requires the manual to be on site during an
inspection OR repair.

Jim


I guess they actually expected a mechanic to use a little common
sense.....

FAR 43 says that "(a) Each person performing maintenance, alteration,
or preventive maintenance on an aircraft, engine, propeller, or
appliance *shall use* the methods, techniques, and practices
prescribed in the current manufacturer's maintenance manual...."

It also stipulates that, "Each person performing an annual or 100-hour
inspection *shall use* a checklist while performing the
inspection....."

I don't know about you, but I can't *use* my tools, a checklist,
maintenance manuals, or anything else unless they are close enough to
put my eyes and hands on them.

Maybe you can....

It says "shall use the methods, techniques, and practices"; it does
NOT say "shall use the maintenance manual". I see no basis for
requiring the maintenance manual to be present in the law. Having the
maintenance manual present for reference is a sensible procedure that
I'd expect most mechanics to follow, but it makes sense just to
require conformance with the procedures in the manual, *not* actual
presence of the manual. If the manual is present but unopened, it
does no good. If the manual is absent, but all the procedures
etc. given in it are followed, I see no harm occurring.

As you say, it expects the mechanics to use some common sense.


We were *required* to have a fresh printout of the specified
MM pages in hand. Last weeks copy was NG, it may have changed.
Some people rely too much on their memory and too proud to
admit that their memory sucks.
I bet this is the root of the cause of most screwups.

JK