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AW189
Airframe Maintenance
Type Training Course (cat. B1.3)

05 - Air Vehicle Time Limits/Maintenance

Checks System
Student Notes

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Air Vehicle Time Limits/Maintenance Checks System Lesson ..........................................................................1
1 Understand/Comprise the Time Limits/Maintenance Checks .................................................................1
1.1 Scheduled/Unscheduled Maintenance ...........................................................................................1
1.1.1 General .......................................................................................................................................1
1.1.2 Time Limits .................................................................................................................................3
1.1.3 Scheduled Maintenance Check Lists .........................................................................................4

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Air Vehicle Time Limits/Maintenance Checks System Lesson

1 Understand/Comprise the Time Limits/Maintenance Checks
1.1 Scheduled/Unscheduled Maintenance
1.1.1 General

This chapter contains the inspection requirements concerning the AW189 helicopters equipped
with GE CT7-2E1 engines. The procedures related to the maintenance tasks will be found in the
pertinent chapters of the Maintenance Manual.

The inspections are presented in a form suitable for the local reproduction in such a way as to
be used by personnel to perform helicopter inspections and to constitute, if desired, a data
collection. The inspections must be accomplished by qualified personnel to ascertain the
airworthiness of the helicopter. Any discrepancy must be cleared before flight.

Flight airworthiness must be determined by inspection of all parts to check the general
condition, security of attachment, cleanliness, freedom of movement and security, in
accordance with the operational inspection rules and instructions contained in the Maintenance
Manual.

The airworthiness of the helicopter is determined by acceptance of all parts with quality
standard aircraft practice and specified instructions contained in the pertinent Chapters of
Maintenance Manual. Each inspected component must meet pertinent and applicable
Airworthiness Directives requirements.

For acceptance requirements and limits refer to the pertinent Chapters of the Maintenance

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Manual and/or Overhaul Manual.

The inspection and maintenance of the engine, electronic equipment, instruments, etc. must be
performed in accordance with the instructions and procedures required by relevant
manufacturers and in accordance with approved maintenance schedule.

The inspection and overhaul schedule requirements contained in the Maintenance Manual must
not be exceeded without explicit approval.

NOTE A
When operating under particular environmental conditions (contaminated ambient, near the sea
or special missions) it is prerogative and responsibility of the operator to increase or intensify
the prescribed inspections as necessary to assure safe operation.

Permitted inspection interval tolerances

In order to facilitate the inspection planning in accordance with the helicopter inspection
schedule, some tolerances are permitted.

NOTE B
Tolerances are not cumulative and do not change the date at which the next inspection is
scheduled.
The AMPI gives you all the data necessary for the maintenance planning of the AgustaWestland
AW189 helicopter.
The maintenance requirements identified in AMPI chapter 05, together with those in the
following list, constitute the instructions for Continued Airworthiness for the helicopter:

Airworthiness Limitations as in Chapter 04

Helicopter pre-flight checks identified in Section 2 of the Rotorcraft Flight Manual

CT7-2E1 engine scheduled maintenance requirements

Technical bulletins, where applicable to the specific helicopter serial number configuration

The maintenance requirements identified in AMPI chapter 05 includes:

05-10 Time limits

05-11 Permitted inspection interval tolerance

05-12 Components overhaul schedule

05-13 Discard time schedule

05-20 Scheduled maintenance checks lists

05-21 Tasks Overview

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1.1.2 Time Limits

This section gives the recommended time limits requirements for the components of the
AW189.
The time limits are divided into:

Permitted inspection interval tolerances;

Components overhaul schedule;
Discard time schedule

The permitted interval tolerance can be applied only when the period prescribed by the
Inspection Program cannot be complied due to circumstances which could not reasonably be
foreseen by the Operator. When an interval tolerance is applied, the subsequent interval shall
be computed as per the original scheduled interval.

The components overhaul schedule give a list of components installed on AW189 requiring
overhaul at specified intervals; no tolerance is applicable. In case an Operator desire an
overhaul interval extension, a formal request must be submitted to AgustaWestland.

The Discard time schedule gives the indication of the numbers of hours/months/landings at
which point the component must be discarded.
No tolerance is permitted on the discard time.

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1.1.3 Scheduled Maintenance Check Lists

This section gives the lists of the manufacturer recommended scheduled and unscheduled
maintenance tasks. Inspection can follow hourly or calendar interval, or even either of them.

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