The Maintenance Responsibility of the Lessee includes but is not limited to the following :
a) Responsible for the servicing, repair, inspection, maintenance and overhaul of the Aircraft. (Own Cost)
b) Must comply with Approved Documentation and Regulatory Requirements
c) Compliance with Mandatory S/B – Note from a regulatory perspective there is no such thing as a Mandatory SB and OEM’s are being advised NOT to use this term!
d) Compliance with all AD’s
e) Maintain all records, logs and other materials pertaining to the Aircraft and its maintenance (including any computerized maintenance records) in accordance with all applicable (State Authority) rules and regulations and in a manner that does not modify or impair any applicable warranties.
f) Maintenance procedures shall be undertaken and completed in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommended procedures, and by properly trained, licensed, and certificated maintenance sources and maintenance personnel, so as to keep the Aircraft, each engine and every component and system of each:
(i) in as good operating condition as when delivered to Lessee hereunder, ordinary wear and tear excepted,
and
(ii) in such operating condition as may be necessary to enable the continuation of Airworthiness Review Certificate
g) Any service, repair and maintenance shall take precedence over scheduling of the Aircraft for Lease Operations, unless such can be safely deferred in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
h) Replace or have repaired appliances, parts, instruments, appurtenances, accessories, furnishings, and other equipment or components of the Aircraft that may have become worn out, lost, stolen, destroyed, damaged or otherwise rendered unfit for use for any reason whatsoever.
Note – All such replacements or repairs installed on or incorporated into the Aircraft shall upon such installation or incorporation become the property of Lessor.
i) Lessee shall not make any change in the configuration, appearance or colouring of the Aircraft from that in effect at the beginning of the Lease Term, other than changes mandated by the Authority or consented to in writing by Lessor.
j) Lessee shall, at Lessee’s cost and expense, make only such alterations or modifications to the Aircraft that:
(i) are necessary or advisable to comply with Lessee’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement,
or
(ii) as are required to comply with any applicable law or any governmental rule or regulation.
k) Any repair, alteration or modification made to the Aircraft and any replacement parts, including any replacement engine, installed thereon in the course of repairing or maintaining the Aircraft, shall be deemed an accession, and title thereto shall be immediately vested in Lessor without cost or expense to Lessor.
l) Conditions on the Return Date. Otherwise, Lessee will not modify the Aircraft or affix or remove any accessory to the Aircraft leased hereunder, without the consent of Lessor.
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