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Presented by Sofema Aviation Services www.sassofia.com The following different categories are identified in the Operators Minimum Equipment List CATEGORY A   Items in this category shall be repaired within the time interval specified in the “Remarks and Exceptions” column of the operator’s approved MEL Whenever the proviso in the “Remarks or Exceptions” column of the MMEL states…

 Introduction Typical all commercial aircraft are designed and certified with a significant amount of equipment redundancy, and as a result it can be demonstrated that the airworthiness requirements are satisfied by a substantial margin. It may also be the case that some equipment which is fitted to the aircraft is not actually required for safe…

Considerations Related to the obligations to carry out regulatory authority oversight audits – Steve Bentley MD SAS www.sassofia.com ATM/ANS.AR.C.015 Oversight programme (Regulation (EU) 2017/373) (a) The competent authority shall establish and update annually an oversight programme taking into account the specific nature of the service providers, the complexity of their activities, the results of past…

Introduction by Sofema Aviation Service www.sassofia.com Introduction A minimum equipment list (MEL) is a detailed list of equipment’s and or systems. The list provides for criteria by which the operation of aircraft, subject to specified conditions, may continue with particular equipment inoperative. The MEL is prepared by the operator in conformity with, or more restrictive…