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CAR - 147 APPROVED MAINTENANCE TRAINING ORGANISATION

     CAR - 147 APPROVED MAINTENANCE TRAINING ORGANISATION (TYPE TRAINING) Issue 1, Revision 0 19th September, 2014                       Rule 133B of the Aircraft rule 1937 stipulates that organizations engaged in the Aircraft type training shall be approved.  Subsequent to the release of CAR 66, on 1st Dec 2011, it was essential  to harmonize training requirements for type training organizations to international  standards. CAR 147 is based on EASA part 147.                     CAR-147 specifies the requirements to be met by organizations seeking approval to conduct type training and examination as specified in CAR 66. The CAR 147  specifies conditions for issue, renewal, suspension and revocation of certificates  attached to the approval and privileges thereof.                  This CAR provides the technical standards and guidelines for the approval of  aircraft maintenance type training organizations.  CAR 147 for type training organizations is issued under the provision of

REFERENCE BOOKS/DOCUMENTS FOR AME EXAMINATION Avionics

                                                     Paper I 1. Aircraft Manual 2. Civil Aviation Requirements (Section 2- Airworthiness) 3. Aeronautical Information Circulars (relating to Airworthiness) 4. Airworthiness Advisory Circulars 5. Human Factor Guidelines Doc 9806                                                      Paper II 1. Civil Aircraft Inspection Procedures (CAP 459-Part I, Basic) 2. Airframe & Powerplant Mechanics (General Handbook EA-AC 65-9A) FAA 3. Shop Theory by James Anderson Earl E. Tatro 4. Electrical Technology by B L Threja 5. Aircraft Materials & Processes by Titterton 6. Machine Drawing by AC Parkinsons 7. Advanced Composites (EA-358) by Cindy Foreman 8. Digital Fundamentals by Malvino and Leech 9. Mechanics of Flight by A C Karmode 10. Standard Aircraft Handbook -Larry Reithmaier 11. Basic electricity for A & P Mechanic by Dale Crane 12. Basic Electronics-Bemard Grob 13. Basic Electronics and radio Installation by Dale cran

EASA AD 2013-0020R4 - Equipment & Furnishings - Safety Belts / Torso Restraint Systems - Inspection / Replacement

       All part numbers of safety belts and torso restraint systems installed on any aircraft where dynamically tested seats are required in accordance with airworthiness requirements like the European Certification Specifications (CS), or JAR/FAR, paragraphs 23.562, 25.562, 27.562 and 29.562, if safety belts and torso restraint systems have been maintained or repaired after 28 September 2003 by maintenance organizations not holding the applicable maintenance data of the relevant approval holders, unless they are marked with European Parts Approval (EPA). Safety belts and torso restraints system repaired using repair data developed by an organization holding an EASA Design Organization Approval (DOA) in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 Part 21, Subpart J are not affected by this AD. These articles are approved through design changes or STC and are marked with the letters EPA accordingly. The affected safety belts and torso restraint systems may be installed on,

Piper Aircraft - Air intake

                      FAA issued Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB)  to alert owners, operators, and  maintenance technicians of Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Piper) Models PA-28, PA-32, PA-34, PA-44, and  PA-46 series airplanes of an airworthiness concern, specifically structural deterioration and possible  collapse of the air inlet hose. The air inlet hose may be between the air filter and the fuel injector,  carburetor or carburetor heat box depending on the airplane model. A collapsed hose reduces airflow  to the engine and could result in a rough running engine or a loss of power.  At this time, the airworthiness concern is not an unsafe condition that would warrant an FAA  Airworthiness Directive (AD).  Background                 In November 2013, a Piper Model PA-28-140 airplane impacted terrain shortly after takeoff. The  airplane was destroyed and the pilot who was the sole occupant was seriously injured. Immediately  before the accident, the pilot reported a loss of

In-principle approval for development of international airports

                  Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Shri G.M. Siddeshwara informed the Lok Sabha  that the Government has accorded site clearance for the Greenfield international airport project at Dholera at Ahmedabad in Gujarat being developed by the Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board in 2014.                      Taj International Greenfield airport project proposed at Hirangoan, Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh is presently under the preliminary scrutiny of the Government.   Government identified 50 locations for small airports   AAI has recently upgraded Bhopal, Indore and Raipur airports to international standards and the Government has initiated the process of declaring these airports as international airports.  Further, the Government of India has granted in-principle approval for development of the Greenfield airport projects as international airports with estimated project costs (approx.) as under: State                 Airport                  Rs. in Crore)

Government identified 50 locations for small airports

                  Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Shri G.M. Siddeshwara informed the Lok Sabha today 21st July that the Government has so far identified 50 locations with potential for small airports in various states namely,  Kadapa, Tirupati, Vijayawada,Warangal in Andhra Pradesh,  Along, Daparizo, Pasighat, Tezu in Arunachal Pradesh,  Jorhat,Rupsi,Silchar in Assam,  Gaya, Raxaul in Bihar,  Bilaspur, Raigarh in Chattisgarh,  Daman, Diu in Daman & Diu,  Bhawanagar, Jamnagar, Kandla, Keshod in Gujarat,  Hisar, Karnal in Haryana,  Kishtwar in J&K,  Deoghar, Jamshedpur in Jharkhand,  Belgaum,Hubli in Karnataka,  Gwalior, Jabalpur, Rewa in Madhya Pradesh,  Akola, Amravati, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Solapur in Maharashtra,  Jharsuguda in Odisha,  Ludhiana in Punjab,  Bikaner, Kishangarh, Kota in Rajasthan,  Thanjavore in Tamil Nadu   Agra, Allahabad, Bareilly, Faizabad, Kanpur, Meerut, Moradabad and Saharanpur in UP.  

PED - Securing and Stowing Passenger PEDs

           The DGCA has amended its Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR) relating to air safety    to allow the use of Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs) including cellphones. The use of PEDs shall be in the non-transmitting mode commonly called flight/airplane mode”             Para 4 of CAR deals with training requirement of crew where stowage of PED is one of the point. But nowhere mentioned regarding ''securing'' of PED used by passenger.              There is an important distinction that needs to be made between “stowing” and “securing” PEDs. If a PED is to be “stowed”, it must be placed into an approved carry-on stowage location. These locations have been designed and certified to comply with the requirements for retention of articles of mass during emergency landings. Approved carry-on stowage locations have specific weight and size limitations. When a PED is “secured”, it is restrained by a method which may not have been certified for retention of articles of ma