CS 22.1529  Maintenance manual

CAA ORS9 Decision No. 1

A maintenance manual containing the information that the applicant considers essential for proper maintenance must be provided. The following must at least be considered in developing the essential information: 

(a) description of systems; 

(b) lubrication instructions setting forth the frequency and the lubricants and fluids which are to be used in the various systems; 

(c) pressures and electrical loads applicable to the various systems; 

(d) tolerances and adjustments necessary for proper functioning of the sailplane; 

(e) methods of levelling, raising and ground towing; 

(f) methods of balancing control surfaces, and maximum permissible values of play at hingepins and control circuit backlash; 

(g) allowed rigging tension in the cables of cable-operated control systems, as established according to CS 22.411(b); 

(h) identification of primary and secondary structures; 

(i) frequency and extent of inspections necessary for proper maintenance of the sailplane; 

(j) special repair methods applicable to the sailplane; 

(k) special inspection techniques; 

(l) list of special tools; 

(m) rigging data necessary for the proper operation of the sailplane; 

(n) a separate section titled Airworthiness Limitations, segregated and clearly distinguishable from the rest of the document, containing statement of service life limitations, replacement or mandatory overhaul of parts, components and accessories subject to such limitations and structural inspection intervals. Those limitations which are given in documents referred to in (o) must be referenced; 

(o) list of maintenance documents for parts, components and accessories approved independently of the sailplane; 

(p) the materials necessary for small repairs; 

(q) care and cleaning recommendations; 

(r) instructions for rigging and de-rigging; 

(s) information on supporting points for ground transport; 

(t) list of placards and markings and their locations.