Illustrated CAR s Catalogue (IPC)

An Illustrated parts Catalogue lists all of Part numbers and their applicability to an
aircraft type and model variants. The list of part number is cross-referenced to
illustrations called figures.
Each figure shows an exploded view of a component or system. (Figure 17).

Figure 17: Illustrated CAR s catalogue (IPC)

CAR – MMEL/MEL
The MMEL/MEL does not include any item of equipment which, if inoperative, is likely to
affect the safety of the aircraft.
No item shall be included which conflicts with the limitations or invalidates the
emergency procedures.
The MMEL does not include any part or structural component of the aircraft which is the
subject of the Configuration Deviation List (CDL).

Master Minimum Equipment Lists (MMELs)

Approval of a Master Minimum Equipment List (MMEL) for an aircraft with a type
certificate is issued under GCAA CAR 21.
An MMEL is approved by the national airworthiness authority which issued the type
certificate.

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An MMEL establishes the aircraft equipment allowed to be inoperative under certain
conditions. It forms the basis for an operator’s Minimum Equipment List (MEL).

Minimum Equipment Lists (MELs)

An MEL is a document approved by EASA. It contains the conditions under which a
specified aircraft may operate, with items of equipment inoperative, at the time of
dispatch.
The MEL is developed from the TC holder’s MMEL. It provides a time interval for the
rectification of the faulty item, relevant to the operational significance of the item. This
document is carried on board the aircraft. It provides the Pilot in Command with clear
guidance to whether the particular flight should or should not proceed.
The MMEL and associated Minimum Equipment List (MEL) are alleviating documents.
Their purpose is not, however, to encourage the operation of aircraft with inoperative
equipment. It is undesirable for aircraft to be dispatched with inoperative equipment and
such operations are permitted only as a result of careful analysis of each item to ensure
that the acceptable level of safety, as intended in the applicable JAR or equivalent
requirement, is maintained.
A fundamental consideration is that the continued operation of an aircraft in this
condition should be minimised. The limitations governing rectification intervals are
discussed later in this document.

Dispatch with Inoperative Equipment

The MMEL and associated Minimum Equipment List (MEL) are alleviating documents.
Their purpose is not, however, to encourage the operation of aircraft with inoperative
equipment. It is undesirable for aircraft to be dispatched with inoperative equipment and
such operations are permitted only as a result of careful analysis of each item to ensure
that the acceptable level of safety, as intended in the applicable JAR or equivalent
requirement, is maintained.
A fundamental consideration is that the continued operation of an aircraft in this
condition should be minimised. The limitations governing rectification intervals are
discussed later in this document.

MEL Rectification Intervals

Inoperative items or components, deferred in accordance with the MEL, must be rectified
at or prior to the rectification (repair) interval categories. (Figure 18).
“Category A”
• No standard interval is specified, where a time period is specified it must start at
00:01 on the calendar day following the day of discover.
“Category B”
• Items must be repaired within three (3) consecutive calendar days, excluding the
day of discovery.
“Category C”
• Items must be repaired within ten (10) consecutive calendar days, excluding the
day of discovery.
“Category D”
• Items must be repaired within one hundred and twenty (120) consecutive
calendar days, excluding the day of discovery.

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