Course detail

Continuing Airworthiness Management for Aircrafts

FSI-ORZAcad. year: 2025/2026

The course deals with the issue of airplane approval, aircraft release, maintenance from the point of view of the organization responsible for the maintenance system, and maintenance.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Miroslav Šplíchal, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Aerospace Engineering (LÚ)

Entry knowledge

Basic knowledge of mechanical engineering, aircraft technology (terminology) and basic orientation in Czech legislation.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Course-unit credit requirements: participation in exercises (90% at the minimum).
Exam: written – test.

90% participation in exercises (80% at the minimum), elaborating a protocol, presentation of all tasks from exercises.

Aims

in the field of aircraft compliance for operation, knowledge of legislation and competence management system and to obtain an overview of aircraft maintenance procedures, authorization of organizations and aviation personnel.
The course enables students to become familiar with the issues of aircraft certification and their components, release of aircraft into operation, requirements for DOA, POA and maintenance organizations and their personnel. In addition, an overview of applied maintenance systems and their management.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

DE FLORIO, Filippo. Airworthiness: an introduction to aircraft certification. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006, x, 247 s. : il. ISBN 0-7506-6948-9 (EN)
Nařízení komise (EU) č. 1321/2014 a jeho přílohy (EN)
Technická a údržbová dokumentace vybraných letadel poskytnutá vyučujícím (EN)

Recommended reading

Friend, C.,H.:Aircraft MaitenanceManagement, Longman group UK Limited, 1992 (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-LKT-P Master's

    specialization TLT , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Miroslav Šplíchal, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. European and national aviation legislation
2. Certification Standards and Procedures (Part 21)
3. Requirements for DOA, POA, and maintenance organization
4. Type certification process
5. Part M
6. Part 147, Part 66, Requirements for maintenance personnel
7. CAMO organization
8. Maintenance organization
9. Aircraft maintenance and control systems
10. Technical and maintenance documentation of aircraft
11. Technical and maintenance documentation of aircraft
12. Issues of import of aircraft products from EU and non-EU countries.
13. Specific requirements for maintenance and equipment in commercial operations, MEL, CDL

Exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Miroslav Šplíchal, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Airplane categories and their airworthiness for air transport operation
2. Demonstrating the type certification of propellers, engines and other aircraft devices
3. Airworthiness of individually-built aircraft
4. Airworthiness directives
5. Weighing of aircraft
6. Changes in aircraft equipment
7. Maintenance of COM/NAV systems
8. Standard EASA Forms
9. Maintenance program
10. Maintenance program
11. Aircraft registration process
12. MEL – minimum equipment list
13. Visit tour at maintenance organisation