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D CHECK [1 record]

Record 1 2011-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
DEF

An aircraft overhaul that is required every 22,000 flying hours. [Montreal Star, August 4 1979.]

CONT

Major maintenance and inspection activities are based on a consecutively numbered series of "D" Checks each 16,000 hours (maximum) apart with "D"-1 being the first check since new. This numbering system provides a basis for scheduling major maintenance work at periods that are multiples of the basic "D" Check interval.

CONT

Major maintenance and inspection activities are based on a consecutively numbered series of "D" Checks each 25,000 hours (maximum) apart with"D-1" being the first "D" Check since the aircraft was new. [Air Canada Publication No. 864, AX:7A.1, p. 5, 831215, DC-9 aircraft]

Key term(s)
  • D-check

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
OBS

Ce genre de syntagme n'a pas d'équivalent figé pour la simple raison que chaque fabricant donne des spécifications particulières relativement aux vérifications à effectuer sur leurs appareils; chaque compagnie établit la terminologie qui convient.

OBS

visite D : terme accepté par le Comité d'étude de la terminologie des cartes de travail du DC-9.

Key term(s)
  • visite-D

Spanish

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