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Scenario · Maintenance Planning, Stores and Technical Records

Plan the completion and certification of a turboprop phase inspection

You are the assistant maintenance planner.

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The situation

What has happened

Northern Aeromedical Services need their turboprop VH-NAM back on line by 19 September for patient transfers. The phase inspection under WO-26-1176 is stalled awaiting an elevator trim tab hinge, the propeller hub has been removed for an airworthiness directive inspection in the component workshop, and several airworthiness directive and service bulletin items remain in the work pack. A torque wrench needed for the propeller installation is due for calibration on 14 September, one engineer's authorisation on the type expires in October, and the aircraft requires an independent inspection on the trim system. Ruth Kaminski wants a completion plan, an allocation of authorised engineers and a certification package ready for release.

Your brief. Plan and sequence the remaining tasks of the phase inspection around parts, tooling and personnel constraints, verify the airworthiness directive and service bulletin status, allocate authorised engineers, prepare the certification and records package and brief the supervisors on the plan and its risks.
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Tasks

Deliverables

  • Outstanding task and airworthiness directive list
  • Parts, tooling and personnel allocation
  • Day by day completion plan with fallback
  • Certification package checklist
  • Written brief to the supervisors

Documents to use

Systems to use

Aircraft Work Orders

The register of line and base maintenance work orders and check inputs for every customer aircraft with their status and certifying engineer.

Parts and Bonded Store Register

The register of parts received, inspected, stored, issued and quarantined with their release documentation and traceability.

Tool Control and Calibration Register

The register of special tools, ground equipment and measuring and test equipment with calibration status, location and loan records.

Defect and Deferred Defect Log

The log of pilot reported and maintenance found defects, their assessment, rectification and any deferral limits.

For trainers and assessors

Units of competency

Current on training.gov.au for the Aeroskills Training Package as at 10 September 2026.

MEA112Plan and implement civil aircraft maintenance activities
MEA111Perform administrative processes to prepare for certification of civil aircraft maintenance
MEACOM0043Perform airworthiness management and maintenance program tasks
MEACOM0006Plan and implement aeronautical product maintenance activities
MEA113Supervise civil aircraft maintenance activities and manage human resources in the workplace

Qualifications

MEA50422Diploma of Aviation Maintenance Management
MEA50219Diploma of Aeroskills (Mechanical)
Assessor notes

What to look for

Evidence guide

The plan must show every outstanding item traced from the work pack, constraints from parts, tooling and authorisations identified from the registers, and a realistic sequence that respects fatigue limits. The certification checklist must reflect the procedure. Look for a fallback if the part is late and a brief that gives the supervisors clear decisions rather than a list of problems.

The student's evidence summary lists every record they created or changed in the systems named above, their notes and the tasks they ticked. Verify it against the deliverables and your own assessment tool.