Category: Aircraft And finding the right type of services for aircraft instrument repairs understanding a little bit about this can help. A certificated mechanic is allowed to approve for return to service (or return an aircraft to service) any maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations on an aircraft or a component thereof as long as it he/she has the proper ratings. Notes: any significant repairs or modifications associated with instruments are not included. This restriction was set, as aircraft operational security and functionality can be greatly changed by instrument repairs.
Who Should Handle Instrument Repairs?
Certified Mechanics Only ones with certain ratings can work on things like aircraft instruments. They are trained to manage complicated systems and maintain safety standards.
Pilots: Although pilots have the privilege of performing preventive maintenance, they are not authorized to make major repair or alteration of instruments. They can do some basic checks but if any big issue arises only a known and skilled mechanic should be doing this.
Importance of Regulation
Safety Assurance The regulations make certain that everyone entrusted with the care and handling of critical flight safety-related parts is qualified to assume that responsibility.
Pilots Can —should— do Preventive Maintenance (like inspections): No such thing as a ‘self-certifying pilot’ unless you can sign off repairs like an A&P, IAs or APREs.
Conclusion
Aviation operators must have knowledge about who are permitted to repair their instruments in order to keep their operations safe and compliant. This separation between certificated mechanics and pilots has been established to protect the safety and security of the systems that are associated with flight.
