Aircraft Manuals ATA– Air transport Association of America

1. Aircraft Manuals ATA– Air transport Association of America

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3. A.T.A. 100 • This is a universally accepted system for numbering aircraft maintenance documentation. • The chapter number assigned to a specific system is the same, regardless of aircraft manufacturer. • For example, ATA Chapter 21 is “Air Conditioning” on Boeings, Lockheeds, Airbus, etc.

4. Revisions must be up to date

5. ATA Chapters • Each “Chapter” represents a major aircraft system. Such as… 21 Air conditioning 22 Auto flight 23 Communications 24 Electrical Power 25 Equipment and Furnishings

6. Subsections • 21 31 Cabin Pressure Controller • 21 32 Cabin Pressure Indicator • 21 33 Pressure Regulation/Outflow valve • 21 34 Cabin Pressure Sensor

7. Components • A third number completes the ATA chapter reference, and is usually used to define a specific component in a subsystem. • For example…27 10 14 • 27 00 FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM • 27 10 ROLL CONTROL • 27 10 14 AILERON • The 14 denotes the specific component in the aileron control system…in this case, the aileron itself

9. Cessna and small aircraft

14. Each Section is laid out in order: • *Disassembly • *Cleaning • Inspection • Repair • Reassembly • Troubleshooting

17. Parts Manuals

18. As a part number is an identifier of a part design(independent of its instantiations), a serial number is a unique identifier of a particular instantiation of that part design. In other words, a part number identifies any particular (physical) part as being made to that one unique design; a serial number, when used, identifies a particular (physical) part (one physical instance)