Getting to Grips with MMEL-MEL

FOREWORD

The purpose of this “Getting to Grips with MMEL and MEL” Brochure is:

• To help Airbus Operators understand the Master Minimum Equipment List

(MMEL) and the Minimum Equipment List (MEL)

• To explain how the Airbus MMEL is created and approved/accepted

• To provide guidance material for the creation and the use of the MEL.

The MMEL is an Airbus document, developed by the Flight Operations Support and

Services Department. Operators use the Airbus MMEL as a reference for creating

their own MEL, which is provided to their flight crews, line maintenance personnel,

and/or flight operations personnel. It is important to note that an Operator’s MEL

cannot be less restrictive than the Airbus MMEL.

Both the MMEL and the MEL are legal documents that are either approved or

accepted by Airworthiness Authorities.

The MMEL and the MEL consist of component and system lists that are attributed

a “GO”, “GO IF”, or “NO GO” status, depending on their impact on the safety of a

flight. These attributes are defined as follows:

• “GO” or “GO IF” items can remain inoperative for a limited period of time.

• “NO GO” items prevent the dispatch of the aircraft.

The MMEL and the MEL are both designed to ensure that an acceptable level of

safety is respected, when an aircraft is dispatched with inoperative equipment.

The MEL enables Operators to rapidly dispatch an aircraft, and avoid unnecessary

delays or flight cancellations, without sacrificing safety.

This brochure is primarily designed to provide Operators with assistance in

developing and optimizing their own MEL.

Please submit any questions you may have concerning this brochure to:

AIRBUS SAS

Flight Operations Support and Services

Customer Services Directorate

1, Rond-Point Maurice Bellonte, BP33

31707 BLAGNAC Cedex - FRANCE

TELEX: AIRBU 530526F

SITA: TLSBI7X

Telefax: 33 5 61 93 29 68