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AVIATION GLOSSARY

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OperationsBeginner

MEL

MEL, Minimum Equipment List

Minimum Equipment List: operator-specific conditions under which an aircraft may be dispatched with certain items inoperative.

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DocumentationIntermediate

MPD

Maintenance Planning Document, MPD

Maintenance Planning Document: manufacturer planning information used to develop an operator maintenance program.

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Operations & DispatchIntermediate

MMEL

Master Minimum Equipment List, MMEL

Master Minimum Equipment List: type-level relief developed for an aircraft model and used as the basis for operator MELs.

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DocumentationAdvanced

MRBR

Maintenance Review Board Report, MRBR

Maintenance Review Board Report: approved minimum scheduled-maintenance requirements developed through the MRB process.

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Licensing & OrganizationsAdvanced

MOE

Maintenance Organisation Exposition, Maintenance Organization Exposition, MOE

Maintenance Organisation Exposition: the controlled manual describing how an EASA Part-145 organization complies with its approval requirements.

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Structures & InspectionAdvanced

Magnetic particle testing

Magnetic Particle Inspection, MT

An NDT method for detecting surface and near-surface discontinuities in ferromagnetic materials.

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Maintenance ProgramsAdvanced

MSG-3

Maintenance Steering Group-3, MSG-3

A structured industry analysis method used to develop scheduled maintenance requirements for aircraft systems, structures and zones.

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