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United States | Aerospace Engineering | Volume 14 Issue 11, November 2025 | Pages: 1127 - 1129
Maintaining Daily Airworthiness: A Practical Look at Inspection Cycles, Compliance, and Operational Readiness
Abstract: Ensuring the daily airworthiness of an aircraft is fundamental to safe and efficient aviation operations. This process involves a structured framework of preventive maintenance, real-time inspections, regulatory compliance, and systematic recordkeeping. Airlines and maintenance organizations perform routine transit and daily checks to confirm operational readiness before each flight, while adhering to scheduled maintenance intervals-such as A-, C-, and D-checks-to inspect deeper structural and system components. Unscheduled maintenance addresses unexpected defects, supported by continuous airworthiness monitoring programs and reliability tracking. Compliance with airworthiness directives issued by regulatory bodies, as well as manufacturer service bulletins, ensures that critical safety updates are implemented promptly. All maintenance activities are logged and certified by licensed personnel, culminating in a formal release-to-service declaration. Through the integration of trained workforce, digital maintenance systems, and regulatory oversight, aircraft are kept consistently airworthy and flight-ready each day.
Keywords: Aircraft Maintenance, Airworthiness, Scheduled Inspections a) A-Check / C-Check / D-Check - Standard categories of aircraft inspections: b) A-Check: Light, frequent inspection (every few hundred flight hours). c) C-Check: More in-depth, structural and systems review (every 18?24 months) d) D-Check: Heavy maintenance visit involving complete disassembly (every 6?12 years). Transit Check, Preventive Maintenance, Corrective Maintenance
How to Cite?: Subhani Shaik, "Maintaining Daily Airworthiness: A Practical Look at Inspection Cycles, Compliance, and Operational Readiness", Volume 14 Issue 11, November 2025, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1127-1129, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR251115001618, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR251115001618