Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00187:reg:20:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00187
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 20 (pt 5/8)
Character Range: 421482–424196

RCP 240 and RSP 180 capabilities (as applicable) of the aircraft must be included in the MEL.

28.04 Compliance with the MMEL
       (1) An MEL for an aircraft must be based on the MMEL for the aircraft type.
       (2) Subject to subsection 28.05 (2), the MEL for a flight with an inoperative item must not be less operationally restrictive than the MMEL in the same circumstances.
 Examples
    1 If the MMEL for an aircraft specifies a rectification interval for an inoperative item, an MEL for the aircraft must not specify a rectification interval for the item that is less restrictive than the interval specified in the MMEL.
    2 If the MMEL for an aircraft specifies conditions or limitations that must be complied with if the aircraft is to conduct a flight with an inoperative item, the MEL for the aircraft must include conditions or limitations for the item that are at least as restrictive as the conditions or limitations in the MMEL.

28.05 Compliance with the civil aviation legislation
       (1) An MEL must not permit the operation of an aircraft for a flight with an inoperative item if the flight would be in contravention of the civil aviation legislation.
       (2) If the civil aviation legislation permits the operation of an aircraft with an inoperative item, the MEL may permit the operation with the inoperative item in accordance with the civil aviation legislation even if the MEL is less restrictive than the MMEL.
 Examples
    1 If a provision of the civil aviation legislation permits an aircraft to operate for a period with an inoperative item and the period is less restrictive than the rectification interval for the item specified in the MMEL for the aircraft — the rectification interval for the item in the MEL may be based on the period mentioned in the provision.
    2 If a provision of the civil aviation legislation permits an aircraft to operate for a flight with an inoperative item subject to conditions or limitations and the conditions or limitations in the provision are less restrictive than the conditions or limitations in the MMEL for the aircraft — the conditions or limitations specified in the MEL for the item must be at least as restrictive as the conditions or limitations specified in the provision.

28.06 Compliance with the AFM
        An MEL for an aircraft must not permit the operation of the aircraft for a flight with an inoperative item in contravention of any of the conditions, limitations or emergency procedures specified in the AFM.

28.07 If the MMEL does not specify rectification intervals
        If the MMEL for an aircraft type does not specify a rectification interval for an inoperative item, the rectification interval for the