HKAR-MMEL/MEL Master Minimum Equipment List/Minimum ...

SECTION 1
HKAR-MMEL/MEL
(c)
The Director-General is notified of any extension granted within ten days, and
(d)
Rectification is accomplished at the earliest opportunity.
HKAR MMEL/MEL.85
MEL Approval
New MEL and amendments to existing MEL will only be approved by the Director-General
in accordance with this HKAR-MMEL/MEL Subpart C.
HKAR MMEL/MEL.90
Operations Outside the Scope of the MEL
(See Appendix 1 to HKAR MMEL/MEL.90)
(a)
Notwithstanding HKAR MMEL/MEL.81, under certain specified conditions and
circumstances operators may be allowed by the Director-General to introduce and
implement Special Procedure for operations outside the conditions of the MEL. The
Special Procedure will in no circumstances be used to permit flights outside the
constraints of the relevant MMEL.
(b)
Where an operator has been allowed to apply this Special Procedure for a particular
aircraft type, this will be clearly stated as a condition on the MEL.
(c)
When allowed by the Director-General, operators with extensive experience of a
particular aircraft type and the necessary operational management and engineering
support facilities may exercise the Special Procedure to operate an aircraft strictly for
the purpose of returning to a place where rectification can be made, with
unserviceabilities of systems or equipment not permitted by the MEL.
(d)
In such circumstances, alternative compensatory factors like increased fuel reserves
and enhanced weather minima, may need to be applied.
(e)
In cases where an operator intends to operate an aircraft where the requirements of the
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