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New Specification for Specification for the Development of Manufacturers Maintenance Data for Lightweight UAS
1. Scope
This practice provides guidelines for the qualifications to accomplish the various levels of maintenance on lightweight unmanned aircraft systems. In addition, it provides the content and structure of maintenance manuals and Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA) for UAS and their components that are operated as lightweight unmanned aircraft.
Keywords
UAS; lightweight; Maintenance; Manual; ICA; instructions for continued airworthiness;
Rationale
Existing industry standards traditionally used in aviation for manufacturer maintenance data are limited in scope the the aircraft itself, and fail to address the off-board equipment required for flight.,