Phase
03 · Records
03 · Records
Aircraft records review and compliance
An aircraft is worth what its records can prove.
Scope
Back to birth
· AD/SB · LLP
· AD/SB · LLP
Output
Gap list + recovery actions
What it is
Every hour flown, every part fitted and every repair made has to be traceable in the record set. Where it is not, the aircraft loses value at exactly the moment you need it: at sale, at redelivery, or when a financier asks for evidence.
A records review is the systematic check of that paperwork. Traceability back to birth for life limited parts, airworthiness directive and service bulletin status, repairs and modifications with approved data behind them, and compliance with both the regulations and the specific conditions written into your lease.
What you get
- Back to birth traceability
- Life limited part status
- AD and SB compliance
- Repair and modification approvals
- Dirty fingerprint and status reports
- Redelivery records readiness
- Gap list with recovery actions
How we work
Aircraft records review and compliance, in practice.
We work through records the way an auditor would, with an engineer reading them. Knowing what a task card should say, and what a missing signature actually means in practice, is the difference between a list of gaps and a report you can act on.
Gaps get separated into what can be recovered from the operator or the manufacturer, what has to be rectified on the aircraft, and what will have to be negotiated. Each is described in terms of effort and risk so you can decide where to spend.
Questions
What owners usually ask.
When is a records review worth doing?
Before a purchase, before a redelivery, and any time the record set has moved between operators or between systems. Those transfers are where records are most often lost.
Can you work from digital records?
Yes. Most owners now hold at least part of the set electronically, and a remote review can start before anyone travels.
What happens if records are missing?
Missing records are common and are rarely fatal on their own. What matters is finding them early enough to reconstruct, replace or negotiate, rather than discovering them in the week the aircraft is due back.
Do you review records without inspecting the aircraft?
We can. The two are stronger together, because a record that does not match the metal is only visible when someone has looked at both.
Also from VTAM
The rest of the lifecycle.
01Pre-purchase & delivery inspectionsKnow what you are buying, or what you are accepting, before you sign for it.
02Maintenance & lease oversightYour engineer in the room while the work is done, and your eyes on the aircraft between checks.
04Transitions & conversionsThe handover is where value quietly disappears.
Contact
Talk to us about your aircraft.
Tell us the aircraft, the registration and what you need looked at. We will come back with how VTAM can help.