We are pleased to announce that we have completed a large variety of FAA MEL manuals and also RVSM, SAO, CPDLC, EFB, SMS & FOM manuals and programs for over 1800 Operators, both domestically and world wide! Flight Operations Manuals that include a Safety Management System are now available, created and customized for each specific operator. We also offer IS-BAO Consulting, Gap Analysis & Auditing services. Please visit www.WildingAir.com for aviation related documentation other than FAA MEL manuals.

Our team over the past 29 years has a wealth of combined aviation experiences.  From commercial airlines, management companies, corporate flight departments, flight schools, maintenance & overhaul facilities, 91, 121, 125, 135, 141, 142 & 145 – You name it, we have probably dealt with it. Customer satisfaction is one of Wilding Air’s top priorities.  We strive to keep all projects on time and on cost.  If you need help on an area we have not identified, please let us know.  There is a good probability we have dealt with it or can offer some suggestions.

Wilding Air can create a MEL for your aircraft, please take a look at all of the different aircraft we have created MELs for.

We receive a lot of inquires about 14 CFR 91 FAA MEL authorizations and how to deal with inoperative instruments and / or equipment.  If an item within a turbine powered aircraft becomes inoperative, the aircraft is effectively grounded until the item can be corrected to operational status OR the item is deferred by some type of FAA MEL authorization. For 91 Operators, FAA MEL authorization is in the form of a Letter of Authorization (D095 LOA or D195 LOA).

To summarize 14 CFR 91.213; No person may take off in a turbine powered aircraft with inoperative instruments or equipment unless the aircraft has within it a letter of authorization, issued by the responsible Flight Standards office, authorizing operation of the aircraft under the Minimum Equipment List.

Two types of 91 MEL authorizations:

D095 LOA – “MMEL used as an MEL”.  Generic in nature.  Consists of the MMEL with PL-25 & PL-36 inserted, regulatory references and Maintenance & Operational Procedures Guide.  Any documentation for a D095 LOA is FAA “accepted”.

D195 LOA – “Serial number specific”.  Very similar to a 121 or 135 MEL except that the preamble is based off of PL-36 and the regulatory references are only 91.   Any documentation for a D195 LOA is FAA “approved”.  EASA over the past few years has determined that all Operators operating within EASA member states will have a s/n specific MEL (D195 LOA for 91 Operators).

Changes are potentially coming for 91 operations with a MEL within the next year.  The FAA has recently published a draft of AC 91-67A, Minimum Equipment Requirements for General Aviation Operations Under 14 CFR Part 91. D095 LOAs will be terminated, all 91 operators who want or need MEL relief must obtain a D195 LOA (serial number specific approved MEL). Wilding Air can help you!

Section 1.9 of Draft AC 91-67A:

1.9 Transition Period for Phaseout of LOA D095. The FAA will phaseout the approval method of MMELs used as MELs under LOA D095. Operators desiring to operate using an MEL under § 91.213(a) after the dates below must apply for an operator-developed MEL approval under LOA D195.
1.9.1 LOA D095 will not be valid for international operations after December 31, 2022. All MEL approvals that have been issued or reissued under LOA D095 will expire and become invalid for any operation after December 31, 2024.
1.9.2 Additionally, the FAA will not accept requests for MEL approval under LOA D095 after December 31, 2022. However, LOA D095 may be reissued after December 31, 2022, for change of aircraft registration number, removal of an aircraft from the LOA, operator change of principal base of operations or principal business office location, or change of Responsible Person.

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