Airworthiness Department

Minimum Equipment List (MEL)
An operator conducting commercial air transportation, as well as an operator operating aircraft with a maximum certificated take-off weight of more than 5,700 kg and helicopters with a maximum certificated take-off weight of more than 3,175 kg, shall develop a Minimum Equipment List (MEL) and ensure its approval by the authorized civil aviation organization in accordance with paragraph 64 of the Flight Operations Rules in Civil Aviation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Approval of the Minimum Equipment List (MEL)
To obtain approval of the Minimum Equipment List (MEL), the applicant submits an application through the electronic document management system or via the Unified Platform, “E-otinish”: Unified Platform for Receiving and Processing Citizens’ Appeals
The service is provided free of charge.
Minimum Equipment List (MEL), signed by the head of the organization.
The application review period is 15 (fifteen) working days in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 76 of the Administrative Procedural and Process-Related Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter – the Code).
Note: In accordance with paragraph 3 of Article 76 of the Code, the duration of an administrative procedure initiated on the basis of an application may be extended by a reasoned decision of the head of the administrative body or their deputy for a reasonable period, but for no more than two months. This extension is necessary to establish the factual circumstances relevant for the proper consideration of the administrative case, and the participant in the administrative procedure shall be notified within three working days from the date of the extension.
Before submitting an official application for the approval of the Minimum Equipment List (MEL), the applicant is required to familiarize themselves with the following regulatory legal acts governing the field of civil aviation:
The procedure for submitting an application and approving the Minimum Equipment List (MEL) is generally carried out in the following sequence:
- 1. Evaluation of the application and decision-making.
- 2. Decision and approval (or rejection) of the MEL.
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