I'm confused about what "balancing" means, is the question whether there are airlines that allow their crews to write something up and per MX permission MEL it in the logbook and then placard it and high five the next crew with news the autothrottles and FMS are on MEL?
Surely every airline has an MEL procedure that doesn't involve a mechanic coming to the airplane don't they?
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v1valarob
Id be careful doing that at 9L. My last oral included a whole deal about MELs including one simple one, that could EASILY have been taken care of by the PIC, however it had an (M) and the check airman was looking for us to say "Maintenance must do it," not us.
If you google MMEL FAA, it will come up with the Flight Standards IMS page in which you can pull up the FAA's Master MEL book for any aircraft. In there is this under definitions:
15. "(M)" symbol indicates a requirement for a specific maintenance procedure which must be accomplished prior to operation with the listed item inoperative. Normally these procedures are accomplished by maintenance personnel; however, other personnel may be qualified and authorized to perform certain functions. Procedures requiring specialized knowledge or skill, or requiring the use of tools or test equipment should be accomplished by maintenance personnel. The satisfactory accomplishment of all maintenance procedures, regardless of who performs them, is the responsibility of the operator. Appropriate procedures are required to be published as part of the operator's manual or MEL.
^^ That was from the BAE146, where you can MEL one of the 5 APUs.
I lie.