U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Operations Specifications Administration
D095. Minimum Equipment List (MEL) Authorization  HQ Control: 08/15/97 HQ Revision: 020
The certificate holder is authorized to use an approved Minimum Equipment List (MEL) provided the conditions and limitations of this paragraph are met.  The certificate holder shall not use an MEL for any aircraft that is not specifically authorized by this paragraph.
a. 
Authorized Aircraft.  The certificate holder is authorized to use an approved MEL for the aircraft listed below provided the conditions and limitations of this paragraph are met:

b.
Maximum Times Between Deferral and Repair. Except as provided in subparagraph d, the certificate holder shall have items repaired within the time intervals specified for the categories of items listed below:

Aircraft 
M/M/S 
CE-210-T210N 
PA-34-200T 
CE-310-T310Q 
CE-414-414 
CE-421-B 
GA-690-690 

(1)
Category A. Items in this category shall be repaired within the time interval specified in the remarks column of the certificate holder's approved MEL.

(2)
Category B. Items in this category shall be repaired within 3 consecutive calendar days (72 hours) excluding the calendar day the malfunction was recorded in the aircraft maintenance log and/or record.

(3)
Category C. Items in this category shall be repaired within 10 consecutive calendar days (240 hours) excluding the calendar day the malfunction was recorded in the aircraft maintenance log and/or record.

(4)
Category D.  Items in this category shall be repaired within one hundred and twenty (120) consecutive calendar days (2,880 hours), excluding the day the malfunction was recorded in the aircraft maintenance log and/or record.

c.
MEL Management Program. The certificate holder shall develop and maintain a comprehensive program for managing the repair of items listed in the approved MEL.  The certificate holder shall include in a document or its manual a description of the MEL management program.  The MEL management program must include at least the following provisions: