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Land and Hold Short Operations (LAHSO)
A situation whereby a landing aircraft, after landing, is required to stop short of a specified point on the runway to avoid a collision with another aircraft, an object, or to avoid hazardous conditions on the runway.
Equivalent Terms: Simultaneous Operations on Intersecting Runways (SOIR)
Licensing Authority
The authority designated by a state as responsible for the licensing of personnel. Life Status
The accumulated cycles, hours, or any other mandatory replacement limit of a life-limited part. Life-Limited Part (LLP)
Any part for which a mandatory replacement limit is specified in the type design, the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness, or the maintenance manual.
Line Maintenance
Any maintenance that must be carried out before flight to ensure the aircraft is fit for the intended flight. It may include:
• troubleshooting;
• defect rectification;
• component replacement with use of external test equipment if required;
• component replacement (may include components such as engines and Propellers);
• scheduled maintenance and/or checks including visual inspections that will detect obvious unsatisfactory conditions or discrepancies but do not require extensive in depth inspection.
It may also include internal structure, systems and powerplant items which are visible through quick opening access panels/doors. Minor repairs and modifications, which do not require extensive disassembly and can be done by simple means. For temporary or occasional cases (ADs, SBs) the Quality Manager may accept base maintenance tasks to be performed by a line maintenance organisation provided all requirements are fulfilled. The Authority will prescribe the conditions under which these tasks may be performed.