MEL stands for?

MEL stands for?

• A. Mechanical Equipment List
• B. Master Equipment List
• C. Minimum Equipment List
• D. Maintenance Engineering List

Answer: (C)

Minimum Equipment List is the official term for the approved list of inoperative equipment that still allows a flight to depart with specific limitations. It guides pilots and maintenance by showing which items can be missing and what procedures or restrictions must be followed, so safety is maintained even when something isn’t functioning. The MEL is derived from the Master Minimum Equipment List but is tailored to a particular aircraft and operator. The other options aren’t standard terms used in this context, so they don’t describe the document used to determine dispatch with inoperative items.

Minimum Equipment List is the official term for the approved list of inoperative equipment that still allows a flight to depart with specific limitations. It guides pilots and maintenance by showing which items can be missing and what procedures or restrictions must be followed, so safety is maintained even when something isn’t functioning. The MEL is derived from the Master Minimum Equipment List but is tailored to a particular aircraft and operator. The other options aren’t standard terms used in this context, so they don’t describe the document used to determine dispatch with inoperative items.