ACG Quality Management System - UMQR Audit - January

• Audit Number

• Wing, Unit or SQN and Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Desk Officer

TAREG 5.1.2 - Maintenance Certification

• List MMP References:

• 5.1.2.a - For the purposes of this regulation, certification means the act of an authorised person signing that they have discharged their responsibilities for a specific task.

• 5.1.2.b - Is all maintenance accurately and progressively documented and certified by an authorised person?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.2.c - Do authorised personnel only certify maintenance that they have performed or supervised?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.2.d - Do authorised personnel only certify maintenance, or maintenance tasks as complete when:

• 5.1.2.d(1) - the maintenance was performed by authorised persons;

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.2.d(2) - the maintenance performed was appropriate to the required maintenance;

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.2.d(3) - maintenance was performed in accordance with the AMO's Maintenance Management System;

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.2.d(4) - all foreign objects have been removed; and

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.2.d(5) - any follow on tasks have been identified and documented.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.2.e - Is the authorised person who certifies maintenance, or maintenance tasks, as complete aware that they accept responsibility for that maintenance?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

TAREG 5.1.3 - Independent Maintenance Inspections (IMI)

• List MMP References:

• 5.1.3.a - Do only authorised personnel who have not been involved in the maintenance being inspected perform IMIs?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.3.b - Are IMIs performed whenever any safety critical item on the following systems is replaced, adjusted, repaired, modified or reconnected:

• 5.1.3.b(1) - flight control;

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.3.b(2) - engine control;

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.3.b(3) - undercarriage, brake and steering control;

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.3.b(4) - installed airborne oxygen;

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.3.b(5) - aircrew escape;

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.3.b(6) - explosive ordinance; and

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.3.b(7) - any other system identified by the relevant AEO.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.3.c - Are IMIs required by TAREG 5.1.3.b performed at the completion of maintenance to ensure that all items:

• 5.1.3.c(1) - are correctly assembled, adjusted and/or locked, and

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.3.c(2) - operate with full range and freedom of movement, and in the correct sense.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.3.d - Are IMIs that have been separately specified by the relevant AEO performed IAW the AEO's directions?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.3.e - Has the AMO specified additional IMI requirements?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.3.f - Are IMIs certified IAW TAREG 5.1.2.d?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

TAREG 5.1.4 - Maintenance Release of Aircraft

• List MMP References:

• 5.1.4.a - At the completion of all required maintenance and prior to aircrew acceptance of an aircraft, is a certification that releases an aircraft from maintenance made in the applicable aircraft maintenance record?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.4.b - Does a person certifying the release of an aircraft from maintenance ensure:

• 5.1.4.b(1) - all required maintenance has been completed and certified, or a determination made IAW TAREG 5.1.6 to defer any required maintenance;

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.4.b(2) - the aircraft is in the approved configuration;

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.4.b(3) - all tooling used during maintenance has been removed from the aircraft, and is accounted for; and

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.4.b(4) - no scheduled maintenance will fall due during the time the aircraft is released to aircrew.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.4.c. Unscheduled maintenance is permissable after the aircraft has been released from maintenance providing:

• 5.1.4.c(1) - the aircraft captain has authorised the performance of the proposed maintenance; and

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.4.c(2) - the maintenance to be performed be authorised by the SMM.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

TAREG 5.1.6 - Deferment of Required Maintenance

• List MMP References:

• 5.1.6.a - Does the SMM or delegate ensure an acceptable level of flight safety can be maintained with the affected items of equipment inoperative or defective, prior to deferring the required maintenance?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.6.b - Does the SMM or delegate ensure maintenance is NOT deferred when:

• 5.1.6.b(1) - the available information needed to make an informed decision is either inadequate or in doubt; or

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.6.b(2) - they are not confident that adequate competence or expertise can be applied to making an informed decision; or

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.6.b(3) - environmental, local or human factors would unacceptably impair the making of an informed decision.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.6.c - Before approving any deferment of maintenance which affects the handling or operational characteristics of an aircraft, does the SMM or delegate obtain an operational endorsement from an authorised aircrew member?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.6.d - Does maintenance which has been deferred:

• 5.1.6.d(1) - have a specific period of deferment clearly documented;

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.6.d(2) - have a documented justification of the decision;

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.6.d(3) - get documented and be presented in a format that is visible to aircrew on acceptance of the aircraft; and

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.6.d(4) - have records that are retained as part of the aircraft record.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.6.e - Does the SMM regularly review all decisions applicable to authorising the deferment of maintenance to ensure:

• 5.1.6.e(1) - documented and authorised procedures have been followed;

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.6.e(2) - applicable data was used by the person authorising the deferment of maintenance;

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.6.e(3) - the decision was within the authorising person's level of qualification, training and experience; and

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.6.e(4) - the decision and related requirements were correct and appropriate.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5.1.6.f - Does the AMO have procedures for approving deferment of required maintenance that state the minimum competency standards for personnel authorised to approve the deferment of maintenance?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Auditor's Summary: