Maintenance Audit - Module 1

• Site conducted

  Select

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Does Company have agreements with Maintenance Contractors?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all Maintenance Providers listed in MM Section 3 (Service Providers)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do agreements define responsibilities that are agreed upon between Company and the Maintenance Provider?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Do agreements transfer the following functions from Company to the Maintenance Provider....

• Maintenance Provider must provide qualified, current and authorised maintenance personnel IAW Part 43.51(a)-(b).

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Maintenance Provider must employ qualified maintenance subcontractors when required and monitor performance of those subcontractors.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Maintenance Provider must provide adequate facilities and resources for continued maintenance.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Maintenance Provider must investigate any defects found during maintenance IAW CAR Part 12.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Maintenance Provider must carry out maintenance IAW the requirements of Part 43.53.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Maintenance Provider must ensure any persons working on aircraft have had adequate rest and are not in a fatigued state by ensuring Part 43.101(c) is adhered to.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Maintenance Provider must ensure personnel performing maintenance activities comply with any other associated requirements of Part 43.51(a), 43.51(b) and relevant AC 91-2.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does Company hold original signed copies of the agreements.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the company use maintenance tracking system FlightCert?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all applicable ADs being complied with IAW requirements prescribed in Part 39?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are aircraft maintained IAW a CAA Approved maintenance programme?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Does the Maintenance Controller Ensure.....

• Agreements are established with the Maintenance Providers?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• The system used to track maintenance encompasses all airworthiness requirements?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• All maintenance requirements are fully detailed in the maintenance programmes specified for each aircraft type?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Compliance with the airworthiness limitations mandated by the airworthiness authority of the State of Design in the instructions for continued airworthiness issued for the aircraft?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Tracking

• Is maintenance tracking recorded on FlightCert and is the information being controlled by the Maintenance Controller?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Before daily operations commence, do the company pilots check the Aircraft Tech Log to ensure there are no maintenance requirements are due and that no defects are present on that aircraft?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• At the end of the day’s operations does the pilot update FlightCert with the required information for the aircraft and operations that were flown?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the Maintenance Controller reviewing FlightCert at regular intervals and is tasking any required maintenance accordingly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Tasking

• Does the Maintenance Controller use a Technical Directive Form to specify required maintenance and task the work required to the Maintenance Provider?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• For each maintenance schedule group shown on FlightCert, is the Maintenance Controller ensuring a Technical Directive is raised consisting of scheduled maintenance, any lifted components due detailing overhaul or replacement, applicable ADs andSB' to be embodied, Part 91 inspections and modifications/STC ICAs, maintenance required prior to next scheduled inspection?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the Maintenance Controller assess both the workpack and log entries against the Technical Directive to ensure that all specified work has been completed and that maintenance records are up to date?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Repetitive Airworthiness Directives

• Repetitive Airworthiness Directives (ADs) may be added to the pilot’s daily inspection if it falls within the pilot maintenance criteria. Have any pilots had such an approval?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have any pilots recorded an inspection in the Aircraft Tech Log or CAA Form 400 and release the aircraft to service IAW Part 43 subpart C by inserting their name, signature, authority or licence number and date?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the Maintenance Controller ensured the Maintenance Provider holds the current approved maintenance programme, manufacturer’s maintenance manuals and airworthiness data for the applicable aircraft?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Maintenance Provider Documentation

• Has the Maintenance Controller ensured that Maintenance Providers have their own access to, or are supplied with required documentation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the Maintenance Controller assessed the effectiveness of the Maintenance Provider's system of document control?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the Maintenance Controller ensured the Maintenance Providers meet their agreement obligations in respect of receiving and assessing updates to the above information and the removal of obsolete data from circulation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the Maintenance Controller ensured that all Service Information and ADs are checked for applicability and where necessary, maintenance/inspection is scheduled accordingly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

WHH Documentation

• Does the maintenance recording by the Maintenance Provider and Company pilots meet the requirements of CAR 43.69, including the summary of all maintenance in the aircraft logbooks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Logbooks

• Does Company use the standard CAA format logbooks (CAA 2101/2158/1464) and does the use comply with the instructions for use as detailed in the front cover of each logbook?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is FlightCert used instead of the CAA 1464 logbook for tracking of out of phase maintenance and repetitive Airworthiness Directives?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was the latest FlightCert status report been printed and inserted into the logbook after each scheduled maintenance event, replacing the previous copy?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do both the airframe and engine logbooks will identify the current maintenance programme?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the Maintenance Provider responsible for updating the Aircraft logbooks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Aircraft Tech Log (CA006)

• Does Company use CAA006 Aircraft Tech Log for all company aircraft to satisfy the recording requirements of Rule Part 91.619(a)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have pilots entered any aircraft defects?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the Maintenance Controller monitor the accuracy, currency and completeness of information recorded on the Aircraft Tech Log?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Maintenance Record Sheet (CA400)

• Is the carbon copy sheet being retained with the Aircraft Tech Log?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is this record (carbon copy) being sent with the aircraft for next scheduled inspection?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are these records being summarised in the aircraft logbooks at the next scheduled inspection?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Retention of Records and Components

• Are records being retained until the maintenance is repeated or superseded by another maintenance of equivalent scope or detail or for a period of at least 5 years after maintenance is performed, whichever occurs first?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Atre the logbook or log card for an aircraft or component which is permanently withdrawn from service by the Company being retained by for a period of twelve months after withdrawal from service?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Overview

• Does the approved maintenance programmes are to reflect the standards of CAR 91 Subpart G as well as the manufacturer's maintenance programme?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Procedure

• For each aircraft is the programme found in Appendix of the Management Manual?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the aircraft's maintenance programme include the following: (1) Aircraft Type (2) Serial Number (3) Registration Mark?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the Company manual provide instructions for applying the 10% latitude to inspection intervals, and identification of requirements which can and cannot be extended?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Suggest complete a review of MM 5.5.2 (Procedure) dot point requirements.

Induction of Aircraft

• Has Current Maintenance Controller inducted an aircraft into the Company

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was the aircraft inducted reviewed to compare the current status of maintenance compliance with each task and requirement contained in the maintenance programme?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Were the details recorded and filed in the aircraft logbook?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was a Technical Directive raised to include (1) Check schedule required to commence the programme? (2) Schedules for any out of phase checks required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Development of Schedules

• To ensure schedules in each maintenance programme remain valid and applicable to the Company's operation is the Maintenance Controller continually monitoring (1) Schedules changes issued by manufacturers? (2) Changes to maintenance procedures and issue of service bulletins by manufactures? (3) The impact of ADs? (4) Revised Company requirements? (5) Change of utilisation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Amending Maintenance Programme

• Has the maintenance programme for Company Aircraft been updated in the last 12 months?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was the aircraft aircraft inspected to the extent necessary to realign with the new programme within 7 days of discontinuation of the previous programme?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Temporary Extension

• Has a temporary extension been required to maintenance programme for a Company aircraft?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was the extension approved by CAA?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the approved form 24091/06 received back from the CAA been lodged in the appropriate section of the aircraft logbook?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Alternative Means of Compliance

• Has an Alternative Means of Compliance (AMOC) been required for the completion of an Airworthiness Directive or mandatory airworthiness requirement?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Did the Maintenance Controller submit an AMOC using form CAA 24039/01 to the CAA, stating how the equivalent level of safety is to be achieved?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Role Equipment

• Is there a maintenance programme for all fitted aircraft role equipment (e.g. frost lights; pod; bucket) operated by the Company?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the maintenance programmes for this equipment entered into FlightCert for scheduling?

  Yes

  No

  N/A