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Scope of Work - Part 145.A.10
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Has the Organisations intended scope of work including definitions of maintenance activities such as base or Line maintenance been clearly defined through the exposition and in accordance with the requirements of this Part?
Application - Part 145.A.15
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Are variation application submitted as required by this Part? Has an EASA Form 2 been utilised?
Terms of Approval Part 145.A.20
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Does the organisations exposition clearly define its scope of approval?
Facility Requirements - Part 145.A.25
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(a) Are facilities provided appropriate for all planned work, ensuring in particular, protection from the weather elements. Are any specialised workshops and bays segregated as appropriate, to ensure that environmental and work area contamination is unlikely to occur?
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(b) Is office accommodation provided for the management of the planned work referred to in point (a), and certifying staff so that they can carry out their designated tasks in a manner that contributes to good aircraft maintenance standards?
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(c) Is the working environment, including aircraft hangars, component workshops and office accommodation, appropriate for the task carried out and in particular any special requirements observed? the following conditions should be reviewed:
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1. temperatures must be maintained such that personnel can carry out required tasks without undue discomfort.
2. dust and any other airborne contamination are kept to a minimum and not be permitted to reach a level in the work task area where visible aircraft/component surface contamination is evident. Where dust/other airborne contamination results in visible surface contamination, all susceptible systems are sealed until acceptable conditions are re-established.
3. lighting is such as to ensure each inspection and maintenance task can be carried out in an effective manner.
4. noise shall not distract personnel from carrying out inspection tasks. Where it is impractical to control the noise source, such personnel are provided with the necessary personal equipment to stop excessive noise causing distraction during inspection tasks.
5. where a particular maintenance task requires the application of specific environmental conditions different to the foregoing, then such conditions are observed. Specific conditions are identified in the maintenance data.
6. the working environment for line maintenance is such that the particular maintenance or inspection task can be carried out without undue distraction. Therefore where the working environment deteriorates to an unacceptable level in respect of temperature, moisture, hail, ice, snow, wind, light, dust/other airborne contamination, the particular maintenance or inspection tasks must be suspended until satisfactory conditions are re-established. -
(d) Are secure storage facilities provided for components, equipment, tools and material? Storage conditions must ensure segregation of serviceable components and material from unserviceable aircraft components, material, equipment and tools. The conditions of storage should be in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions to prevent deterioration and damage of stored items. Access to storage facilities must be restricted to authorised personnel
Personnel requirements - Part 145.A.30
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(a) Has the organisation appointed an accountable manager who has corporate authority for ensuring that all maintenance required by the customer can be financed and carried out to the standard required by this Part?
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(b) Has the organisation nominated a person or group of persons, whose responsibilities include ensuring that the organisation complies with this Part? Such person(s) shall ultimately be responsible to the accountable manager.
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(c) Has the accountable manager under point (a) appointed a person with responsibility for monitoring the quality system? Does this person have direct access to the Accountable Manager?
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(d) Does the organisation have a maintenance man-hour plan showing that the organisation has sufficient staff to plan, perform, supervise, inspect and quality monitor the organisation in accordance with the approval?
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(e) Does the organisation establish and control the competence of personnel involved in any maintenance, development of maintenance programmes, airworthiness reviews, management and/or quality audits in accordance with a procedure and to a standard agreed by the competent authority?
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(f) Does the organisation ensure that personnel who carry out and/or control a continued airworthiness non-destructive test of aircraft structures and/or components, are appropriately qualified for the particular non-destructive test in accordance with the European or equivalent Standard recognised by the Agency?
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(g) Does the organisation have appropriate aircraft Type rated certifying staff qualified as category B1, B2, B3, as appropriate, in accordance with Annex III (Part-66) and point 145.A.35.or where applicable aircraft task trained certifying staff?
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(h) Does the organisation have sufficient Category C rated staff and also Category B1 and B2 support staff to support the organisations scope of work?
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(i) Does the organisation have appropriate component certifying staff to support the organisations scope of work?
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(j) Are certifying staff qualified in accordance with the details contained within Part 145.A.30 (j)?
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(k) Applicable only to organisations who issue an airworthiness review certificate
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(l) Applicable only to organisations involved in the development and processing of maintenance programme approvals
Certifying Staff and Support Staff - Part 145.A.35
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(a) Does the organisation ensure that certifying staff and support staff have an adequate understanding of the relevant aircraft and/or components to be maintained together with the associated organisation procedures?
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(b) Does the organisation only issue a certification authorisation to certifying staff in relation to the basic categories or subcategories and any type rating listed on the aircraft maintenance licence subject to the licence remaining valid throughout the validity period of the authorisation and the certifying staff remaining in compliance with Annex III (Part-66)?
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(c) Does the organisation ensure that all certifying staff and support staff are involved in at least 6 months of actual relevant aircraft or component maintenance experience in any consecutive 2-year period?
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(d) Does the organisation ensure that all certifying staff and support staff receive sufficient continuation training in each two year period to ensure that such staff have up-to-date knowledge of relevant technology, organisation procedures and human factor issues?
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(e) Has the organisation established a programme for continuation training for certifying staff and support staff, including a procedure to ensure compliance with the relevant points of 145.A.35 as the basis for issuing certification authorisations under this Part to certifying staff, and a procedure to ensure compliance with Annex III (Part-66)?
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(f) Does the organisation assess all prospective certifying staff for their competence, qualification and capability to carry out their intended certifying duties in accordance with a procedure as specified in the exposition prior to the issue or re-issue of a certification authorisation under this Part?
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(g) Does the organisation issue a certification authorisation that clearly specifies the scope and limits of such authorisation?
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(h) The certification authorisation must be in a style that makes its scope clear to the certifying staff and any authorised person who may require to examine the authorisation. Where codes are used to define scope, does the organisation make a code translation readily available?
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(i) Is there a procedure confirming that the person responsible for the quality system shall also remain responsible on behalf of the organisation for issuing certification authorisations to certifying staff? Such person may nominate other persons to actually issue or revoke the certification authorisations in accordance with a procedure as specified in the exposition if applicable.
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(j) Does the organisation maintain a record of all certifying staff and support staff per the requirements of this Part?
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(k) Does the organisation provide certifying staff with a copy of their certification authorisation in either a documented or electronic format?
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(l) Are Certifying staff able to produce their certification authorisation to any authorised person within 24 hours?
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(m) Do all certifying staff meet the minimum age for certifying staff and support staff i.e. 21 years?
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(n) Does the organisation utilise Cat A licenced staff? If so does the holder of a category A aircraft maintenance licence only exercise certification privileges on a specific aircraft type following the satisfactory completion of the relevant category A aircraft task training carried out by an organisation appropriately approved in accordance with Annex II (Part-145) or Annex IV (Part-147)?
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(o) Are Cat B2 staff qualified in accordance with the certification privileges described in point 66.A.20(a)(3)(ii) of Annex III (Part-66) following the satisfactory completion of relevant Cat A task training or 6 months of documented practical experience covering the scope of the authorisation that will be issued?
Records of Airworthiness Review Staff - Part 145.A.36
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Where applicable, does the organisation record all details concerning airworthiness review staff and maintain a current list of all the airworthiness review staff together with their scope of approval as part of the organisation's exposition pursuant to point 145.A.70(a)6?
Equipment, Tools and materials - Part 145.A.40
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(a) Does the organisation have available and use the necessary equipment, tools and material to perform the approved scope of work?
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1. Where the manufacturer specifies a particular tool or equipment, the organisation shall use that tool or equipment, unless the use of alternative tooling or equipment is agreed by the competent authority via procedures specified in the exposition.
2. Equipment and tools must be permanently available, except in the case of any tool or equipment that is so infrequently used that its permanent availability is not necessary. Such cases shall be detailed in an exposition procedure.
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(b) Does the organisation ensure that all tools, equipment and particularly test equipment, as appropriate, are controlled and calibrated according to an officially recognised standard at a frequency to ensure serviceability and accuracy?
Acceptance of Components - Part 145.A.42
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(a) Are components cassified and appropriately segregated into the following categories:
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1. Components which are in a satisfactory condition, released on an EASA Form 1 or equivalent and marked in accordance with Subpart Q of Annex I (Part-21) to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012.
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2. Unserviceable components which shall be maintained in accordance with this section.
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3. Unsalvageable components which are classified in accordance with point 145.A.42(d).
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4. Standard parts used on an aircraft, engine, propeller or other aircraft component when specified in the manufacturer's illustrated parts catalogue and/or the maintenance data.
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5. Material both raw and consumable used in the course of maintenance when the organisation is satisfied that the material meets the required specification and has appropriate traceability. All material must be accompanied by documentation clearly relating to the particular material and containing a conformity to specification statement plus both the manufacturing and supplier source.
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6. Components referred to in point 21A.307(c) of Annex I (Part-21) to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012.
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(b) Does the organisation ensure that prior to installation of a component, the particular component is eligible to be fitted when different modification and/or airworthiness directive standards may be applicable?
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(c) Does the organisation fabricate parts to be used in the course of undergoing work within its own facilities in accordance with procedures identified in the exposition?
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(d) Are components which have reached their certified life limit or contain a non-repairable defect classified as unsalvageable and prevented from re-entering the component supply system unless certified life limits have been extended or a repair solution has been approved?
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(e) N/A
Maintenance data - Part 145.A.45
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(a) Does the organisation hold and use applicable current maintenance data in the performance of maintenance, including modifications and repairs. ‘Applicable’ means relevant to any aircraft, component or process specified in the organisation's approval class rating schedule and in any associated capability list?
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(b) For the purposes of this Part, applicable maintenance data shall be any of the following:
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For the purposes of this Part, applicable maintenance data shall be any of the following:
1. Any applicable requirement, procedure, operational directive or information issued by the authority responsible for the oversight of the aircraft or component;
2. Any applicable airworthiness directive issued by the authority responsible for the oversight of the aircraft or component;
3. Instructions for continuing airworthiness, issued by type certificate holders, supplementary type certificate holders, any other organisation required to publish such data by Annex I (Part-21) to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 and in the case of aircraft or components from third countries the airworthiness data mandated by the authority responsible for the oversight of the aircraft or component;
4. Any applicable standard, such as but not limited to, maintenance standard practices recognised by the Agency as a good standard for maintenance;
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(c) Are there procedures to ensure that if found, any inaccurate, incomplete or ambiguous procedure, practice, information or maintenance instruction contained in the maintenance data used by maintenance personnel is recorded and notified to the author of the maintenance data?
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(d) Is there a procedure to ensure that the organisation may only modify maintenance instructions in accordance with a procedure specified in the maintenance organisation's exposition?
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(e) Does the organisation provide a common work card or worksheet system to be used throughout relevant parts of the organisation? In addition, the organisation shall either transcribe accurately the maintenance data contained in points (b) and (d) onto such work cards or worksheets or make precise reference to the particular maintenance task or tasks contained in such maintenance data.
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(f) Does the organisation ensure that all applicable maintenance data is readily available for use when required by maintenance personnel?
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(g) Has the organisation established a procedure to ensure that maintenance data it controls is kept up to date. In the case of operator/customer controlled and provided maintenance data, the organisation shall be able to show that either it has written confirmation from the customer confirming the status of the data or work orders specifying the amendment status of the maintenance data?
Production Planning - Part 145.A.47
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(a) Does the organisation have a system appropriate to the amount and complexity of work to plan the availability of all necessary personnel, tools, equipment, material, maintenance data and facilities in order to ensure the safe completion of the maintenance work?
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(b) Does the planning of maintenance tasks, and the organising of shifts, take into account human performance limitations?
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(c) Does the organisation ensure that when it is required to hand over the continuation or completion of maintenance tasks for reasons of a shift or personnel changeover, relevant information shall be adequately communicated between outgoing and incoming personnel?
Performance of Maintenance - Part 145.A.48
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(a) has the organisation established procedures to ensure that after completion of maintenance a general verification is carried out to ensure that the aircraft or component is clear of all tools, equipment and any extraneous parts or material, and that all access panels removed have been refitted?
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(b) Has an an error capturing method been implemented after the performance of any critical maintenance task?
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(c) Does the organisation ensure that the risk of multiple errors during maintenance and the risk of errors being repeated in identical maintenance tasks are minimised?
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(d) Does the organisation ensure that damage is assessed and modifications and repairs are carried out using data specified in point M.A.304
Certification of maintenance - Part 145.A.50
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(a) Is a certificate of release to service issued by appropriately authorised certifying staff on behalf of the organisation when it has been verified that all maintenance ordered has been properly carried out by the organisation in accordance with the procedures specified in point 145.A.70, taking into account the availability and use of the maintenance data specified in point 145.A.45 and that there are no non-compliances which are known to endanger flight safety?
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(b) Is a certificate of release to service issued before flight at the completion of any maintenance?
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(c) Are new defects or incomplete maintenance work orders identified during the above maintenance brought to the attention of the aircraft operator per the requirements of this Part?
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(d) Are components issued a certificate of release to service at the completion of any maintenance on a component whilst off the aircraft? The authorised release certificate ‘EASA Form 1’ referred to in Appendix II of Annex I (Part-M) constitutes the component certificate of release to service except if otherwise specified in point M.A.502(b) or M.A.502(e). When an organisation maintains a component for its own use, an EASA Form 1 may not be necessary depending upon the organisation's internal release procedures defined in the exposition.
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(e) Is there a procedure to record the fact that when the organisation is unable to complete all maintenance ordered as referenced in point (a), it may issue a certificate of release to service within the approved aircraft limitations. The organisation shall enter such fact in the aircraft certificate of release to service before the issue of such certificate?
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(f) By derogation to points (a) and 145.A.42, when an aircraft is grounded at a location other than the main line station or main maintenance base due to the non-availability of a component with the appropriate release certificate, it is permissible to temporarily fit a component without the appropriate release certificate for a maximum of 30 flight hours or until the aircraft first returns to the main line station or main maintenance base, whichever is the sooner, subject to the aircraft operator agreement and said component having a suitable release certificate but otherwise in compliance with all applicable maintenance and operational requirements. Such components shall be removed by the above prescribed time limit unless an appropriate release certificate has been obtained in the meantime under points (a) and 145.A.42.
Maintenance and Airworthiness Review Records - Part 145.A.55
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(a) Does the organisation record all details of maintenance work carried out. As a minimum, the organisation shall retain records necessary to prove that all requirements have been met for the issue of the certificate of release to service, including subcontractor's release documents, and for the issue of any airworthiness review certificate and recommendation?
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(b) Does the organisation provide a copy of each certificate of release to service to the aircraft operator, together with a copy of any specific repair/modification data used for repairs/modifications carried out?
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(c) Does the organisation retain a copy of all detailed maintenance records and any associated maintenance data for three years from the date the aircraft or component to which the work relates was released from the organisation? In addition, it shall retain a copy of all the records related to the issue of airworthiness review certificates and recommendations for three years from the date of issue and shall provide a copy of them to the owner of the aircraft
Occurrence Reporting - Part 145.A.60
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(a) Does the organisation report to the competent authority, the state of registry and the organisation responsible for the design of the aircraft or component any condition of the aircraft or component identified by the organisation that has resulted or may result in an unsafe condition that hazards seriously the flight safety?
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(b) Has the organisation established an internal occurrence reporting system as detailed in the exposition to enable the collection and evaluation of such reports, including the assessment and extraction of those occurrences to be reported under point (a)? This procedure shall identify adverse trends, corrective actions taken or to be taken by the organisation to address deficiencies and include evaluation of all known relevant information relating to such occurrences and a method to circulate the information as necessary.
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(c) Does the organisation make such reports in a form and manner established by the Agency and ensure that they contain all pertinent information about the condition and evaluation results known to the organisation?
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(d) Where the organisation is contracted by a commercial operator to carry out maintenance, does the organisation also report to the operator any such condition affecting the operator's aircraft or component?
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(e) Does the organisation produce and submit such reports as soon as practicable but in any case within 72 hours of the organisation identifying the condition to which the report relates?
Safety & Quality Policy, Maintenance Procedures and Quality System - Part 145.A.65
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(a) Has the organisation established a safety and quality policy for the organisation to be included in the exposition under point 145.A.70?
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(b) has the organisation established procedures agreed by the competent authority taking into account human factors and human performance to ensure good maintenance practices and compliance with the applicable requirements established in 145.A.25 to 145.A.95. The procedures under this point shall:
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The procedures under this point shall:
1. ensure that a clear work order or contract has been agreed between the organisation and the organisation requesting maintenance to clearly establish the maintenance to be carried out so that aircraft and components may be released to service in accordance with 145.A.50; and,
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(c) Has the organisation established a quality system that includes the following:<br>1. Independent audits in order to monitor compliance with required aircraft/aircraft component standards and adequacy of the procedures to ensure that such procedures invoke good maintenance practices and airworthy aircraft/aircraft components. In the smallest organisations the independent audit part of the quality system may be contracted to another organisation approved under this Part or a person with appropriate technical knowledge and proven satisfactory audit experience; and<br>2. A quality feedback reporting system to the person or group of persons specified in point 145.A.30(b) and ultimately to the accountable manager that ensures proper and timely corrective action is taken in response to reports resulting from the independent audits established to meet point (1).
Maintenance Organisation Exposition - Part 145.A.70
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(a) Has the organisation provided the competent authority with a maintenance organisation exposition, containing as a minimum the information contained in this part?
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(b) Has the exposition been amended as necessary to remain an up-to-date description of the organisation? Has the exposition and any subsequent amendment been approved by the competent authority?
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(c) Notwithstanding point (b) minor amendments to the exposition may be approved through an exposition procedure (hereinafter called indirect approval).
Privileges of the Organisation - Part 145.A.75
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(a) Does the organisation only maintain any aircraft and/or component for which it is approved at the locations identified in the approval certificate and in the exposition?
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(b) Does the organisation arrange for maintenance of any aircraft or component for which it is approved at another organisation that is working under the quality system of the organisation? This refers to work being carried out by an organisation not itself appropriately approved to carry out such maintenance under this Part and is limited to the work scope permitted under procedures laid down in point 145.A.65(b). This work scope shall not include a base maintenance check of an aircraft or a complete workshop maintenance check or overhaul of an engine or engine module;
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(c) Does the organisation maintain any aircraft or any component for which it is approved at any location subject to the need for such maintenance arising either from the unserviceability of the aircraft or from the necessity of supporting occasional line maintenance, subject to the conditions specified in the exposition?
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(d) Does the organisation maintain any aircraft and/or component for which it is approved at a location identified as a line maintenance location capable of supporting minor maintenance and only if the organisation exposition both permits such activity and lists such locations?
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(e) Does the organisation issue certificates of release to service in respect of completion of maintenance in accordance with point 145.A.50?
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(f) If specifically approved to do so for ELA1 aircraft not involved in commercial operations,
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1. perform airworthiness reviews and issue the corresponding airworthiness review certificate, under the conditions specified in point M.A.901(l), and
2. perform airworthiness reviews and issue the corresponding recommendation, under the conditions specified in point M.A.901(l) and M.A.904(a)2 and (b). -
(g) Develop the maintenance programme and process its approval in accordance with point M.A.302 for ELA2 aircraft not involved in commercial operations, under the conditions specified in point M.A.201(e)(ii), and limited to the aircraft ratings listed in the approval certificate.
Limitations on the Organisation - Part 145.A.80
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Does the organisation only maintain an aircraft or component for which it is approved when all the necessary facilities, equipment, tooling, material, maintenance data and certifying staff are available?
Changes to the Organisation - Part 145.A.80
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Does the organisation notify the competent authority of any proposal to carry out any of the following changes before such changes take place to enable the competent authority to determine continued compliance with this Part and to amend, if necessary, the approval certificate, except that in the case of proposed changes in personnel not known to the management beforehand, these changes must be notified at the earliest opportunity?
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1. the name of the organisation;
2. the main location of the organisation;
3. additional locations of the organisation;
4. the accountable manager;
5. any of the persons nominated under point 145.A.30(b);
6. the facilities, equipment, tools, material, procedures, work scope, certifying staff and airworthiness review staff that could affect the approval
Continued Validity - Partt145.A.90
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(a) Is there evidence to demonstrate that the organisations approval has remained valid in accordance with the details of this Part? An approval shall be issued for an unlimited duration. It shall remain valid subject to:
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1. the organisation remaining in compliance with Annex II (Part-145), in accordance with the provisions related to the handling of findings as specified under point 145.B.50; and
2. the competent authority being granted access to the organisation to determine continued compliance with this Part; and
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(b) has the organisations approval ever been subject to surrender or revocation? In such cases the approval shall be returned to the competent authority.
Findings - Part 145.A.95
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Is there evidence to demonstrate the organisation manages and controls findings in accordance with the requirements of this Part?
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(a) A level 1 finding is any significant non-compliance with requirements laid down in this Annex (Part-145) which lowers the safety standard and hazards seriously the flight safety.
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(b) A level 2 finding is any non-compliance with requirements laid down in this Annex (Part-145) which could lower the safety standard and possibly hazard the flight safety.
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(c) After receipt of notification of findings according to point 145.B.50, the holder of the maintenance organisation approval shall define a corrective action plan and demonstrate corrective action to the satisfaction of the competent authority within a period agreed with this authority.
