Repair Station Audit

• Document No.

• Audit Title

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Personnel

Repair Station Manual

• Does the RSM contain an appropriate organizational chart?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is each management position with authority identified and able to to act on behalf of the repair station?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the areas that the repair station manager is directly accountable for being maintained in an appropriate and responsible manner?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does each area of responsibility in the repair station have a designated manager that is directly responsible for the specific functioning a of that area?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the duties, responsibilities and authority of each management position being completed in a satisfactory manner?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the RSM contain procedures for maintaining and revising the roster required by 145.161?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the RSM contain an adequate description of the repair station's overall operations?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the manual describe how maintenance is to be performed, where it would start, and how it progresses through the entire repair cycle for an approval for return to service?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a description of housing? - may include dimension, construction method, heating and ventilation systems lighting, door opening and physical address

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a description of the facilities that describes the lay out of how the shop, hangar or other areas are laid out?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there descriptions of the equipment, tooling, and materials used to perform maintenance?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the RSM contain the necessary Capability List Procedures?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has there been a revision of the Capability list? If so, has the CHDO been notified and been informed of how often notifications will be made to the CHDO?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the self-evaluation required by FAR 145.215, been developed and performed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the methods and frequency of the self-evaluations relevant/apporpiate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the RSM contain procedures for reporting the results of self-evaluation to the appropriate manager for review and action?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the RSM or training manual contain procedures required by the regulations for revising the training program and submitting revisions to the CHDO for approval?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the person authorized to make training program revisions have a title?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a functional method of submitting a revision? (Electronic, hard copy, disk, etc)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a standard procedure for recording a revision and a method of identifying the revised material or text?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does RSM have procedures for accomplishing work performed at a location other than the repair station fixed locations?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the current title correct of the person responsible for determining if the location is apporpiate for the work performed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the current title appropriate for the person that initiates work, assigns the personnel necessary to perform inspections, and supervise the work?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the procedures for communicating between repair station personnel at the fixed location and the maintenance personnel working away from the station functional?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the procedures that will be used away from the repair station, if they deviate from established procedures at the fixed location, appropriate?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does RSM contain procedures for performing maintenance and alterations for certificate holders under parts 121,125,135, and foreign air carriers or foreign persons operating a US registered aircraft in common carriage under part 129?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does RSM contain procedures for maintaining and revising the contract information, including the submissions of revisions to the CHDO for approval and how often the FAA will be notified of revisions?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does RSM have a description of the record keeping system used by the repair station to obtain, store, and retrieve the records required by part 43?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does RSM have procedures for revising the RSM and notifying its CHDO of revision to the manual?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the title of the person authorized to make revisions correct?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the method of submitting a revision effective ?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a procedure for recording a revision and a method of identifying the revised material or text?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a defined description of the system used to identify and control sections of the RSM?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the repair station file include a completed Training Manual Approval Letter, with the signature of the a principle Inspector?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the repair station file include a competed Canadian Supplement Acceptance Letter, including the signature of the Principal Inspector?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the RSM have a procedure for detecting and reporting Suspected Unapproved Parts (SUP)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does RSM have a procedure for submitting a Service Difficulty Report (SDR)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Quality Control Manual

• Does the QCM have a procedure for performing incoming inspections of raw material and standard parts?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a proper incoming inspection for the following: proper documentation, indetificstion, and traceability?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a proper incoming inspection for conformity to a specification and acceptable quality? Shelf life? Contamination? Shipping damage? State of preservation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does QCM have a procedure for performing preliminary inspections of all articles that are maintained or altered to check for:

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Proper documentation, identification, and traceability?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Shipping damage and contamination?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• State of preservation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Life limits?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• AD's and Service bulletins?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Functional test or tear down inspection?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• FAA approval of new articles?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Determinations of what repairs are necessary?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does QCM have an acceptable procedure for inspecting all articles that have been involved in an accident for hidden damage before maintenance is performed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the QCM have a procedure for performing in progress inspections to ensure inspections, testing, and/or calibration at various stages while the work is in progress?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does QCM have a procedure for performing final inspection and approvals for return to service that ensures the inspection,testing, and/or calibration of articles, including documentation is accomplished at the completion of maintenance or alteration?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the QCM have a procedure for ensuring continuity of inspection responsibility?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a procedure that ensures that the responsibilities of an inspector are properly performed in their absence?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there an established procedure to ensure continuing responsibility for maintenance in progress through the use of a status book, shift turnover log, or similar documents?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the QCM have a procedure for the calibrating, measuring, and test equipment used in maintains articles, including the intervals at which the equipment will be calibrated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does QCM have a procedure for taking corrective action on deficiencies related to repair station operations?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the QCM have a procedure for establishing and maintaining proficiency of inspection personnel that ensures the inspection personnel are familiar with the applicable regulations and are proficient at inspecting the articles they are assigned to inspect?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the QCM have a procedure for establishing and main ting current technical data for maintains articles?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the QCM have a procedure for revising the repair station's quality manual?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a procedure for notifying the CHDO of revisions?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the person authorized to make a revision have the appropriate title?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a protocol for the method of submitting revisions? ( electronic, hard copy, disk etc)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a procedure for recording revisions and a system for identifying revised material?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the QCM have procedures for qualifying and surveying non-certificated persons or organizations that are contracted to perform maintenance or alterations for the repair station?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the QCM have a sample of each of the inspection and maint acne forms used in the performance of maintenance and the instruction for completing those forms?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the overall certification report contain all of the necessary items?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does it include the name and title of each ASI on the certification team?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is it signed by the CPM?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a copy of the PASI?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the FAA Form 8310-3 completed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Was there a copy of the Air Agency Certificate issued?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a copy of the issued Operation Specifications?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a summary present of all discrepancies encountered during the inspection?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a letter of compliance?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has a copy of any Temporary Airman Certificate been issued?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a copy of letter from the Repair Station stating hazardous training has been completed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the Repair Station's Letter of Compliances address each section of Part 145 that was applicable during the certification?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the Repair Station maintain a Capability List?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the RSM or a Repair Station Training Program have written process to determine the abilities of its non-certificated employees performing maintenance functions based on training, knowledge, experience or practical test?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the Air Agency Certificate complete?

  Yes

  No

  N/A