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Annual Safety Review 2014
Internal Occurrence Reporting System
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Scope
The Agency, as competent authority, receives occurrence reports from several stakeholders. The internal oc‑
currence reporting systems provides for the closed‑loop processing of all incoming occurrence reports.
This closed‑loop system focuses on the individual assessment of those reports together with the applicable
actions[within the remit of the Agency, such as the issuance of an EASA SIB. When such actions fall outside the
EASA remit, the information is coordinated with the competent authority. The centralised IORS database is an
important source of information for many EASA tasks, such as safety analysis and trend monitoring. It enables
data‑driven, safety‑related decision making, while taking into account the limitations of the data set.
Who shall report?
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Holders of a type‑certificate, restricted type‑certificate, supplemental type‑certificate, ETSO authorisation,
major repair design approval or any other relevant approval deemed to have been issued under Com‑
mission Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 unless where bilateral agreements specify different provisions
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Holders of a production organisation approval issued under Commission Regulation (EU) No 748/2012;
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Organisations approved under Commission Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 Part 145, for whom the
competent Authority is the Agency;
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Organisations approved under Commission Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 Part M, for whom the com‑
petent Authority is the Agency;
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Training Organisations approved under Commission Regulation No 290/2012 for whom the compe‑
tent Authority is the Agency;
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Air Navigation Service providers approved under Commission Regulation No 1035/2011 for whom the
competent Authority is the Agency.
In addition to this mandatory reporting, the Agency receives many voluntary reports from various sources. This
is the first time that IORS has been included in the Agency’s Annual Safety Review.
Occurrence Reports
The data shown in Figure 53 provides an overview of the incoming reports to IORS reflecting the number of re‑
ports received by month, by type of reporting organisation, by aircraft category and aircraft mass group. They
also reflect the level of occurrence reporting. The data presented should only be read as a statistical overview
and depicts the most common occurrence profile that is reported to the Agency.
20 Current bilateral agreements exist with the USA, Brazil and Canada.