Appendix I to AMC1 CAO.B.045(c) and AMC1 CAO.B.055 — EASA Form 613

ED Decision 2021/009/R

Part-CAO APPROVAL RECOMMENDATION REPORT  EASA FORM 613

Part 1: General

 

Name of organisation:

 

Approval reference:

 

Requested approval rating:

 

EASA Form 3-CAO dated*:

 

Other approvals held (if applicable):

 

Address of facility audited:

 

 

 

Audit period: from

to

 

Date(s) of audit(s):

 

Audit reference(s):

 

 

 

Persons interviewed:

 

 

 

Competent authority inspector(s):

 

 

Competent authority office:

Signature(s):

 

 

Date of EASA Form 613 Part 1 completion:

 

 

*delete where applicable

Part-CAO APPROVAL RECOMMENDATION REPORT  EASA FORM 613

Part 2: Part-CAO Compliance audit review

The five columns may be labelled and used as necessary to record the approval product line or facility, including the subcontractor’s, reviewed. Against each column used regarding the following Part-CAO points, please either tick () the box if satisfied with compliance or cross (X) the box if not satisfied with compliance, and specify the reference of the Part 4 finding next to the box; or enter N/A if an item is not applicable; or N/R if it is applicable but it was not reviewed.

Point

Subject

 

 

 

 

 

 

M.A.201(c)

Maintenance responsibility

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ML.A.201(c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M.A.403(b)

Aircraft defects

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ML.A.403(b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAO.A.017

Means of compliance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAO.A.020

Terms of approval

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAO.A.025

Combined airworthiness

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

exposition (see Part 3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAO.A.030

Facilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAO.A.035

Personnel requirements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAO.A.040

Certifying staff

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAO.A.045

Airworthiness review staff

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAO.A.050

Components, equipment and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tools

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAO.A.055

Maintenance data and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

work orders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAO.A.060

Maintenance standards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAO.A.065

Aircraft certificate of release

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to service

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAO.A.070

Component certificate of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

release to service

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAO.A.075

Continuing-airworthiness

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAO.A.080

Continuing-airworthiness

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

management data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAO.A.085

Airworthiness review

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAO.A.090

Record-keeping

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAO.A.095

Privileges of the organisation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAO.A.100

Quality system and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

organisational review

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAO.A.105

Changes to the organisation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Competent authority inspector(s):

 

Signature(s):

 

 

 

 

 

Competent authority office:

Date of EASA Form 613 Part 2 completion:

Part-CAO APPROVAL RECOMMENDATION REPORT  EASA FORM 613

Part 3: Compliance with the combined airworthiness exposition (CAE)

Please either tick () the box if satisfied with compliance; or cross (X) if not satisfied with compliance, and specify the reference of the Part 4 finding; or enter N/A if an item is not applicable; or N/R if it is applicable but it was not reviewed.

Part A

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

A.1

 

Statement by the accountable manager

A.2

 

General presentation of the organisation

A.3

 

Description and location of the facilities

A.4

 

Scope of work

A.5

 

Exposition amendments and changes to the organisation

A.6

 

Procedure for alternative means of compliance

A.7

 

Management personnel

A.8

 

Organisation chart

A.9

 

Manpower resources

A.10

 

List of certifying staff

A.11

 

List of staff responsible for the development and approval of the AMP

A.12

 

List of airworthiness review staff

A.13

 

List of staff responsible for the issuance of permits to fly

Part B

GENERAL PROCEDURES

B.1

 

Quality (or organisational review) system

B.2

 

Audit plan (or frequency and content of organisational review)

B.3

 

Monitoring of maintenance contracts

B.4

 

Qualification, assessment and training of staff

B.5

 

One-off certification authorisation

B.6

 

Limited certification authorisation

B.7

 

Subcontracting

B.8

 

Maintenance data and continuing airworthiness management data

B.9

 

Records management and retention

B.10

 

Carrying out the airworthiness review

B.11

 

Conformity with approved flight conditions

B.12

 

Issue of the permit to fly

Part C

MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES

C.1

 

Maintenance — general

C.2

 

Work order acceptance

C.3

 

Components, equipment, tools and material (supply, acceptance, segregation, storage, calibration, etc.)

C.4

 

Maintenance facility (selection, organisation, cleanliness and environmental limitations)

C.5

 

Maintenance accomplishment and maintenance standards

C.6

 

Prevention of maintenance error

C.7

 

Critical maintenance tasks and error-capturing method

C.8

 

Fabrication

C.9

 

Certifying staff responsibilities and maintenance release

C.10

 

Defects arising during maintenance

C.11

 

Maintenance away from approved location

C.12

 

Procedure for component maintenance under aircraft or engine rating

C.13

 

Procedure for maintenance on installed engine (or component) under engine (or component) rating

C.14

 

Special procedures (specialised tasks, non-destructive testing (NDT), engine running, etc.)

C.15

 

Issue of ARC under maintenance privilege

Part D

CONTINUING AIRWORTHINESS MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES

D.1

 

Continuing airworthiness management — general

D.2

 

MEL (and CDL) application

D.3

 

AMP development, control and periodic review

D.4

 

Airworthiness directives and other mandatory airworthiness requirements

D.5

 

Modifications and repairs

D.6

 

Pre-flight inspection

D.7

 

Defects

D.8

 

Establishment of contracts and work orders for the maintenance

D.9

 

Coordination of maintenance activities

D.10

 

Mass and balance statement

D.11

 

Issue of ARC or ARC recommendation

D.12

 

ARC extension

D.13

 

Maintenance check flights

Part E

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

E.1

 

Sample documents

E.2

 

List of subcontracted organisations

E.3

 

List of organisations contracted by the CAO

E.4

 

Aircraft technical log system (if applicable)

E.5

 

List of the currently approved alternative means of compliance

E.6

 

Copy of contracts for subcontracted continuing airworthiness tasks

 

CAE reference:     CAE amendment:

 

Competent authority audit staff:   Signature(s):

 

Competent authority office: Date of EASA Form 613 Part 3 completion:

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Part 4: Findings regarding Part-CAO compliance status

Each level 1 and 2 finding should be recorded whether it has been rectified or not, and should be identified by a simple cross reference to the Part 2 requirement. All non-rectified findings should be copied in writing to the organisation for them to take the necessary corrective action.

Part

2 or 3

ref.

Audit reference(s):

Findings

L

e

v

e

l

Corrective action

Date

due

Date

closed

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part-CAO APPROVAL RECOMMENDATION REPORT  EASA FORM 613

Part 5: Part-CAO approval or continued approval or change recommendation*

 

Name of organisation:

 

Approval reference:

 

Audit reference(s):

 

The following Part-CAO terms of approval are recommended for this organisation:

 

 

 

 

 

Or, it is recommended that the Part-CAO terms of approval specified in EASA Form 3-CAO referenced ...................................................... should be continued.

 

 

 

Name of recommending competent authority inspector:

 

Signature of recommending competent authority inspector:

 

Competent authority office:

 

Date of recommendation:

 

EASA Form 613 review:   Date:

 

*delete as appropriate

Appendix II to AMC1 CAO.A.100(f) — Organisational review

ED Decision 2020/002/R

Depending on the complexity of the small organisation (number and type of aircraft, number of different fleets, privilege to perform airworthiness reviews, etc.), the organisational review system may vary from a system using the principles and practices of a quality system (except for the requirement of independence) to a simplified system adapted to the low complexity of the organisation and the aircraft managed.

As a core minimum, the organisational review system should have the following features, which should be described in the CAE:

(a) Identification of the person responsible for the organisational review programme

By default, this person should be the accountable manager, unless he or she delegates this responsibility to (one of) the CAO.A.035(b) person(s).

(b) Identification and qualification criteria for the person(s) responsible for performing the organisational reviews

These persons should have a thorough knowledge of the regulations and of the organisation procedures. They should also have knowledge of audits, acquired through training or through experience (preferably as an auditor, but also possibly because they actively participated in several audits conducted by the competent authority).

(c) Elaboration of the organisational review programme

(1) Checklist(s) covering all items necessary to be satisfied that the organisation delivers a safe product and complies with the regulation. All procedures described in the CAE should be addressed.

(2) A schedule for the accomplishment of the checklist items. Each item should be checked at least every 12 months. The organisation may choose to conduct one full review annually or to conduct several partial reviews.

(d) Performance of organisational reviews

Each checklist item should be answered using an appropriate combination of:

               review of records, documentation, etc.;

               sample check of aircraft under contract or being maintained under a work order;

               interview of personnel involved;

               review of discrepancies and internal reports (e.g. notified difficulties when using current procedures and tools, systematic deviations from procedures, etc.);

               review of complaints filed by customers.

(e) Management of findings and occurrence reports

All findings should be recorded and notified to the affected persons.

(1) All findings that lower the safety standard and seriously hazard flight safety should be immediately notified to the competent authority and all necessary actions on aircraft in service should be immediately taken.

(2) All occurrence reports should be reviewed with the aim of continuous improvement of the system by identifying possible corrective and preventive actions. This should be done in order to find prior indicators (e.g. notified difficulties when using current procedures and tools, systematic deviations from procedures, unsafe behaviours, etc.), and dismissed alerts that, had they been recognised and appropriately managed before the event, could have resulted in the undesired event being prevented.

(3) Corrective and preventive actions should be approved by the person responsible for the organisational review programme and implemented within a specified time frame.

(4) Once the person responsible for the organisational review programme is satisfied that the corrective action is effective, the closure of the finding should be recorded along with a summary of the corrective action.

(5) The accountable manager should be notified of all significant findings and, on a regular basis, of the global results of the organisational review programme.

Below is a typical example of a simplified organisational review checklist, to be adapted as necessary to cover the CAE procedures used and the privileges held by the organisation:

1. Scope of work

               Check that all aircraft under contract are covered in EASA Form 3-CAO.

               Check that the scope of work in the CAE is consistent with EASA Form 3-CAO.

               Check that no work has been performed outside the scope of EASA Form 3-CAO and the CAE.

               Is it justified to retain in the approved scope of work aircraft types for which the organisation has no longer aircraft under contract?

2. Maintenance data

               Check that the maintenance data is present and up to date for the ongoing maintenance activity.

               Check that no change has been made to the maintenance data from the design approval holder (DAH) without the DAH being notified.

3. Equipment and tools

               Check the availability of maintenance equipment and tools against the lists in the CAE and check if they are still appropriate with regard to the maintenance data.

               Check tools for proper calibration (sample check).

4. Stores

               Do the stores meet the criteria of the CAE procedures?

               Check by sampling some items in the store for presence of proper documentation and any overdue items.

5. Certification of maintenance

               Has maintenance on products and components been properly certified?

               Have implementations of modifications/repairs been carried out with appropriate approval of such modifications/repairs (sample check)?

6. Maintenance contracted

               Sample check of maintenance records:

               Existence and adequacy of the work order;

               Data received from the maintenance organisation:

               valid CRS including any deferred maintenance;

               list of removed and installed components and copy of the associated EASA Form 1 or equivalent.

               Obtain a copy of the current approval certificate (EASA Form 3) of the maintenance organisations contracted.

7. Maintenance subcontracted

Check that subcontractors for specialised services are properly controlled by the organisation.

8. Relations with the owners/operators — maintenance

               Has maintenance been carried out with suitable work orders?

               When a maintenance contract has been signed with an owner/operator, have the obligations of the contracts been respected by both parties?

9. Relations with the owners/operators — continuing airworthiness management

               Has a contract (in accordance with Appendix I to Part-M or Appendix I to Part-ML) been signed with each external owner/operator, covering all the aircraft whose airworthiness is managed by the CAO?

               Have the owners/operators under contract fulfilled their obligations identified in the contract? As appropriate:

               Are the pre-flight checks correctly performed? (interview of pilots)

               Is the technical log or equivalent correctly used (record of flight hours/cycles, defects reported by the pilot, identification of what maintenance is next due, etc.)?

               Have flights occurred with overdue maintenance or with defects not properly rectified or deferred? (sample check from the aircraft records)

               Has maintenance been performed without notifying the CAO (sample check from the aircraft records, interview of the owner/operator)?

10. Maintenance records

               Have the maintenance actions been properly recorded?

               Perform a sample check of maintenance records (including EASA Form 1 or equivalent, and certificates of conformity) to ensure completeness and storage during the appropriate periods.

11. Continuing airworthiness records

               Perform a sample check of continuing airworthiness records to ensure completeness and storage during the appropriate periods.

               Is storage of computerised data properly ensured?

12. Airworthiness review and permit to fly records

Perform a sample check of airworthiness review and permit to fly records to ensure completeness and storage during the appropriate periods.

13. Airworthiness situation of the fleet

Does the continuing airworthiness status (AD, maintenance programme, life-limited components, deferred maintenance, ARC validity) show any expired items? If so, are the aircraft grounded?

14. Aircraft maintenance programme (AMP) development and control

               For Part-ML aircraft, ensure that the AMP has been approved by the CAO and has been subject to annual review.

               For Part-M aircraft, check that all revisions to the DAH instructions for continuing airworthiness (ICA), since the last review, have been (or are planned to be) incorporated in the maintenance programme, unless otherwise approved by the competent authority.

               Has the maintenance programme taken into account all modifications or repairs?

               Have all maintenance programme amendments been approved at the right level (CAO, competent authority or indirect approval)?

               Does the status of compliance with the maintenance programme reflect the latest approved maintenance programme?

               How has the organisation managed:

               the tolerances (variations) to the AMP intervals?

               the deviations from the maintenance tasks to be performed in accordance with the AMP?

               Have the deviations from the DAH ICA in the development of the AMP been properly justified and recorded?

15. ADs (and other safety measures mandated by the competent authority or EASA)

               Have all ADs issued since the last review been incorporated into the AD status?

               Does the AD status correctly reflect the AD content: applicability, compliance date, periodicity, etc.? (sample check on ADs)

16. Modifications/repairs

               Are all modifications/repairs listed in the corresponding status approved in accordance with M.A.304 or ML.A.304? (sample check on modifications/repairs)

               Have all the modifications/repairs which have been installed since the last review been incorporated in the corresponding status? (sample check from the aircraft/component logbooks or equivalent)

17. Personnel

               Check that the current accountable manager and other nominated persons are correctly identified in the approved CAE.

               If the number of personnel has decreased or if the activity has increased, check that the organisation has still sufficient and adequate staff.

               Check that the qualification of all new personnel (or personnel with new functions) has been appropriately assessed.

               Check that the staff has been trained, as necessary, to cover changes in:

               regulations;

               competent authority publications;

               the CAE and associated procedures;

               the approved scope of work;

               maintenance data (significant ADs, ICA amendments, etc.).

18. Occurrence reporting procedures

Check that reporting is properly performed, actions taken and recorded.

19. Airworthiness review and permit to fly procedures

               Have airworthiness reviews been properly performed and the airworthiness review certificate or recommendation been properly issued?

               Have permits to fly been properly issued and the approved flight condition been complied with?

Appendix III to AMC1 CAO.A.015 — EASA Form 2

ED Decision 2020/002/R

The provisions of Appendix IX to AMC M.A.602 and AMC M.A.702 EASA Form 2 apply.

[36] For the purpose of this point 5, a ‘chapter’ means each one of the rows preceded by a number in the tables contained in points 3.1(e) and 3.2(b).