AMC1 CAO.A.025  Combined airworthiness exposition (CAE)    

CAA ORS9 Decision No. 1

This AMC provides an outline of the layout of an acceptable CAE.

Chapter

Description

Implementing rule reference

PART A — GENERAL DESCRIPTION

A.1

Statement by accountable manager

CAO.A.025(a)(1); CAO.A.035(a)

A.2

General presentation of the organisation

CAO.A.035(a); CAO.A.100(e)

A.3

Description and location of the facilities

CAO.A.025(a)(9); CAO.A.030

A.4

Scope of work

CAO.A.020(a); CAO.A.025(a)(2); CAO.A.095(e); Appendix I point (a)

A.5

Exposition amendments and changes to the organisation

CAO.A.025(a)(11)/(c); CAO.A.105

A.6

Procedure for alternative means of compliance

CAO.A.017

A.7

Management personnel

CAO.A.025(a)(3); CAO.A.035(b); CAO.A.100(a)

A.8

Organisation chart

CAO.A.025(a)(4)

A.9

Manpower resources

CAO.A.035(d)

A.10

List of certifying staff

CAO.A.025(a)(5)

A.11

List of staff responsible for the development and approval of the aircraft maintenance programme (AMP)

CAO.A.025(a)(6)

A.12

List of airworthiness review staff

CAO.A.025(a)(7); CAO.A.045(d)

A.13

List of staff responsible for the issuance of permits to fly

CAO.A.025(a)(8)

PART B — GENERAL PROCEDURES

B.1

Quality (or organisational review) system

CAO.A.100(a)/(b)/(d)/(e)/(f)

B.2

Audit plan (or frequency and content of organisational review)

CAO.A.100(b)/(f)

B.3

Monitoring of maintenance contracts

CAO.A.100(b)(2)

B.4

Qualification, assessment and training of staff

CAO.A.035(c)/(d)/(e)/(f); CAO.A.040(a); CAO.A.045(a)/(b)/(c); CAO.A.060(a)

B.5

One-off certification authorisation

CAO.A.040(b)

B.6

Limited certification authorisation

CAO.A.040(c)

B.7

Subcontracting

CAO.A.095(a)(2)/(b)(3); CAO.A.100(f)

B.8

Maintenance data and continuing airworthiness management data

CAO.A.055(a); CAO.A.080

B.9

Records management and retention

CAO.A.035(e); CAO.A.040(d); CAO.A.045(e); CAO.A.050(b); CAO.A.060(j); CAO.A.075(a)/(b)(9); CAO.A.090; CAO.A.100(c); CAO.A.085

B.10

Carrying out the airworthiness review

CAO.A.085; CAO.A.095(c)

B.11

Conformity with approved flight conditions

CAO.A.095(d)

B.12

Issue of the permit to fly

CAO.A.095(d); CAO.A.045(a)

PART C — MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES

C.1

Maintenance — general

CAO.A.025(10)

C.2

Work order acceptance

CAO.A.055(b)

C.3

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

CAO.A.050; CAO.A.060(d); CAO.A.030(b)

C.4

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

CAO.A.060(b)/(e)/(f)

C.5

Maintenance accomplishment and maintenance standards

CAO.A.095(a)(1); CAO.A.060(c); Appendix I points (b)/(c)/(d)

C.6

Prevention of maintenance error

CAO.A.060(g)/(i)

C.7

Critical maintenance tasks and error-capturing method

CAO.A.060(h)

C.8

Fabrication

CAO.A.020(c)

C.9

Certifying staff responsibilities and maintenance release

CAO.A.040(a); CAO.A.065; CAO.A.070; CAO.A.095(a)(4)

C.10

Defects arising during maintenance

CAO.A.075(b)(6)

C.11

Maintenance away from approved location

CAO.A.095(a)(3)

C.12

Procedure for component maintenance under aircraft or engine rating

Appendix I point (b)/(c)

C.13

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

Appendix I point (c)/(d)

C.14

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

CAO.A.030(a); Appendix I point (e)

C.15

Issue of airworthiness review certificate (ARC) under maintenance privilege

CAO.A.095(c)(2)

PART D — CONTINUING AIRWORTHINESS MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES

D.1

Continuing airworthiness management — general

CAO.A.025(10); CAO.A.095(b)(1); CAO.A.075(a)/(b)(7)/(b)(9)

D.2

Minimum equipment list (MEL) (and configuration deviation list (CDL)) application

CAO.A.075(a)

D.3

AMP development, control and periodic review

CAO.A.075(a)/(b)(1)/(b)(2); CAO.A.095(b)(2)

D.4

Airworthiness directives and other mandatory airworthiness requirements

CAO.A.075(a)/(b)(5)/(b)(8)

D.5

Modifications and repairs

CAO.A.075(b)(3)

D.6

Pre-flight inspection

CAO.A.075(a)

D.7

Defects

CAO.A.075(b)(6)

D.8

Establishment of contracts and work orders for the maintenance

CAO.A.075(a)/(b)(4)/(b)(7)

D.9

Coordination of maintenance activities

CAO.A.075(b)(8)

D.10

Mass and balance statement

CAO.A.075(a)/(b)(10)

D.11

Issue of ARC or ARC recommendation

CAO.A.095(c)(1)(i)

D.12

ARC extension

CAO.A.095(b)(4)/(c)(1)(ii)

D.13

Maintenance check flights

CAO.A.075(a)

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