AMC1 ML.A.501(a)(ii) Classification and installation

CAA ORS9 Decision No.41

CAA FORM 1 OR EQUIVALENT

A document equivalent to a CAA Form 1 is:

(a) a release document issued by an organisation under the terms of a bilateral agreement or working arrangement signed by the United Kingdom;

(current information on component acceptability can be found on the CAA Website atwww.caa.co.uk/commercial-industry/aircraft/airworthiness/organisation-and-maintenance-programmeapprovals/bilateral-agreements/what-is-a-bilateral-agreement);

(b) a release document issued by an organisation approved under the terms of a JAA bilateral agreement until superseded by the corresponding agreement signed by the United Kingdom;

(c) a JAA Form One issued prior to 28 November 2004 by a JAR 145 organisation approved by a JAA Full Member State;

(d) in the case of new aircraft components that were released from manufacturing prior to the Part 21 compliance date, a JAA Form One issued by a JAR 21 organisation approved by a JAA Full Member State within the JAA mutual recognition system;

(e) a JAA Form One issued prior to 28 September 2005 by a production organisation approved by a CAA in accordance with its national regulations;

(f) a JAA Form One issued prior to 28 September 2008 by a maintenance organisation approved by a CAA in accordance with its national regulations;

(g) a release document issued under the conditions described in Article 4(4) of Regulation (EU)  No 1321/2014; and

(h) an EASA Form 1 issued prior to 1 January 2023 for maintained components.

(i) (Until, and including, 31 December 2029) for ML aircraft, an EASA Form 1 issued by the component’s Original Equipment Manufacturer, or one of its appointed agents, located in an EASA member state, EXCEPT WHEN those components are available from a UK approval holder, or an organisation approved or accepted under the terms of a Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement with the United Kingdom or a maintenance organisation approved or accepted under the terms of a Working Arrangement established by the CAA.

(j) a ‘declaration of maintenance accomplished’ issued by the person or organisation that performed the maintenance, as specified in point ML.A.502(c).