AMC-ELA No 1 to 21.B.220(b)  Extent of the investigation    

CAA ORS9 Decision No. 1

The initial and the continued investigations of a company should primarily be conducted by investigating the conformity of products on which work is in progress, or following their completion, and by direct product assessment, or the assessment of product-related production records.

When conducting investigations on companies that apply either a production organisation exposition (POE) and/or a company manual that is based on a template provided in accordance with the GM- ELA to Subpart G of Section A, the CAA should verify whether the documentation has been adequately adapted to the specific details of the company.

Note [1]: A POE template, published by the CAA, is provided as additional informative material. This material should not be considered as an AMC.

In order to avoid any duplication of oversight, the CAA may use systems that implement ISO 9001 or AS/EN 9100 (including audit records) as evidence for compliance investigations.

When the company is capable of manufacturing products that are within the scope of work in a repeatable way, so that they conform to the type design, the CAA should consider this to be sufficient evidence for the issuance, maintenance or amendment of the approval.

If non-conformities are encountered that reveal a lack of consistent production control, further investigations should be conducted by the company to establish the root cause and the appropriate corrective actions.