SofemaOnline (SOL) www.sofemaonline.com considers the Regulator Oversight of Aircraft Maintenance Programs (AMP)
CA Activities Include the Following:
- CA shall verify AMP is in compliance with M.A.302. (Has access to all data!)
- AMP approved by CA. (unless indirect approval (M.A.302(c))
- CA indirect approval I.A.W. point CAO.A.025 of Annex Vd, point M.A.704 of this Annex, or point CAMO.A.300 of Annex Vc, as applicable.
AMC M.B.301(a) Maintenance programme ED Decision 2015/029/R
- CA Surveyor – Training AMP Dev & Control.
AMC M.B.301(b) Maintenance programme ED Decision 2016/011/R
- Assess AMP Suitable related to CAW & Environment.
- The competent authority should assess the AMP contents.
o Consider the origins of the document.
o TCH & OEM (MP) plus MRB report, the CAMO or operator’s own experience, or another approved programme.
o CA may produce AMP < 2730 Kg.
o When using CA AMP – include Out of Phase Requirements.
- CA to retain a copy of AMP. (unless approved by CAMO)
- CA issues AMP approval document.
o May include CRS details and identify complex maintenance tasks or limited pilot owner maintenance according to Appendix VIII to Part-M.
- Air Carrier & CMPA AMP development based on experience and review process.
- For escalation beyond the MRB, limits should have been satisfactorily repeated at the existing frequency several times before being proposed for escalation. Appendix I to AMC M.A.302 and M.B.301(b) gives further information.
- CA may approve an incomplete maintenance programme, subject to limiting the approval of the maintenance programme to a period that does not exceed any required maintenance not yet approved.
- CA May suspend or revoke – Based on:
o An operator changing the utilisation of an aircraft.
o The owner or CAMO has failed to ensure that the programme reflects the maintenance needs of the aircraft such that safe operation can be assured.
AMC M.B.301(c) Maintenance Programme ED Decision 2020/002/R
Approval of an aircraft maintenance programme through a procedure established by a CAO / CAMO should require:
- Organisation to demonstrate to CA that it has:
o Competence, procedures, and record-keeping provisions, which will enable the organisation to analyse aircraft reliability, TC holder’s instructions, and other related operating and maintenance criteria.
- According to the complexity of the aircraft and the nature of the operation, the maintenance programme procedures should contain reliability centered maintenance and condition monitored maintenance programme procedures and have procedures relating to the programme control which contain the following provisions:
o Task escalation or adjustment
o Maintenance programme review
o SB or Service Information assessment
o Component and structures in service performance review
o Maintenance programme revision
o Maintenance procedure effectiveness review and amendment
o Maintenance review board report (MRBR) or manufacturer maintenance planning document (MPD) review and assessment, as appropriate
o AD review and assessment
o Owner/maintenance/CAO or CAMO liaison
o Training
- CA attendance to Organisation AMP review meetings.
M.B.302 Exemptions Regulation (EU) 2020/270
- All exemptions granted in accordance with Article 71 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 shall be recorded and retained by the competent authority.
Next Steps
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Aircraft Maintenance, Aircraft Maintenance Programme Assessment, aviation, Continuing Airworthiness (CA), EASA, EASA Continuing Airworthiness, IAW Regulation (EU) 2020/270, M.B.301, Maintenance Planning
