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Evaluation of the Business Impact of Aviation Audit Findings – Effective Mitigation’s

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Findings

May 09, 2019

Steven Bentley

Asking Why? – Related to the Findings Understanding the “why” typically becomes the first step in a) Addressing the issue b) Ensuring that the Root Cause is addressed & c) Looking for opportunities to deliver an organisational improvement Reasons for the non-conformity (deviation) include – Unauthorized Actions, Illegal or regulatory non-compliant behaviours, incorrect, or inappropriate…

Considering Organisational Management Systems and the need for EASA Compliance

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May 09, 2019

Steven Bentley

All EASA Approvals require an Accountable Manager and a Quality Assurance Process, with the exception of Part 21 J which is obtained directly from EASA all of the approvals are granted by the competent authority. Part 145 / Part M – G (I) / Part M – F / Part 147 / Part 21 G…

OTAR Considerations Related to Aviation Maintenance Facilities Requirements

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May 09, 2019

Steven Bentley

OTAR Considerations Related to Aviation Maintenance Facilities Requirements – Reference Overseas Territory Aviation Requirements OTAR Part 145.103 & OTAC 145-1 OTAR Base Maintenance Requirements 103.1 Base Maintenance For base maintenance of aircraft, hangars should be both available and large enough to accommodate aircraft on planned base maintenance. Where the hangar is not owned by the…

Integration of Quality Assurance into an EASA Management System

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May 08, 2019

Steven Bentley

EASA has taken a definitive step with the issue of EASA regulation 965/2012 with the development of the regulatory obligations driven by ORO.GEN.200 Management system – (a) The operator shall establish, implement and maintain a management system that includes: (1) clearly defined lines of responsibility and accountability throughout the operator, including direct safety accountability of…