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Regarding Component Certifying Staff What is a Simple Component & What Steps Should be taken to enable Certification by an EASA Part 145 Organisation Holding appropriate Approval

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EASA Part 145 Organisation

October 12, 2021

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Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com considers the challenges and a way forward of enabling Certification by an EASA Part 145 Organisation Holding appropriate Approval Introduction – What Does EASA Say? 1.3.2.1. Component training. Depending on the complexity and the technology of the component, the CC/S shall be able to demonstrate he/she received appropriate theoretical and…

Introduction to EASA Airworthiness Requirements

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Introduction to EASA Airworthiness Requirements

October 01, 2021

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Introduction to EASA Airworthiness Requirements presented by Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com Introduction As we should now understand ICAO describes continuing airworthiness as follows: “All of the processes ensuring that, at any time in its life, an aeroplane complies with the technical conditions fixed to the issue of the Certificate of Airworthiness and is in…

FAA Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) Part Considerations

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Parts Manufacturer Approval

January 08, 2020

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Sofema Aviation Services considers the design & certification process by which PMA Approval is a combined FAA design and manufacturing process. Note: Only minor changes or improvements from the original OEM part are allowed in a PMA design. (Significant changes require a Supplemental Type Certificate.) Determination of Criticality The PMA Applicant will have to determine…

Aircraft Maintenance Man Hour Planning Considerations

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Aircraft Maintenance Man Hour Planning Considerations

August 18, 2014

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The starting point of course has to be to understand the work load, which is a combination of scheduled and unscheduled. The scheduled workload is a combination of work derived from the Aircraft Maintenance Program AMP and additional works, whether company generated or regulatory driven. The MPD is a dynamic document and subject for a…