Quality Control

Developing Additional Quality Control Processes to support an effective Part 147 Training Needs Analysis (TNA)

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Training Needs Analysis

October 24, 2019

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A process review by Sofema Aviation Services (www.sassofia.com) This document focuses on the process of ensuring that we maintain effective Quality Control throughout the TNA process. Introduction The term Training Needs Analysis (TNA) refers to a process aiming to identify the training gap of a person or a group of persons, in order to determine…

Auditing the Auditors – How to Audit an EASA-GCAA Quality Assurance System

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Auditing the Auditors

August 19, 2019

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Presented by Steven Bentley CEO of Sofema Aviation Services www.sassofia.com. Steve commenced his auditing activities in 1989, more than 30 years ago, and shares his learning experiences related to effective auditing. Introduction This paper is intended to make you a better auditor – to understand how to determine in the most effective way the system…

OTAR Part 145 Review of Roles & Responsibilities related to the Quality System QC & QA

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OTAR Part 145

May 27, 2019

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Steve Bentley CEO of Sofema Aviation Services www.sassofia.com looks at common errors made by MRO’s in allocating responsibilities for process & procedures – compounded by the weakness of regulatory auditors to identify such. All comments are welcome office@sassofia.com 145.121 Maintenance procedures and quality system (a) The organisation shall establish a safety and quality policy for…

Managing Root Cause Activities within an EASA Approved Aircraft Maintenance Organisation AMO

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December 22, 2016

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Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com considers the Root Cause Activities within an EASA Approved AMO. One of the industry problems we have is that the persons with the most experience in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) are not the ones who we want to exercise RCA in support of closing out a finding. It is in fact…