M.A.202 Occurrence reporting

MANDATORY REPORTING — GENERAL

(a)If the persons identified in point M.A.202(a) are employed by, contracted by or whose services are used by an organisation established in a Member State, Article 4(6) of Regulation (EU) No 376/2014 requires that occurrences be reported to that organisation. This may be the case, for example, in cases in which independent certifying staff provide services to a CAMO established in the EU that has requested them to perform maintenance. In such cases, the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 376/2014 are to be complied with and the occurrence is to be reported through the organisation concerned. However, situations may arise in which the individuals referred to in point M.A.202(a) work for an organisation established outside the EU or act exclusively on their own behalf, outside the framework of an organisation. This may occur, for example, in cases in which the owner manages the continuing airworthiness of the aircraft and also performs maintenance under the pilot-owner privilege. In such cases, the reporting provisions set out in point M.A.202 are to be followed.

(b)Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1018 lays down a list classifying occurrences in civil aviation to be mandatorily reported. This list should not be understood as being an exhaustive collection of all the issues that may pose a significant risk to civil aviation safety and, therefore, reporting should not be limited to the items listed in that Regulation.

(c)Reporters are encouraged to include as much relevant information as possible in their reports. Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 376/2014 may be used as a reference for the types of information mandatory for each specific type of occurrence. Furthermore, reporters should include any factors that may be relevant to the occurrence, including contributing human factors. Providing these details supports a better understanding of the safety hazards and enables a more accurate identification of the safety risks.

(d)AMC-20 ‘General Acceptable Means of Compliance for Airworthiness of Products, Parts and Appliances’, and in particular AMC 20-8A, provides further details on occurrence reporting.

ORGANISATION RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN Depending on the case, ‘the organisation responsible for the design of the aircraft or component’ may be:

(a)the design approval holder: it may be the holder of a type certificate, a restricted type certificate, a supplemental type certificate, a European Technical Standard Order (ETSO) authorisation, a major repair design approval, a major change design approval or any other relevant approval or authorisation for products, parts and appliances deemed to have been issued under Regulation (EU) No 748/2012;

(b)the declarant of a declaration of design compliance made under Subpart C of Annex Ib (Part 21 Light) to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012.