M.A.906 Airworthiness review of aircraft without an airworthiness certificate issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 748/2012

ESTABLISHING THE AIRWORTHINESS STATUS OF A USED AIRCRAFT WITHOUT AN AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE

(a)During the airworthiness review, as required in point M.A.906(a)(2), the following should be taken into consideration:

(1)The information included in the airworthiness statement referred to in point 21.A.174(b)(3)(ii)(A) of Annex I (Part 21) or, as applicable, in point 21L.A.143(f)(1) of Annex Ib (Part 21 Light) to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012;

(2)The information related to the maintenance of the aircraft, issued to meet the aircraft continuing airworthiness record system’s requirements equivalent to those specified in point M.A.305. When assessing the aircraft’s continuing airworthiness records, the following should be considered: — Maintenance records may be reconstructed in accordance with point (g) of AMC M.A.305(e) when the original records are incomplete or missing, subject to acceptance by the competent authority of the importing Member State of registry. — Previous maintenance performed on the aircraft and its components has been released in accordance with the rules of the State that was responsible for the aircraft’s oversight, as specified in AMC1 M.A.903(b)(12)(ii). In cases in which there are doubts about the quality or integrity of the maintenance performed, these should be appropriately addressed. — Records should be available in English or in any other language acceptable to the competent authority of the Member State of registry. If the records are in a different language, a translation into any language acceptable to the competent authority of the Member State of registry should be provided;

(3)The maintenance needed for import, such as embodiment of modifications needed to comply with the EASA approved design and the bridging check necessary for the transition to the new maintenance programme AMP approved in accordance with point M.A.302. It should be noted that the type certificate data sheet (TCDS) or airworthiness data sheet, may contain specific conditions that need to be met for the aircraft to be in accordance with the EASA-approved design. It may also include limitations associated with particular serial numbers (S/N) or registration eligibility;

(4)If applicable, the information included in the evaluation report as required by point M.A.906(c).

(b)If unusual circumstances exist (e.g. long-term storage, significant aircraft damage, other event determined to be relevant by the competent authority of the Member State of registry) and the aircraft has not been operated since, functional checks may be necessary to verify the proper functioning of the aircraft systems and controls. Such checks may include, for example, engine run-ups or maintenance check flights when the satisfactory operation of the required functions cannot be verified on the ground. Any such functional checks should be carried out in accordance with the DAH’s instructions.

(c)If there is no CAO or CAMO for the airworthiness review of the specific aircraft type available, the competent authority may carry out the airworthiness review in accordance with points M.A.906 and M.B.901. In this case, the airworthiness review should be requested to the competent authority with a 30-day notice.

(d)The applicant should coordinate with the competent authority to allow for possible participation of its personnel in the airworthiness review. For this purpose, the applicant should inform the competent authority of the planned time and location of the airworthiness review within a time frame agreed with the competent authority, which normally should not be less than 10 working days in advance.