SECTION B — PROCEDURE FOR COMPETENT AUTHORITIES
Annex I (Part-M) · Continuing Airworthiness · Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 · M.B.101 – M.B.907
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M.B.101 Scope
This Section establishes the administrative requirements to be followed by the competent authorities in charge of the application and the enforcement of…
M.B.102 Competent authority
General A Member State shall designate a competent authority with allocated responsibilities for the issuance, continuation, change, suspension or…
AMC M.B.102(a) Competent authority — General
AMC1 M.B.102(c) Competent authority — Qualification and training
AMC2 M.B.102(c) Competent authority — Qualification and training
AMC M.B.102(d) Competent authority organisation — Procedures
M.B.103 Findings and enforcement measure - persons
If, during oversight or by any other means, evidence is found by the competent authority responsible for oversight in accordance with this Annex that…
M.B.104 Record-keeping
The competent authorities shall establish a system of record-keeping that allows adequate traceability of the process to issue, continue, change, suspend…
M.B.105 Mutual exchange of information
In order to contribute to the improvement of air safety, the competent authorities shall participate in a mutual exchange of all necessary information in…
M.B.201 Responsibilities
The competent authorities as specified in point M.1 are responsible for conducting audits, inspections and investigations in order to verify that the…
M.B.202 Information to the Agency
The competent authority of the Member State shall notify the Agency in case of any significant problems with the implementation of Regulation (EU)…
M.B.301 Aircraft maintenance programme
The competent authority shall verify that the AMP is in compliance with point M.A.302.
AMC M.B.301(a) Maintenance programme
M.B.302 Exemptions
All exemptions granted in accordance with Article 71 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 shall be recorded and retained by the competent authority.
M.B.303 Aircraft continuing airworthiness monitoring
The competent authority shall develop a survey programme on a risk-based approach to monitor the airworthiness status of the fleet of aircraft on its…
AMC1 M.B.303(a) Aircraft continuing airworthiness monitoring (ACAM)
AMC2 M.B.303(a) Aircraft continuing airworthiness monitoring (ACAM)
GM M.B.303(a) Aircraft continuing airworthiness monitoring (ACAM)
AMC1 M.B.303(b) Aircraft continuing airworthiness monitoring
AMC2 M.B.303(b) Aircraft continuing airworthiness monitoring
AMC3 M.B.303(b) Aircraft continuing airworthiness monitoring
GM1 M.B.303(b) Aircraft continuing airworthiness monitoring (ACAM)
AMC M.B.303(d) Aircraft continuing airworthiness monitoring (ACAM)
M.B.304 Revocation and suspension
The competent authority shall: suspend an ARC on reasonable grounds in the case of a potential safety threat;
M.B.305 Aircraft technical log system
The competent authority shall approve the initial aircraft technical log system required by point M.A.306.
SUBPART D — MAINTENANCE STANDARDS
(to be developed as appropriate)
SUBPART E — COMPONENTS
(to be developed as appropriate)
M.B.601 Application
Where maintenance facilities are located in more than one Member State the investigation and continued oversight of the approval shall be carried out in…
M.B.602 Initial Approval
Provided the requirements of points M.A.606(a) and (b) are complied with, the competent authority shall formally indicate its acceptance of the…
AMC M.B.602(a) Initial approval
AMC M.B.602(b) Initial approval
AMC M.B.602(c) Initial approval
AMC M.B.602(e) Initial approval
M.B.603 Issue of approval
The competent authority shall issue to the applicant an EASA Form 3 approval certificate (Appendix V to this Annex), which includes the extent of the…
M.B.604 Continuing oversight
The competent authority shall keep and update a programme listing, for each maintenance organisation approved in accordance with Subpart F of Section B…
M.B.605 Findings
When during audits or by other means evidence is found showing non-compliance with a requirement laid down in this Annex or Annex Vb (Part-ML), the…
M.B.606 Changes
The competent authority shall comply with the applicable elements of the initial approval for any change to the organisation notified in accordance with…
M.B.607 Revocation, suspension and limitation of an approval
The competent authority shall: suspend an approval on reasonable grounds in the case of potential safety threat, or;
M.B.701 Application
For licenced air carriers in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 the competent authority shall receive for approval with the initial application…
M.B.702 Initial approval
Provided the requirements of points M.A.706(a), (c), (d) and M.A.707 are complied with, the competent authority shall formally indicate its acceptance of…
AMC M.B.702(a) Initial approval
AMC M.B.702(b) Initial approval
AMC M.B.702(c) Initial approval
AMC M.B.702(e) Initial approval
M.B.703 Issue of approval
The competent authority shall issue to the applicant an EASA Form 14-MG approval certificate (Appendix VI to this Annex) which includes the extent of…
M.B.704 Continuing oversight
The competent authority shall keep and update a program listing, for each continuing airworthiness organisation approved under Section A, Subpart G of…
M.B.705 Findings
When during audits or by other means, evidence is found showing non-compliance to a requirement laid down in this Annex (Part-M) or Annex Vb (Part-ML)…
M.B.706 Changes
The competent authority shall comply with the applicable elements of the initial approval for any change to the organisation notified in accordance with…
M.B.707 Revocation, suspension and limitation of an approval
The competent authority shall: suspend an approval on reasonable grounds in the case of potential safety threat, or;
SUBPART H — CERTIFICATE OF RELEASE TO SERVICE (CRS)
(to be developed as appropriate)
M.B.901 Airworthiness review certificate issued by the competent authority
The competent authority shall issue an ARC using the template in Appendix III (EASA Form 15a) in one of the following cases:
AMC1 M.B.901(c) Airworthiness review certificate issued by the competent authority
AMC1 M.B.901(c)(1) Airworthiness review certificate issued by the competent authority
AMC1 M.B.901(c)(2) Airworthiness review certificate issued by the competent authority
M.B.902 Assessment of recommendations
Upon receiving an application and the associated recommendation for the issuance of an ARC, the competent authority shall conduct an assessment.
AMC M.B.902(c) Airworthiness review by the competent authority
M.B.903 Findings
M.B.904 Exchange of information
M.B.905 Transfer of aircraft registration within the Union
Upon receipt of a notification of aircraft transfer between the Member States in accordance with point M.A.905:
GM1 M.B.905 Transfer of aircraft registration within the Union
GM1 M.B.905(a) Transfer of aircraft registration within the Union
GM1 M.B.905(b) Transfer of aircraft registration within the Union
GM2 M.B.905(b) Transfer of aircraft registration within the Union
M.B.906 Airworthiness review of aircraft without an airworthiness certificate issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 748/2012
In the case of an application for an airworthiness certificate in accordance with point M.A.906(a), if the former airworthiness certificate was issued in…
M.B.907 Findings
A level 1 finding shall be issued by the competent authority when any significant non-compliance is detected with the applicable requirements of this…
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