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ML.A.202 Occurrence reporting

Annex Vb (Part-ML) · Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 · EAR revision 2 Sep 2025

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ML.A.202Occurrence reporting

(a)The following persons shall report any safety-related event or identified condition of an aircraft or component that endangers or, if not corrected or addressed, could endanger an aircraft, its occupants or any other person: (1) the owner referred to in point ML.A.201(f) carrying out the aircraft continuing airworthiness tasks themselves; (2) the independent certifying staff referred to in point ML.A.801(b)(2); (3) the pilot-owner referred to in point ML.A.801(b)(3).

(b)Reports required by point (a) shall: (1) be made to the competent authority of the Member State of registry of the aircraft and to the organisation responsible for the design of the aircraft or component; (2) be made as soon as practicable, but in any case, within 72 hours of becoming aware of the event or condition, unless exceptional circumstances prevent this; (3) be made in a form and manner established by the competent authority of the Member State of registry of the aircraft; (4) contain all pertinent information about the event or condition known to the person.

(c)In addition to the requirements set out in points (a) and (b), a person carrying out maintenance or airworthiness review shall also report any such event or condition affecting the aircraft to the person or organisation responsible in accordance with point ML.A.201 for the continuing airworthiness of such aircraft.

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AMC · AMC1 ML.A.202 — Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 · Continuing Airworthiness Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 2 Sep 2025

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MANDATORY REPORTING — GENERAL

(a)If the persons identified in point ML.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 ML.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 ML.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.

GM · GM1 ML.A.202 — Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 · ED Decision 2026/005/R · Continuing Airworthiness Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 2 Sep 2025

All rules in SECTION A — TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 2 Sep 2025, extracted 17 Aug 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.

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