ORGANISATION APPROVAL — GENERAL
(a)Purpose of the procedures The purpose of the procedures is to investigate the applicant’s production organisation for compliance with Part 21 in relation to the requested terms of approval. When appropriate, these procedures should also be used to investigate significant changes or applications for variations in the scope of approval.
(b)Initiation The team leader initiates the procedure by:
(1)arranging a meeting with the team members to review the information provided in accordance with the application (according to point 21.A.134 and to take account of any other information available within the competent authority about the applicant;
(2)collecting information from other investigation or oversight teams of competent authorities or EASA on the functioning of the applicant’s organisation;
(3)arranging a meeting with the applicant in order to:
(i)enable the applicant to make a general presentation of its organisation and products, parts or appliances;
(ii)ensure that the accountable manager understands his or her role and accountability when signing the statement specified in point 21.A.143(a)(1);
(iii)enable the investigation team to describe the proposed investigation process; and
(iv)enable the investigation team to confirm to the applicant the identity of those managers nominated in accordance with Part 21 Subpart G, Section A.
(c)Preparation The investigation team:
(1)studies the information gathered in the initiation phase;
(2)establishes an investigation plan which:
(i)takes account of the location of the applicant’s facility as identified per GM3 21.B.65(c);
(ii)defines areas of coverage and work-sharing between team members taking account of their individual expertise;
(iii)defines areas where more detailed investigation is considered necessary;
(iv)establishes the need for external advice to team members where expertise may be lacking within the team;
(v)includes completion of a comprehensive plan for the investigation in order to present it to the applicant; and
(vi)recognises the need to:
(A)review the documentation and procedures;
(B)verify compliance and implementation; and
(C)audit a sample of products, parts, and appliances;
(3)coordinates with the appropriate design organisation approval teams sufficiently for both parties to have confidence in the applicant’s coordination links with the holder of the approval of the design (as required by point 21.A.133; and
(4)establishes liaison with the applicant to plan mutually suitable dates and times for audits or inspections at each location needing investigation, and also to agree the investigation plan and approximate time scales with the applicant.
(d)Investigation The investigation team:
(1)makes a check of the exposition for compliance with Part 21;
(2)audits the organisation, its organisational structure, working procedures and processes for compliance with Part 21, using internal compliance checklist and at the end of the investigation, prepares the EASA Form 56 as a summary document;
(3)checks that the exposition standard reflects the organisation, its procedures, practices and the requirements defined in point 21.A.143. Having checked and agreed an exposition issue or subsequent amendment, the competent authority should have a clear procedure to indicate its acceptance or rejection;
(4)performs sample audits at working level to verify that:
(i)work is performed in accordance with the system described in the exposition;
(ii)products, parts, appliances or material produced by the organisation are in conformity with the applicable design data;
(iii)facilities, working conditions, equipment and tools are in accordance with the exposition and appropriate for the work being performed;
(iv)competency and numbers of personnel are appropriate for the work being performed; and
(v)coordination between production and design is satisfactory; and
(5)at an advanced stage of the investigation, conducts an interim team review of audit results and matters arising, in order to determine any additional areas requiring investigation. Each investigation team should be accompanied during the process by company representatives who are knowledgeable of the applicant’s organisation and procedures. This will ensure that the organisation is aware of the audit progress and problems as they arise. Access to information will also be facilitated. The team leader should coordinate the work of the team members for an efficient investigation process, which will provide a consistent and effective investigation and reporting standards.
(e)Conclusions
(1)The team leader holds a team meeting to review the findings and observations so as to produce a final agreed report of findings.
(2)The team leader, on completion of the investigation, holds a meeting to verbally present the report to the applicant. The team leader should be the chair of this meeting, but individual team members may present their own findings and observations.
(3)The meeting should agree the findings, corrective action time scales, and preliminary arrangements for any follow-up that may be necessary.
(4)Some items may as a result of this meeting be withdrawn by the team leader but if the investigation has been correctly performed, at this stage there should be no disagreement over the facts presented.
(5)Inevitably there will be occasions when the team leader/member carrying out the audit may find situations in the applicant or approval holder where he or she is unsure about compliance. In this case, the organisation is informed about possible non-compliance at the time and advised that the situation will be reviewed within the competent authority before a decision is made. The organisation should be informed of the decision without undue delay. Only if the decision results in a confirmation of non-compliance, this is recorded in the audit report, eventually in Part 4 of EASA Form 56 at the end of investigation, if not solved before.
(6)Completion of the audit report includes the need to record findings, observations, comments, etc. and this should reflect any problems found during the audit and should be the same as the ones made to the organisation during the debrief at the end of each audit. Under no circumstances should additional findings, observations, comments etc. be included in the audit report, unless the applicant or approval holder has previously been made aware of such comments. An applicant may need to take corrective action and amend the proposed exposition before the competent authority is able to conclude its investigation. Such corrective actions should be described in a corrective action plan submitted by the organisation and agreed by the investigation team, so that there is a common understanding of the actions necessary before approval can be granted.
(7)Findings raised during the investigation are communicated at the last day of the audit to the organisation. The final version of the audit report is confirmed in writing to the organisation within 2 weeks of each audit. The reason for confirmation in writing is that many organisations take a considerable time to establish compliance. As a result, it is too easy to establish a position of confusion where the organisation claims it was not aware of the findings that prevented the issue of an approval.
(8)At the end of the investigation, the team leader will prepare the final report through an EASA Form 56 and in accordance with the competent authority internal procedures. The report will include the recommendations and any open finding or observation, together with the supporting documentation e.g. audit reports, corrective action plan, closure of findings, minutes of meetings held during the investigation, etc. The intention of Part 4 of the EASA Form 56 is to provide a summary report of open findings, observations and outstanding items at the end of initial investigation or significant changes to recommend the issue of the approval, or the issue of the significant change approval.
(f)Management involvement The investigation team should meet the accountable manager at least once during the investigation process and preferably twice, because he or she is ultimately responsible for ensuring compliance with the requirements for the initial granting and subsequent maintenance of the production organisation approval. Two is the preferred number of meetings with the accountable manager, with the first being conducted at the beginning of the investigation to explain the investigation process, and the second, at the end, to debrief on the results of the investigation.
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RECOMMENDATION REPORT IN SUPPORT OF Part 21 SUBPART G APPROVAL
ISSUE / CONTINUATION / VARIATION / SIGNIFICANT CHANGE
PART 1 OF 5: BASIC DETAILS OF THE ASSESSMENT
Name of the organisation:
Approval reference:___________
Address(es) of the facilities surveyed:
Main Part 21 Subpart G activities at facilities surveyed:
Date(s) of survey:
Names and positions of the organisation’s senior management attended during survey:
Names of the competent authority staff:
Office: EASA Form 56 completion date:
Note: If it is determined that a recommendation for issue/continuation/variation/significant change of approval cannot be made because of a non-compliance with Part 21 Subpart G, the reasons for the non-compliance need to be identified in Part 4 of the report. A copy of Part 1 and Part 4, or at least the information included in these parts, must be given to the organisation to ensure that the organisation, in failing to obtain Part 21 Subpart G approval, even if only temporarily, has the same information as that in the files of the competent authority. |
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RECOMMENDATION REPORT IN SUPPORT OF Part 21 SUBPART G ISSUE /
CONTINUATION / VARIATION/SIGNIFICANT CHANGE
PART 2 OF 5: Part 21 SUBPART G COMPLIANCE
Name of organisation:
Approval of organisation:
Approval reference: ___________ Survey reference:
Note A: This form has been compiled according to those points of Part 21 Subpart G which are relevant to an organisation trying to demonstrate compliance.
Note B: The right-hand part of each box must be completed with one of the following three indicators:
1. a tick () which means compliance;)
2. NR which means that the requirement is NOT RELEVANT to the activity at the address surveyed; (the reason for NR should be stated in Part 4 of the report, unless the reason is obvious)
3. a number relating to a comment which must be recorded in Part 4 of the report.
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| 21.A.3A Reporting system
(a) N/A
(b) Without prejudice to Regulation (EU) No 376/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and its delegated and implementing acts, any natural or legal person that holds or has applied for a production organisation approval certificate under Subpart G of this Section, or that produces a product, part or appliance under Subpart F of this Section, shall:
(1) establish and maintain a system for collecting and assessing occurrence reports, including reports on errors, near misses and hazards, in order to identify adverse trends or to address deficiencies and extract occurrences whose reporting is mandatory in accordance with points 2 and 3 and those which are reported voluntarily. For organisations that have their principal place of business in a Member State, a single system may be established to meet the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 376/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and its implementing acts and of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 and its delegated and implementing acts;
(2) report to the responsible design approval holder all the cases where products, parts or appliances have been released by the production organisation and possible deviations from the applicable design data have been subsequently identified, and investigate with the design approval holder to identify those deviations which could lead to an unsafe condition;
(3) report to the competent authority of the Member State responsible in accordance with point 21.1 and the Agency the deviations that have been identified in accordance with point 21.A.3A(b)2 and which could lead to an unsafe condition;
(4) if the production organisation acts as a supplier to another production organisation, also report to that other organisation all the cases where it has released products, parts or appliances to that organisation and possible deviations from the applicable design data have been subsequently identified.
(c) Without prejudice to Regulation (EU) No 376/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and its delegated and implementing acts, any natural or legal person, when reporting in accordance with points (a)(3), (b)(2), (b)(3) and (b)(4), shall appropriately protect the confidentiality of the person who reports and of the person(s) mentioned in the report.
(d) Without prejudice to Regulation (EU) No 376/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and its delegated and implementing acts, any natural or legal person shall make the reports referred to in points (a)(3) and (b)(3) in a form and manner established by the Agency or the competent authority, respectively, and dispatch them as soon as practicable and in any case not later than 72 hours after the natural or legal person has identified that the occurrence may lead to a possible unsafe condition, unless exceptional circumstances prevent this.
(e) Without prejudice to Regulation (EU) No 376/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and its delegated and implementing acts, if an occurrence reported under point (a)(3) or under point (b)(3) results from a deficiency in the design or a production deficiency, the holder of the type certificate, restricted type certificate, supplemental type certificate, major repair design approval, ETSO authorisation or any other relevant approval deemed to have been issued under this Regulation, or the production organisation as appropriate, shall investigate the reason for the deficiency and report to the competent authority of the Member State responsible in accordance with point 21.1 and to the Agency the results of its investigation and any action it intends to take or proposes to be taken to correct that deficiency.
(f) If the competent authority finds that action is required to correct the deficiency, the holder of the type certificate, restricted type certificate, supplemental type certificate, major repair design approval, ETSO authorisation or any other relevant approval deemed to have been issued under this Regulation, or the production organisation as appropriate, shall submit the relevant data to the competent authority upon its request.
21.A.5 Record-keeping
All natural or legal persons that hold or have applied for a type certificate, restricted type certificate, supplemental type certificate, ETSO authorisation, design or repair approval, permit to fly, production organisation approval certificate or letter of agreement under this Regulation shall:
(a) N/A
(b) when they produce a product, part or appliance, record the details of the production process relevant to the conformity of the product, part or appliance with the applicable design data, and the requirements imposed on their partners and suppliers, and make that data available to their competent authority in order to provide the information that is necessary to ensure the continuing airworthiness of the product, part or appliance;
(c) with regard to permits to fly:
(1) maintain the documents that are produced to establish and justify the flight conditions, and make them available to the Agency and to their competent authority of the Member State in order to provide the information that is necessary to ensure the continued airworthiness of the aircraft;
(2) when they issue a permit to fly under the privilege of approved organisations, maintain the documents associated with it, including inspection records and documents that support the approval of the flight conditions and the issuance of the permit to fly itself, and make them available to the Agency and to their competent authority of the Member State responsible for the oversight of the organisation in order to provide the information that is necessary to ensure the continued airworthiness of the aircraft;
(d) retain records of the competence and qualifications, referred to in points 21.A.139(c), 21.A.145(b), 21.A.145(c), 21.A.139(c), 21.A.145(a) or 21.A.145(e)(1), of the personnel that are involved in the following functions:
(1) design or production;
(2) independent monitoring of the compliance of the organisation with the relevant requirements;
(3) safety management;
(e) retain records of the authorisation of personnel, when they employ personnel that:
(1) exercise the privileges of the approved organisation pursuant to points 21.A.163 and/or 21.A.263, as appropriate;
(2) carry out the independent function to monitor the compliance of the organisation with the relevant requirements pursuant to points 21.A.139(e) and/or 21.A.139(e), as appropriate;
(3) carry out the independent verification function of the demonstration of compliance pursuant to point 21.A.139(d)(2).
21.A.9 Access and investigation
Any natural or legal person that holds or has applied for a type certificate, restricted type certificate, supplemental type certificate, ETSO authorisation, design change or repair approval, certificate of airworthiness, noise certificate, permit to fly, design organisation approval, production organisation approval certificate or letter of agreement under this Regulation, shall:
(a) grant the competent authority access to any facility, product, part and appliance, document, record, data, process, procedure or to any other material in order to review any report, make any inspection, or perform or witness any flight and ground test, as necessary, in order to verify the initial and continued compliance of the organisation with the applicable requirements of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 and its delegated and implementing acts;
(b) make arrangements to ensure the competent authority has access, as provided for in point (a), also in respect of the natural or legal person’s partners, suppliers and subcontractors.
21.A.133 Eligibility
Any natural or legal person (‘organisation’) shall be eligible as an applicant for an approval under this Subpart. The applicant shall:
(a) justify that, for a defined scope of work, an approval under this Subpart is appropriate for the purpose of showing conformity with a specific design; and
(b) hold or have applied for an approval of that specific design; or
(c) have ensured, through an appropriate arrangement with the applicant for, or holder of, an approval of that specific design, satisfactory coordination between production and design.
21.A.134 Application
Each application for a production organisation approval shall be made to the competent authority in a form and manner established by that authority, and shall include an outline of the information required by point 21.A.143 and the terms of approval requested to be issued under point 21.A.151. |
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| 21.A.139 Production management system
(a) The production organisation shall establish, implement and maintain a production management system that includes a safety management element and a quality management element, with clearly defined accountability and lines of responsibility throughout the organisation.
(b) The production management system shall:
(1) correspond to the size of the organisation, and to the nature and complexity of its activities, taking into account the hazards and associated risks inherent in these activities;
(2) be established, implemented and maintained under the direct accountability of a single manager appointed pursuant to point 21.A.145(c)(1).
(c) As part of the safety management element of the production management system, the production organisation shall:
(1) establish, implement and maintain a safety policy and the corresponding related safety objectives;
(2) appoint key safety personnel in accordance with point 21.A.145(c)(2);
(3) establish, implement and maintain a safety risk management process to identify safety hazards entailed by its aviation activities, evaluate them and manage associated risks, including taking actions to mitigate the risks and verify their effectiveness;
(4) establish, implement and maintain a safety assurance process that includes:
(i) the measurement and monitoring of the organisation’s safety performance;
(ii) the management of changes in accordance with point 21.A.147; and
(iii) the principles for the continuous improvement of the safety management element;
(5) promote safety in the organisation through:
(i) training and education;
(ii) communication;
(6) establish an occurrence reporting system in accordance with point 21.A.3A in order to contribute to the continuous improvement of safety.
(d) As part of the quality management element of the production management system, the production organisation shall:
(1) ensure that each product, part or appliance produced by the organisation or by its partners, or supplied from or subcontracted to outside parties, conforms to the applicable design data and is in condition for safe operation, thus enabling the exercise of the privileges set out in point 21.A.163;
(2) establish, implement, and maintain, as appropriate, within the scope of the approval, control procedures for:
(i) document issue, approval or change;
(ii) vendor and subcontractor assessment, audit and control;
(iii) verifying that incoming products, parts, materials and equipment, including items supplied new or used by buyers of products, are as specified in the applicable design data;
(iv) identification and traceability;
(v) manufacturing processes;
(vi) inspection and testing, including production flight tests;
(vii) the calibration of tools, jigs, and test equipment;
(viii) non-conforming item control;
(ix) airworthiness coordination with the applicant for, or holder of, the design approval;
(x) the completion and retention of records;
(xi) the competence and qualifications of personnel;
(xii) the issue of airworthiness release documents;
(xiii) handling, storage and packing;
(xiv) internal quality audits and the resulting corrective actions;
(xv) work within the terms of approval performed at any location other than the approved facilities;
(xvi) work performed after the completion of production but prior to delivery, to maintain the aircraft in a condition for safe operation;
(xvii) the issue of a permit to fly and approval of associated flight conditions;
(3) include specific provisions in the control procedures for any critical parts.
(e) The production organisation shall establish, as part of the production management system, an independent monitoring function to verify compliance of the organisation with the relevant requirements of this Annex as well as compliance with and adequacy of the production management system. Monitoring shall include feedback to the person or group of persons referred to in point 21.A.145(c)(2) and to the manager referred to in point 21.A.145(c)(1) to ensure, where necessary, the implementation of corrective actions.
(f) If the production organisation holds one or more additional organisation certificates within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139, the production management system may be integrated with that required under the additional certificate(s) held. |
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| 21.A.143 Production organisation exposition
(a) The production organisation shall establish and maintain a production organisation exposition (POE) that provides directly or by cross reference the following information related to the production management system as described in point 21.A.139:
(1) a statement signed by the accountable manager confirming that the production organisation exposition and any associated manuals which define the approved organisation’s compliance with this Subpart will be complied with at all times;
(2) the title(s) and names of managers accepted by the competent authority in accordance with point 21.A.145(c)(2);
(3) the duties and responsibilities of the manager(s) as required by point 21.A.145(c)(2) including matters on which they may deal directly with the competent authority on behalf of the organisation;
(4) an organisational chart showing associated chains of responsibility of the managers as required by point 21.A.145(c)(1) and (2);
(5) a list of certifying staff as referred to in point 21.A.145(d);
(6) a general description of man-power resources;
(7) a general description of the facilities located at each address specified in the production organisation’s certificate of approval;
(8) a general description of the production organisation’s scope of work relevant to the terms of approval;
(9) the procedure for the notification of organisational changes to the competent authority;
(10) the amendment procedure for the production organisation exposition;
(11) a description of the production management system, the policy, processes and procedures as provided for in point 21.A.139(c);
(12) a list of the outside parties referred to in point 21.A.139(d)(1);
(13) if flight tests are to be conducted, a flight test operations manual defining the organisation’s policies and procedures in relation to flight test. The flight test operations manual shall include:
(i) a description of the organisation’s processes for flight test, including the flight test organisation involvement into the permit to fly issuance process;
(ii) crewing policy, including composition, competency, currency and flight time limitations, in accordance with Appendix XII to this Annex I (Part 21), where applicable;
(iii) procedures for the carriage of persons other than crew members and for flight test training, when applicable;
(iv) a policy for risk and safety management and associated methodologies;
(v) procedures to identify the instruments and equipment to be carried;
(vi) a list of documents that need to be produced for flight test.
(b) The initial issue of the POE shall be approved by the competent authority.
(c) The POE shall be amended as necessary so that it remains an up-to-date description of the organisation. Copies of any amendments shall be supplied to the competent authority.
21.A.145 Resources
The production organisation shall demonstrate that:
(a) the facilities, working conditions, equipment and tools, processes and associated materials, number and competence of staff, and general organisation are adequate to discharge its obligations under point 21.A.165;
(b) with regard to all necessary airworthiness, and environmental protection data:
(1) the production organisation holds all data it needs to determine conformity with the applicable design data. Such data may originate from the Agency and from the holder of, or applicant for, the type certificate, restricted type certificate or design approval, and may include any exemption granted from the environmental protection requirements;
(2) the production organisation has established a procedure to ensure that the airworthiness and environmental protection data are correctly incorporated in its production data;
(3) such data are kept up to date and made available to all personnel that need access to such data to perform their duties;
(c) with regard to management and staff:
(1) an accountable manager has been appointed by the production organisation with the authority to ensure that, within the organisation, all production is performed to the required standards and that the production organisation is continuously in compliance with the requirements of the production management system referred to in point 21.A.139, and the data and procedures identified in the POE referred to in point 21.A.143;
(2) a person or group of persons has/have been nominated by the accountable manager to ensure that the organisation is in compliance with the requirements of this Annex, and are identified, together with the extent of their authority; such person or group of persons shall be responsible to the accountable manager and have direct access to him. The person or group of persons shall have the appropriate knowledge, background and experience to discharge their responsibilities;
(3) staff at all levels have been given the appropriate authority to be able to discharge their allocated responsibilities and that there is full and effective coordination within the production organisation in respect of airworthiness and environmental protection data matters;
(d) with regard to certifying staff authorised by the production organisation to sign the documents issued under point 21.A.163 within the scope of the terms of approval:
(1) they have the appropriate knowledge, background (including other functions in the organisation) and experience to discharge their allocated responsibilities;
(2) they are provided with evidence of the scope of their authorisation. |
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21.A.147 Changes in the production management system
After the issue of a production organisation approval certificate, each change in the production management system that is significant for the demonstration of conformity or the airworthiness and environmental protection characteristics of the product, part or appliance, shall be approved by the competent authority before being implemented. The production organisation shall submit an application for approval to the competent authority demonstrating that it will continue to comply with this Annex.
21.A.148 Changes of location
A change of the location of the manufacturing facilities of the approved production organisation shall be deemed of significance and therefore shall comply with point 21.A.147.
21.A.149 Transferability
Except as a result of a change in ownership, which is deemed significant for the purposes of point 21.A.147, a production organisation approval is not transferable.
21.A.151 Terms of approval
The terms of approval shall identify the scope of work, the products or the categories of parts and appliances, or both, for which the holder is entitled to exercise the privileges under point 21.A.163.
Those terms shall be issued as part of a production organisation approval.
21.A.153 Changes to the terms of approval
Each change to the terms of approval shall be approved by the competent authority. An application for a change to the terms of approval shall be made in a form and manner established by the competent authority. The applicant shall comply with the applicable requirements of this Subpart.
21.A.163 Privileges
Pursuant to the terms of approval issued under point 21.A.135, the holder of a production organisation approval may:
(a) perform production activities under this Annex I (Part 21);
(b) in the case of complete aircraft and upon presentation of a statement of conformity (EASA Form 52) under point 21.A.174, obtain an aircraft certificate of airworthiness and a noise certificate without further showing;
(c) in the case of other products, parts or appliances, issue authorised release certificates (EASA Form 1) without further showing;
(d) maintain a new aircraft that it has produced and issue a certificate of release to service (EASA Form 53) in respect of that maintenance;
(e) under procedures agreed with its competent authority for production, for an aircraft it has produced, and when the production organisation itself is controlling under its POA the configuration of the aircraft and is attesting conformity with the design conditions approved for the flight, to issue a permit to fly in accordance with point 21.A.711(c) including approval of the flight conditions in accordance with point 21.A.710(b). |
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| 21.A.165 Obligations of the holder
The holder of a production organisation approval shall:
(a) ensure that the production organisation exposition furnished in accordance with point 21.A.143 and the documents to which it refers, are used as basic working documents within the organisation;
(b) maintain the production organisation in conformity with the data and procedures approved for the production organisation approval;
(c) (1) determine that each completed aircraft conforms to the type design and is in condition for safe operation prior to submitting statements of conformity to the competent authority; or
(2) determine that other products, parts or appliances are complete and conform to the approved design data and are in a condition for safe operation before issuing an EASA Form 1 to certify conformity to approved design data and condition for safe operation;
(3) Additionally, in the case of environmental requirements, determine that:
(i) the completed engine is in compliance with the applicable engine exhaust emissions requirements on the date of manufacture of the engine; and
(ii) the completed aeroplane is in compliance with the applicable CO2 emissions requirements on the date its first certificate of airworthiness is issued;
(4) determine that other products, parts or appliances conform to the applicable data before issuing an EASA Form 1 as a conformity certificate;
(d) provide assistance to the holder of the type certificate or other design approval in dealing with any continuing airworthiness actions that are related to the products, parts or appliances that have been produced;
(e) where, under its terms of approval, the holder of a production organisation approval intends to issue a certificate of release to service, determine, prior to issuing the certificate, that each completed aircraft has been subjected to necessary maintenance and is in condition for safe operation;
(f) where applicable, under the privilege set out in point 21.A.163(e), determine the conditions under which a permit to fly can be issued;
(g) where applicable, under the privilege set out in point 21.A.163(e), establish compliance with points 21.A.711 (c) and (e) before issuing an aircraft with a permit to fly;
(h) comply with Subpart A of this Section. |
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of an EU Member State or
EASA
RECOMMENDATION REPORT IN SUPPORT OF Part 21 SUBPART G ISSUE / CONTINUATION / VARIATION/SIGNIFICANT CHANGE
PART 3 OF 5: Part 21 SUBPART G EXPOSITION COMPLIANCE
Name of organisation:
Approval of organisation:
Approval reference: ___________ Survey reference:
Note A: Each box must be completed with one of the three following indicators:
1. a tick () which means compliance;
2. NR which means that the requirement is NOT RELEVANT to the activity at the address surveyed; (The reason for NR should be stated in Part 4 of the report unless the reason is obvious.);
3. a number relating to a comment which must be recorded in Part 4 of the report.
Note B: The exposition may be compiled in any subject order as long as all applicable subjects are covered.
Note C: If the organisation holds another Part approval requiring an exposition or handbook, it is acceptable to use this index as a supplement to the existing exposition or handbook and to cross-refer each subject to the position in the existing exposition or handbook. |
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| Production organisation exposition
Revision status:
(Content as required by point 21.A.143v(a))
(1) a statement signed by the accountable manager confirming that the production organisation exposition and any associated manuals which define the approved organisation’s compliance with this Annex will be complied with at all times;
(2) the title(s) and names of the managers accepted by the competent authority in accordance with point 21.A.145(c)(2);
(3) the accountability and responsibilities of the manager(s) as required by point 21.A.145(c)(2) including matters on which they may deal directly with the competent authority on behalf of the organisation;
(4) an organisational chart showing the associated chains of accountability and responsibility of the managers as required by points 21.A.145 (c)(1) and (c)(2);
(5) a list of certifying staff as referred to in point 21.A.145(d);
[Note: a separate document may be referenced]
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| (7) a general description of the facilities located at each address specified in the production organisation’s certificate of approval;
(8) a general description of the production organisation’s scope of work that is relevant to the terms of approval;
(9) the procedure for the notification of organisational changes to the competent authority;
(10) the amendment procedure for the production organisation exposition;
(11) a description of the production management system and the policy, processes and procedures as required by point 21.A.139(b)(1);
(12) a list of those outside parties referred to in point 21.A.139(d)(1); and
[Note: a separate document may be referenced]
(13) if flight tests are to be conducted, a flight test operations manual defining the organisation’s policies and procedures in relation to flight test. |
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| Competent authority
of an EU Member State or
EASA
RECOMMENDATION REPORT IN SUPPORT OF Part 21 SUBPART G APPROVAL ISSUE / CONTINUATION / VARIATION/SIGNIFICANT CHANGE
PART 4 OF 5: FINDINGS ON Part 21 SUBPART G COMPLIANCE STATUS
Name of organisation:
Approval reference: _______________ Survey reference: _______________
Note A: Each finding must be identified by a number and the number must cross-refer to the same number in a box in Parts 2 or 3 of the Part 21 Subpart G survey report.
Note B: As stated in Part 1, any comments recorded in this Part 4 should be copied to the organisation surveyed, together with Part 1.
Note C: In the case of a partial clearance of a finding with some outstanding actions remaining, these actions have to be identified. |
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| NO: | FINDING | LEVEL | OUTSTANDING ACTION | CLEARANCE |
| DATE | REP.REF. |
| | | | | |
| NAME & SIGNATURE OF INSPECTOR: Date: |
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| PART 4 OF 5 (CONTINUED): Sheet ___ of ___
SURVEY REFERENCE: |
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| NO: | FINDING | LEVEL | OUTSTANDING ACTION | CLEARANCE |
| DATE | REP.REF. |
| | | | | |
| NAME & SIGNATURE OF INSPECTOR: Date: |
EASA Form 56 Issue 4 — POAT Recommendation Report POA Audit Report — Part 4 of 5, Page 2 of 2 MONTH YEAR
| Competent authority
of an EU Member State or
EASA
RECOMMENDATION REPORT IN SUPPORT OF Part 21 SUBPART G APPROVAL ISSUE / CONTINUATION / VARIATION/SIGNIFICANT CHANGE
PART 5 OF 5: Part 21 SUBPART G APPROVAL RECOMMENDATION
Name of organisation:
Approval reference: _______________ Survey reference: _______________
Recommendation for issue / variation of approval/significant change:
The following Part 21 Subpart G terms of approval are recommended for the above organisation at the address(es) specified in Part 1 of this report:
or
Recommendation for continuation of existing approval:
It is recommended that the Part 21 Subpart G terms of approval identified in EASA Form 55 referenced
_______________ be continued.
Reporting performed according to the procedure for authority surveillance of suppliers of a POA holder located in other Member States, if applicable. (Strict confidentiality to be observed)
Name of the competent authority inspector making the recommendation:
Signature of the competent authority inspector:
Competent authority office: Date: |
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EASA Form 56 Issue 4 — POAT Recommendation Report POA Audit Report — Part 5 of 5, Page 1 of 1 MONTH YEAR