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Occurrence Reporting

                                  CAR 145 Issue 2   is effective forthwith and shall be complied by all new / existing organisations. Maintenance approvals issued in accordance with revision 1 of  CAR 145  shall continue to remain in force. However such organisations may demonstrate compliance with the requirements of this CAR, before 1st January, 2014.             GM-145.A.60 (b) Occurrence reporting                   The following examples can be considered occurrence  reporting in a CAR 145 environment but should not be  considered as the only case of occurrence reporting:       a) A defect detected on the aircraft during a maintenance  inspection (scheduled or non-scheduled) which may  have its origin in a maintenance or design error. - During routine inspection: Damage found to number 4  engine inlet cowl acoustic lining - During routine inspection: Rivets found loose on  vertical stabiliser - Found during after flight inspection: Excessive play in  tail rotor blade pitch l

Certification of maintenance

     AMC No. 2 to 145.A.50 (d) Certification of maintenance       1.1 A component which has been maintained off the aircraft  needs the issue of a certificate of         release to service for  such maintenance and another certificate of release to  service in regard to being installed properly on the aircraft  when such action occurs. In the           case of base maintenance  this takes the form of a separate task sign off for the       maintenance and installation tasks.      1.2 When an organisation maintains a component for use by  the organisation, a CA Form 1  may not be necessary  depending upon the organisation’s internal release  procedures    defined in the MOE  .       2. In the case of the issue of CA Form 1 for components in  storage prior to CAR-145 and CAR-21 and not released on  a CA Form 1 or equivalent in accordance with 145.A.42(a)  or removed       serviceable from a serviceable aircraft or  an aircraft which have been withdrawn from  service the  following a

CA Form 1 Block 12

  CA Form 1 Block 12 ‘Remarks’     Examples of data to be entered in this block as appropriate: • Maintenance documentation used, including the revision  status, for all work performed and not limited to the entry  made in block 11. • A statement such as ‘in accordance with the CMM’ is not  acceptable. • NDT methods with appropriate documentation used when relevant. • Compliance with airworthiness directives or service  bulletins. • Repairs carried out. • Modifications carried out. • Replacement parts installed. • Life-limited parts status. • Shelf life limitations. • Deviations from the customer work order. • Release statements to satisfy a foreign Civil Aviation Authority maintenance requirement. • Information needed to support shipment with shortages or re-assembly after delivery. • References to aid traceability,  CAR 145 Issue 2

Certifying Staff

        AMC-145.A.35 (c )Certifying and support staff -  For the interpretation of “6 months of actual relevant aircraft maintenance experience in any consecutive 2-year period”, the provisions of AMC 66.A.20 (b) 2 are applicable.        CAR-145.A.35 (n) Certifying and support staff -  The holder of a category A aircraft maintenance licence  may only exercise certification privileges on a specific aircraft  type following the satisfactory completion of the relevant category A aircraft task training carried out by an organisation  appropriately approved in accordance with CAR-145 .This  training shall include practical hands on training and theoretical  training as appropriate for each task authorised. Satisfactory  completion of training shall be demonstrated by an examination  or by workplace assessment carried out by the organisation            AMC-145.A.35 (n) Certifying and support staff 1. It is the responsibility of the CAR-145 organisation issuing  the certifying staff aut

Personnel Requirement CAR 145 Issue 2

                                       CAR 145 Issue 2   is effective forthwith and shall be complied by all new / existing  organisations.                                                  AMC 145.A.30 (g) Personnel requirements                   In para 2, the following tasks have been added in the  Typical  Task permitted after appropriate task training  to be carried out by the CAR 66.A.20 (a) (1)  personnel,       (q) Inspection for and removal of de-icing/anti-icing fluid  residues, including  Removal /closure of panels, cowls or covers or the use  of special tools.       (r) Any other task agreed by DGCA as a simple task for a  particular aircraft type. This may include defect  deferment when all the following conditions are met: • There is no need for troubleshooting; and • The task is in the MEL; and • The maintenance action required by the MEL is  agreed by the competent authority to be simple. In the particular case of helicopters, and in addition to  the items abov