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           Management system record-keeping in an Approved Maintenance Organization (AMO) encompasses various aspects, including quality management, safety management, training, and compliance monitoring. Here’s a comprehensive guide to effective management system record-keeping in an AMO: Key Areas of Record-Keeping Quality Management System (QMS) Records : Quality Manuals and Procedures : Documentation of policies, processes, and procedures. Audit Reports : Internal and external audit reports, including findings and corrective actions. Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) : Records of non-conformances, root cause analyses, and corrective actions. Inspection Records : Details of inspections, findings, and corrective actions taken. Supplier Evaluations : Records of supplier assessments, audits, and performance reviews. Safety Management System (SMS) Records : Safety Reports : Incident, accident, and hazard reports. Risk Assessments : Documentation of identified r...

                    The Safety Manager in an aircraft maintenance organization is responsible for developing, implementing, and managing the safety management system (SMS) to ensure the highest standards of safety are maintained.  Below is a detailed job description for a Safety Manager: Job Title: Safety Manager Reports To: Director of Maintenance / Accountable Manager Job Purpose: To oversee and manage the Safety Management System (SMS), ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and promoting a culture of safety within the organization. Key Responsibilities: Safety Management System (SMS): Develop, implement, and maintain the organization's SMS. Ensure the SMS complies with regulatory requirements (e.g., ICAO, EASA, FAA, DGCA). Conduct regular reviews and updates of the SMS to ensure its effectiveness and relevance. Safety Policies and Procedures: Develop and maintain safety policies, procedures, and guidelines. Ensure that...

       The role of a Compliance Monitoring Manager in an aircraft maintenance organization is critical for ensuring that all maintenance activities comply with regulatory standards and organizational policies. Here are the key responsibilities: Regulatory Compliance: Ensuring that the maintenance organization complies with all relevant aviation regulations, including those set by national aviation authorities (e.g., DGCA in India, FAA in the USA, EASA in Europe). Keeping up-to-date with changes in regulations and implementing necessary adjustments in procedures and practices. Internal Audits: Planning, organizing, and conducting regular internal audits to assess compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies. Identifying non-conformities and areas for improvement, and ensuring corrective actions are implemented effectively. Documentation and Record Keeping: Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records of compliance activities, including audit reports, c...

          Man-hours planning is a critical component in aircraft maintenance, ensuring that the right amount of labor is allocated for maintenance tasks to keep aircraft in optimal condition. Effective man-hours planning helps minimize aircraft downtime, ensuring safety, and optimizing costs. Here's a comprehensive explanation of the process: 1. Understanding Man-Hours - Man-Hour: A man-hour is the amount of work performed by an average worker in one hour. In aircraft maintenance, it represents the total hours required by skilled technicians to complete specific maintenance tasks.  2. Types of Maintenance - Scheduled Maintenance: Routine checks and inspections performed at set intervals (daily, weekly, monthly, annually, or after a certain number of flight hours or cycles). - Unscheduled Maintenance: Unplanned repairs and fixes required due to unexpected issues or failures. 3. Key Components of Man-Hours Planning 1. Maintenance Task Analysis    - ...

  To get AME licence in Category L, You require  66. A.25 Basic Knowledge requirements:  a) For licences other than category B2L and L, an applicant for an aircraft maintenance engineer’s licence or the addition of a category or subcategory to such an aircraft maintenance engineer’s licence shall demonstrate by examination, a level of knowledge in the appropriate subject modules in accordance with Appendix I to this CAR. The basic knowledge examination shall be conducted by Central Examination Organization of DGCA.  b) An applicant for an aircraft maintenance licence in category L within a given subcategory, or for the addition of a different subcategory, shall demonstrate by examination a level of knowledge of the appropriate subject modules in accordance with Appendix VII to CAR 66. The basic knowledge examination shall be conducted by Central Examination Organisation of DGCA.               ...

            Category L licence holder to issue certificates of release to service and to act as category L support staff following:  the maintenance performed on aircraft structure, power plant and mechanical and electrical systems;   work on radio, Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELT) and transponder systems;and  work on other avionics systems requiring simple tests to prove their serviceability.  Note: Subcategory L2 includes subcategory L1. Any limitation to subcategory L2 in accordance with point 66.A.45 (h) becomes also applicable to subcategory L1. Note: Subcategory L2C includes subcategory L1C. - L1C: composite sailplanes;  - L1: sailplanes;  - L2C: composite powered sailplanes and composite Light Aircraft 1 (LA1) airplanes;  - L2: powered sailplanes and Light Aircraft 1 (LA1) airplanes;  The term ‘powered sailplane’ includes:  those powered sailplanes which may take off solely by means of their own ...

  Category L, divided into the following subcategories:  - L1C: composite sailplanes;  - L1: sailplanes;  - L2C: composite powered sailplanes and composite Light Aircraft 1 (LA1) airplanes;  - L2: powered sailplanes and Light Aircraft 1 (LA1) airplanes;  - L3H: hot-air balloons;  - L3G: gas balloons;  - L4H: hot-air airships;  - L4G: Light Aircraft 2 (LA2) gas airships; and  - L5: gas airships other than Light Aircraft 2 (LA2).  Licence for Sailpnane - L1C: composite sailplanes;  - L1: sailplanes;  - L2C: composite powered sailplanes and composite Light Aircraft 1 (LA1) airplanes;  - L2: powered sailplanes and Light Aircraft 1 (LA1) airplanes;  AME holder having B1.2 or B3 licences GM 66.A.20 (a) Privileges      3. The B1.2 and B3 licences do not include any L subcategory. Nevertheless, a holder of an aircraft maintenance licence in subcategory B1.2 endorsed with the Group 3 rati...

  66. A.03 Licence categories  (a) Category A, divided into the following subcategories:  A1 Aeroplanes Turbine;  A2 Aeroplanes Piston;   A3 Helicopters Turbine;   A4 Helicopters Piston.  (b) Category B1, divided into the following subcategories:  B1.1 Aeroplanes Turbine;  B1.2 Aeroplanes Piston; B1.3 Helicopters Turbine;  B1.4 Helicopters Piston.  (c) Category B2, applicable to all aircraft.  (d) Category B2L - Category B2L shall be issued with the ‘system rating’ for aircraft other than those in Group 1 (66.A.05(1)) as specified below:  Communication/Navigation (Com/Nav), Instruments, Autoflight, Surveillance, Airframe systems.                                                                                  ...

                               FLIGHT DATA ANALYSIS PROGRAM (FDAP) CAR SECTION-5 AIR SAFETY SERIES 'F' PART II ISSUE II, DATED 25.01.2022 Flight data analysis program provides a systematic tool for proactive identification of hazards in aircraft operations before they may result in an accident, serious incident and incidents. It complements hazards and mandatory safety reporting system.  FDAP is a non-punitive programme for routine collection and analysis of flight data to develop objective and predictive information for advancing safety, e.g. through improvements in flight crew performance, training effectiveness and operational & engineering procedures.  FDAP shall contain adequate safeguard to protect the source(s) of data. All scheduled operators and non-scheduled operators as part of their Safety management system shall establish Flight Data Analysis Program to determine hazards/ shortcomi...

 D2T-T2 R6   10th January 2022 Flight testing of aircraft for which a Certificate of Airworthiness has previously been issued. Changes are as followes: 3. CIRCUMSTANCES NECESSITATING FLIGHT TESTING:  3.1 An aircraft shall be flight tested under the circumstances mentioned below:  (a) Subsequent to a major inspection schedule/ as specified by the manufacturer in case of scheduled airlines.  Note: Scheduled airlines, which have a system (vide para 7 of this CAR) of meticulous flight monitoring of each revenue flight, for the guidance of their operating crew and also have a flight performance evaluation cell in their engineering organisation acceptable to DGCA, need not subject individual aircraft to test flight for the purpose of issue/ extension of ARC except under the circumstances detailed belowin sub-paras (c) to (e). The Continuing Airworthiness Manager should furnish a certificate during every issue/extension of ARC certifying that the aircraft ...

 SUBJECT: FLIGHT DATA RECORDERS, COMBINATION RECORDERS, DATALINK                                    RECORDERS, AIRBORNE IMAGE RECORDERS, AIRBORNE IMAGE                                        RECORDING SYSTEM AND AIRCRAFT DATA RECORDING SYSTEM 3. FLIGHT RECORDER COMPOSITION:   3.1 Crash protected flight recorders comprise one or more of the following Systems: a flight data recorder (FDR), a cockpit voice recorder (CVR), an airborne image recorder (AIR), a data link recorder (DLR). Image and data link information may be recorded on either the CVR or the FDR. When image or data link information is required to be recorded on a cras hprotected flight recorder, it is permissible to record it on either the CVR or the FDR.  3.2 Light weight flight recorders comprise one or more of...

CAR Issue II Revision 7, 7th February 2022   The salient features of this revision are as follows:   1. Reference of eGCA introduced at relevant places.   2. The requirements for endorsement of the full group 3 rating has been revised.   3. The requirements for endorsement of the rating ‘piston-engine non-pressurised aeroplanes of 2000 kg MTOM and below’ has been revised.   4. Appendix VI(a) - Aircraft Maintenance Engineer’s Licence (PLASTIC CARD) format [issued through eGCA] has been added.  5. The definition of “designated assessors appropriately qualified” and its approval process has been revised as per AAC 04 of 2017.  6. Note added under ‘DGCA application forms for licenses and examinations’.

  DGCA invited comments for draft CAR – CAMO, which is going to be introduced in near future. Through this CAR a management system of CAMOs, including safety risk management for Organisations that manage the continuing airworthiness of aircraft used by AOC/NSOP holders or conducting operations of large or turbojet aeroplanes for general aviation, should be introduced. That management system should apply to all CAMOs that manage the continuing airworthiness. The organisation may document its safety policy, safety objectives and all its key management system processes in a separate manual (e.g. Safety Management Manual or Management System Manual) or in its CAME (, Part 2 ‘Management system procedures’). Organisations that hold multiple organisation certificates within the scope of relevant Regulation may prefer to use a separate manual in order to avoid duplication. That manual or the CAME, depending on the case, should be the key instrument for communicating the approach to t...

Subject:    Measures for the CAR-145 Approved Organisations to deal with COVID-19 crisis regarding the management of the CAR-145 Approval  AW Circular 2 of 2020 issued by DGCA to help CAR 145 AMO who are facing challenges to  comply with their approved MOE procedures  due to consequent upon the lockdown declared by the Government of India due to COVID-19 outbreak. This Circular provides for CAR-145 AMOs who are facing difficulties to comply with their approved MOE procedures, to apply the concession process for deviation from the Organisation’s Procedures as per their MOE Chapter 3.10 [Concession control for deviation from procedures], with the exceptional condition that those deviations shall be approved by the Quality Manager.  I nternal concession register shall be established and made available, to DGCA for scrutiny.     Internal audit plan  ( March to June) - can revised upto 30th September. Audits to subcontractors   can be p...

CAR 21 Issue II: (Revision 5) 13 th September, 2018  “Permit to Fly” is replaced with “Special Flight Permit” and  “Restricted Certificate of Airworthiness” is replaced with “Special Certificate of Airworthiness”.  These changes are effected to keep it in line with the Aircraft Rules 1937 amended vide GSR No. 721(E) dated 23-06-2017. However, the procedural requirements contained in this/these subpart(s) remain unaffected. In addition to this, organisation approval validity and associated fees have been amended in view of the amended Aircraft Rules 1937 vide GSR No. 832(E) dated 30-06-2017 and GSR No. 66(E) dated 18.01.2017. Provision of suspension of type certificate is also included as per Amendment 106 to ICAO Annex 8. This revision also incorporates editorial changes where considered necessary x

                      In a draft CAR Section 8 Series O Part II DGCA made provision to  establish an aircraft tracking capability to track aeroplanes throughout its area of operations.  The operator should track the position of an aeroplane through automated reporting at least every 15 minutes  for the portion(s) of the in-flight operation(s) if  the aeroplane has a maximum certificated take-off mass of over 27 000 kg & seating capacity greater than 19;   in  oceanic area(s) aeroplane has a maximum certificated take-off mass of over 45 500 kg. The operator shall establish procedures, approved by the DGCA, for the retention of aircraft tracking data to assist SAR in determining the last known position of the aircraft.                       Following the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, a special multidisciplinary meeting r...

     Independent inspection is an inspection performed by an ‘independent qualified person’ of a task carried out by an ‘ authorised person ’, taking into account that:      (1) the ‘authorised person’ is the person who performs the task or supervises the task and they assume the full responsibility for the completion of the task in accordance with the applicable maintenance data;      (2) the ‘independent qualified person’ is the person who performs the independent inspection and attests the satisfactory completion of the task and that no deficiencies have been found. The ‘independent qualified person’ does not issue a certificate of release to service, therefore they are not required to hold certification privileges;      (3) the ‘authorised person’ issues the certificate of release to service or signs off the completion of the task after the independent inspection has been carried out satisfactorily;     (4...

The Indian Institute of Aeronautics (IIA) is one of the premier  AME Colleges in India .   It offers varied courses pertaining aircraft maintenance and safety. All the courses are  approved by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Government of India and  European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), an International regulatory body. Every student undergoing the  AME Training Program  under the aegis of IIA benefits from  laboratories that are equipped with the latest teaching aids. Theoretical knowledge can be  gained from highly qualified and experienced faculty members. WHAT IS EASA PART 66 COURSE? An EASA course is one that is approved by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).  This is a global authority that sets the standards for aviation design, safety, construction and  maintenance procedures. EASA Part 66 Category B1.1, course pertains to  Aircraft Maintenance License (AML)   of the Mec...