Airworthiness Inspector Handbook Part-II - Civil Aviation Authority of ...

AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTORSHANDBOOK-FOR NCAR 145/66/147/M20.3 The CAAN will verify that the organisation is in compliance with the Part-M.ASubpart F requirements.20.4 A meeting with the accountable manager will be convened at least once duringthe investigation for approval to ensure that he/she fully understands thesignificance of the approval and the reason for signing the commitment of theorganisation to compliance with the procedures specified in the manual.20.5 All findings will be confirmed in writing to the applicant organisation.20.6 The CAAN will record all findings, closure actions (actions required to close afinding) and recommendations.20.7 For initial approval all findings will be corrected by the organisation and closedby the CAAN before the approval can be issued.21. Initial approval (AMC M.B.602 (a))21.1 ‘Formally indicate in writing’ means that a CAAN Form 4 (Appendix X) willbe used for this activity. With the exception of the accountable manager, aCAAN Form 4 will be completed for each person nominated to hold a positionrequired by NCAR M.A.606 (b).21.2 In the case of the accountable manager approval of the maintenance organisationmanual containing the accountable manager’s signed commitment statementconstitutes formal acceptance.22. Initial approval (AMC M.B.602 (b))The CAAN will indicate approval of the maintenance organisation manual in writing.23. Initial approval (AMC M.B.602 (c))23.1 The CAAN will determine by whom, and how the audit will be conducted. Forexample, it will be necessary to determine whether one large team audit or ashort series of small team audits or a long series of single man audits are mostappropriate for the particular situation.23.2 The audit may be carried out on a product line type basis. For example, in thecase of an organisation with Socata TB20 and Piper PA 28 ratings, the audit isconcentrated on one type only for a full compliance check. Dependent upon theresult, the second type may only require a sample check that will at least coverthe activities identified as weak for the first type.23.3 The CAAN auditing surveyor will always ensure that he/she is accompaniedthroughout the audit by a senior technical member of the organisation.The reason for being accompanied is to ensure the organisation is fully aware of anyfindings during the audit.July 2012 Page 68