AMC & GM to Part-ML — Issue 1, Amendment 4

AMC and GM to Part-ML Issue 1, Amendment 4

Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material to Annex Vb (Part-ML) to Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014, Issue 1, Amendment 4

Annex IV to ED Decision 2026/005/R ‘AMC and GM to Part-ML — Issue 1, Amendment 4’

The amendments are presented as follows: — deleted text is struck through; — new text is highlighted; — an ellipsis ‘[…]’ indicates that the rest of the text is unchanged. Not e to re ad e r s ‘Agency’ and ‘EASA’ are used interchangeably, and this is most visible in consolidated texts. In all cases, both terms refer to the European Union Aviation Safety Agency.

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AMC and GM to Part-ML Issue 1, Amendment 4

Annex VI to Decision 2020/002/R of the Executive Director of the Agency of 13 March 2020 is amended as follows:

AMC1 ML.A.202 Occurrence reporting

Accountable persons or organisations should ensure that the design approval holder (DAH) or the declarant of a declaration of design compliance receives adequate reports of occurrences for that aircraft or component, to enable the DAH or the declarant of a declaration of design compliance to issue appropriate service instructions and recommendations to all owners or operators. Accountable persons or organisations should liaise with the DAH or the declarant of a declaration of design compliance to determine whether published or proposed service information will resolve a problem or to obtain a solution to a particular problem. AMC-20 ‘General Acceptable Means of Compliance for Airworthiness of Products, Parts and Appliances’ provides further details on occurrence reporting (AMC 20-8).

GM1 ML.A.202 Occurrence reporting

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.

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AMC and GM to Part-ML Issue 1, Amendment 4

GM1 ML.A.901 Aircraft airworthiness review

If a CAMO/CAO holding the AR privilege is contracted by the owner to manage the continuing airworthiness of the aircraft in accordance with point ML.A.201, this organisation does not have the obligation to carry out the AR itself. The owner may select another CAMO or CAO to carry out the AR, or request the maintenance organisation to carry it out and issue the ARC in conjunction with the annual inspection. Please refer to GM1 ML.A.201 to identify the cases where the owner may also request an independent certifying staff (authorised by the competent authority) to carry out the AR and issue the ARC in conjunction with the annual inspection. Point ML.A.901(bc) gives a list of the different organisations or persons that are allowed to perform an AR; it does not presume that they have the obligation to accept a request to carry out an AR.

AMC1 ML.A.903(hi) Airworthiness review

REVIEW OF AMP IN CONJUNCTION WITH AR This review of the AMP maintenance programme is performed by the person who performed the AR, who could belong to the competent authority, a CAMO, a CAO or a maintenance organisation or could also be independent certifying staff in accordance with point ML.A.901(bc)(4)M.A.901(g). This person is not responsible for the completeness of this AMP, but may do some sampling as part of the investigations and the findings discovered during the physical review. More details on the annual review are provided in AMC1 ML.A.302(c)(9).

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