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Commission Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014Show full title

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 of 26 November 2014 on the continuing airworthiness of aircraft and aeronautical products, parts and appliances, and on the approval of organisations and personnel involved in these tasks (Recast) (Text with EEA relevance)

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SUBPART DMAINTENANCE STANDARDSU.K.
M.A.401Maintenance dataU.K.
(a)

The person or organisation maintaining an aircraft shall have access to and use only applicable current maintenance data in the performance of maintenance including modifications and repairs.

(b)

For the purposes of this Part, applicable maintenance data is:

1.

any applicable requirement, procedure, standard or information issued by the [F1CAA],

2.

any applicable airworthiness directive,

3.

applicable instructions for continuing airworthiness, issued by type certificate holders, supplementary type certificate holders and any other organisation that publishes such data in accordance with Annex I (Part-21) to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012.

4.

any applicable data issued in accordance with point 145.A.45(d).

(c)

The person or organisation maintaining an aircraft shall ensure that all applicable maintenance data is current and readily available for use when required. The person or organisation shall establish a work card or worksheet system to be used and shall either transcribe accurately the maintenance data onto such work cards or worksheets or make precise reference to the particular maintenance task or tasks contained in such maintenance data.

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[F2M.A.402 Performance of maintenance U.K.

Except for maintenance performed by a maintenance organisation approved in accordance with Annex II (Part-145), any person or organisation performing maintenance shall:

(a)

be qualified for the tasks performed, as required by this part;

(b)

ensure that the area in which maintenance is carried out is well organised and clean in respect of dirt and contamination;

(c)

use the methods, techniques, standards and instructions specified in the M.A.401 maintenance data;

(d)

use the tools, equipment and material specified in the M.A.401 maintenance data. If necessary, tools and equipment shall be controlled and calibrated to an officially recognised standard;

(e)

ensure that maintenance is performed within any environmental limitations specified in the M.A.401 maintenance data;

(f)

ensure that proper facilities are used in case of inclement weather or lengthy maintenance;

(g)

ensure that the risk of multiple errors during maintenance and the risk of errors being repeated in identical maintenance tasks are minimised;

(h)

ensure that an error capturing method is implemented after the performance of any critical maintenance task; and

(i)

carry out a general verification after completion of maintenance to ensure the aircraft or component is clear of all tools, equipment and any extraneous parts or material, and that all access panels removed have been refitted.]

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M.A.403Aircraft defectsU.K.
(a)

Any aircraft defect that hazards seriously the flight safety shall be rectified before further flight.

(b)

[F2Only the authorised certifying staff, according to points M.A.801(b)1, M.A.801(b)2, M.A.801(c), M.A.801(d) or Annex II (Part-145) can decide, using M.A.401 maintenance data, whether an aircraft defect hazards seriously the flight safety and therefore decide when and which rectification action shall be taken before further flight and which defect rectification can be deferred. However, this does not apply when the MEL is used by the pilot or by the authorised certifying staff.

(c)

Any aircraft defect that would not hazard seriously the flight safety shall be rectified as soon as practicable, after the date the aircraft defect was first identified and within any limits specified in the maintenance data or the MEL.]

(d)

[F3[X1Any defect not rectified before flight shall be recorded in the aircraft continuing airworthiness record system referred to in point M.A.305 or, if applicable in the aircraft technical log system referred to in point M.A.306.]]

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