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Part M Airworthiness: Release of Unairworthy Aircraft

by Funmi Oyesanmi, from the Community

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This aviation checklist supports Continuing Airworthiness Part M decisions related to releasing an unairworthy aircraft. It guides maintenance planning, review of technical data, AD and SB monitoring, stores control, and quality assurance audits. It highlights human factors, training, and site security risks, and outlines operational checks including ground runs, inspections, and flight crew procedures alongside emergency response planning.

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CASR Part 42 Audit Checklist
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Continuing Airworthiness Part M Release to Service

This checklist supports compliance with Continuing Airworthiness (Part M) by evaluating maintenance planning, technical data reviews, AD and SB monitoring, work orders, stores and consumables control, QA audits, and training. It helps identify threats and controls that could lead to the release of an unairworthy aircraft, and guides mitigation actions including inspections, flight crew checks, emergency response planning, and site security. Use it to standardize documentation, track corrective actions, and strengthen airworthiness management across your operation.

by Funmi Oyesanmi, from the Community

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Part 145 Release to Service Risk Checklist

This aviation QA checklist aligns with Nig.CARs Part 6 and Part 145 requirements for Approved Maintenance Organizations. It helps assess human factors, staff competency, and training programs, including CRM, HFACS, safety leadership, and engineering standards. Use it to review maintenance performance, documentation and technical records, MPM and MCM compliance, parts and consumables control, contractor oversight, and FOD prevention. The BowTie model targets the top event of releasing an unairworthy aircraft to service, with barriers such as QA audits, before-flight inspections, ground runs, leak checks, and emergency response planning. Apply this template to document findings, assign accountability, schedule corrective actions, and support recurrent training and supplier assurance.

by Funmi Oyesanmi, from the Community

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Part-CAO and Part-ML Audit Checklist

This comprehensive audit checklist aligns with UK and EASA requirements for Part-CAO (Combined Airworthiness Organisation) and Part-ML (light aircraft). It helps aviation organisations verify compliance across terms of approval, combined airworthiness exposition, facilities, personnel, certifying staff, airworthiness review staff, tools and equipment, maintenance data and standards, certificates of release to service, and continuing airworthiness management. It covers aircraft maintenance programmes (AMPs), minimum inspection programme (MIP), record-keeping, privileges, quality systems, organisational changes, continued validity, and findings management. Part-ML sections include occurrence reporting, defect control, component classification and service-life limits, and the airworthiness review process including ARC issuance and extension. Ideal for CAOs, maintenance organisations, independent certifying staff, and quality managers seeking structured conformity checks.

by Colin Trantham, from the Community

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CASR Part 42 Audit Checklist

This CASR Part 42 audit checklist helps Continuing Airworthiness Management Organizations evaluate compliance with Australian CASR Part 42 aligned to EASA Part M. It covers CAME documentation, scope of approval, personnel qualifications, facilities, maintenance data, tools and calibration, record-keeping, maintenance programs and reliability, airworthiness directives, modifications and repairs, airworthiness review processes, contracted maintenance controls, quality system and audits, and privileges and findings management. Use it to verify airworthiness reviews, mass and balance, service life-limited components, documentation currency, and adherence to organizational procedures and regulatory AMCs. Ideal for auditing CAMOs and operators to ensure continuing airworthiness and safe operations.

by Glenn William Jones, from the Community

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Part M Airworthiness: Release of Unairworthy Aircraft

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