CONTINUING AIRWORTHINESS REQUIREMENTS

Index
Description

Page No.
CAR M

Foreword

13

Record of revision
GENERAL
M.1

14

M.2 Objective

16

M.3 Definitions

16

M.4 Continuing Airworthiness Requirements

18

M.5 Entry Into Force

18

SECTION A

16

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

SUBPART A GENERAL
M.A.101
Subpart B
M.A.201

M.A.202

Subpart C
M.A.301

M.A.302

Scope

20

ACCOUNTABILITY
Responsibilities

21

AMC M.A.201 (h)

22

AMC M.A.201 (h) (1)

23

AMC M.A.201 (h) (2)

25

Occurrence Reporting

26

AMC M.A.202 (a)

26

AMC M.A.202 (b)

26

CONTINUING AIRWORTHINESS
Continuing Airworthiness Tasks

27

AMC M.A.301 (1)

27

AMC M.A.301 (2)

28

AMC M.A.301 (3)

29

AMC M.A.301 (4)

29

AMC M.A.301 (5)

29

AMC M.A.301 (7)

29

Maintenance Programme

30

AMC M.A.302

31

AMC M.A.302 (a)

31

AMC M.A.302 (d)

31

AMC M.A.302 (f)

32

M.A.303

Airworthiness Directives

33

M.A.304

Data for Modifications and Repairs

33

AMC M.A.304

33

Aircraft Continuing Airworthiness Record System

33

AMC M.A.305 (d)

35

AMC M.A.305 (d)4 and AMC M.A.305 (h)

35

AMC M.A.305 (h)

36

AMC M.A.305 (h)(6)

37

Operator's Technical Log System

37

AMC M.A.306 (a)

37

AMC M.A.306 (b)

39

Transfer of Aircraft Continuing Airworthiness Records

40

AMC M.A.307 (a)

40

M.A.305

M.A.306

M.A.307

Subpart D
M.A.401

M.A.402

M.A.403

MAINTENANCE STANDARDS

Maintenance Data

41

AMC M.A.401 (b) Maintenance Data

41

AMC M.A.401 (c) Maintenance Data

42

Performance of Maintenance

42

AMC M.A.402 (a)

43

AMC M.A.402 (b)

45

AMC M.A.402 (d)

45

AMC M.A.402 (e)

45

Aircraft defects

46

AMC M.A.403 (b)

46

AMC M.A.403 (d)

46

Subpart E
M.A.501

COMPONENTS

Installation

47

AMC M.A.501 (a)

47

AMC M.A.501 (b)

48

AMC M.A.501 (c)

48

AMC M.A.501 (d)

49

Component maintenance

49

AMC M.A.502

50

AMC M.A.502 (b ) and (c)

50

M.A.503

Service Life Limited Components

51

M.A.504

Control of Unserviceable Components

51

AMC M.A.504 (a)

52

AMC M.A.504 (b)

52

AMC M.A.504 (c)

52

AMC M.A.504 (d)(2)

53

AMC M.A.504 (e)

54

M.A.502

Subpart F
M.A.601

M.A.602

M.A.603

M.A.604

M.A.605

M.A.606

MAINTENANCE ORGANISATION

Scope

55

AMC M.A.601

55

Application

55

AMC M.A.602

55

Extent Of Approval

55

AMC M.A.603 (a)

56

AMC M.A.603 (b)

57

Maintenance Organisation Manual

58

AMC M.A.604

59

Facilities

59

AMC M.A.605 (a)

59

AMC M.A.605 (b)

60

AMC M.A.605 (c)

60

Personnel Requirements

61

AMC M.A.606 (a)

61

AMC M.A.606 (b)

62

AMC M.A.606 (c)

62

AMC M.A.606 (d)

63

AMC M.A.606 (e)

63

AMC M.A.606 (f)

63

AMC M.A.606 (h)2

64

Certifying staff

65

AMC M.A.607

66

AMC M.A.607 (c)

66

Components, Equipment and Tools

67

AMC M.A.608 (a)

67

AMC M.A.608 (b)

67

Maintenance Data

68

AMC M.A.609

68

Maintenance Work Orders

68

AMC M.A.610

68

M.A.611

Maintenance Standards

68

M.A.612

Aircraft Certificate of Release to Service

68

M.A.613

Component Certificate of Release to Service

69

AMC M.A.613 (a)

69

Maintenance Records

74

AMC M.A.614 (a)

74

AMC M.A.614 (c)

75

Privileges of the Organisation

75

AMC M.A.615 (b)

75

Organisational Review

76

AMC M.A.616

76

Changes to the Approved Maintenance Organisation

77

AMC M.A.617

77

M.A.618

Continued Validity of Approval

78

M.A.619

Findings

78

M.A.607

M.A.608

M.A.609

M.A.610

M.A.614

M.A.615

M.A.616

M.A.617

Subpart G CONTINUING AIRWORTHINESS MANAGEMENT ORGANISATION

M.A.701

Scope

79

M.A.702

Application

79

AMC M.A.702

79

M.A.703

Extent of Approval

79

M.A.704

Continuing Airworthiness Management Exposition

79

M.A.705

M.A.706

M.A.707

M.A.708

M.A.709

M.A.710

M.A.711

M.A.712

AMC M.A.704

80

Facilities

83

AMC M.A.705

83

Personnel Requirements

83

AMC M.A.706

84

AMC M.A.706 (a)

86

AMC M.A.706 (e)

86

AMC M.A.706 (f)

86

AMC M.A.706 (i)

86

AMC M.A.706 (k)

87

Airworthiness Review Staff

87

AMC M.A.707 (a)

88

AMC M.A.707 (a) (1)

89

AMC M.A.707 (a) (2)

90

AMC M.A.707 (b)

90

AMC M.A.707 (c)

91

AMC M.A.707 (e)

91

Continuing Airworthiness Management

91

AMC M.A.708 (b)3

93

AMC M.A.708 (c)

93

AMC M.A.708 (c) (1)

95

Documentation

95

AMC M.A.709

95

Airworthiness Review

96

AMC M.A.710 (a)

98

AMC M.A.710 (b) and (c)

99

AMC M.A.710 (d)

99

AMC M.A.710 (e)

100

Privileges of the Organisation

100

AMC M.A.711 (4)

100

Quality System

100

AMC M.A.712 (a)

101

M.A.713

M.A.714

M.A.715

M.A.716

AMC M.A.712 (b)

101

AMC M.A.712 (f)

102

Changes to Approved Continuing Airworthiness

Organisation

103

AMC M.A.713

103

Record-Keeping

103

AMC M.A.714

104

Continued Validity of Approval

105

AMC M.A.715

105

Findings

105

Subpart H CERTIFICATE OF RELEASE TO SERVICE CRS

M.A.801

M.A.802

M.A.803
Subpart I
M.A.901

Aircraft Certificate of Release to Service

106

AMC M.A.801 (b)

107

AMC M.A.801 (d)

107

AMC M.A.801 (f)

108

AMC M.A.801 (g)

109

AMC M.A.801 (h)

109

Component Certificate of Release to Service

109

AMC M.A.802

110

Pilot-Owner Authorization

110

AMC M.A.803

110

AIRWORTHINESS REVIEW CERTIFICATE

Aircraft Airworthiness Review

111

AMC M.A.901 (a)

113

AMC M.A.901 (b)

113

AMC M.A.901 (c) (2) ,(e)(2) and (f)

113

AMC M.A.901 (d)

114

AMC M.A.901 (g)

115

AMC M.A.901 (j)

115

M.A.902

Validity of the Airworthiness Review Certificate

116

M.A.903

Transfer of Aircraft Registration within India

116

AMC M.A.903 (a) (1)

117

M.A.904

M.A.905

AMC M.A.903 (b)

117

Airworthiness Review of Aircraft Imported into India

117

AMC M.A.904 (a) (1)

117

AMC M.A.904 (a) (2)

117

AMC M.A.904 (b)

119

Findings

120

Subpart A

SECTION B PROCEDURES FOR DGCA

General

M.B.101

Scope

122

M.B.102

DGCA

122

AMC M.B.102 (a)

122

AMC M.B.102 (c)

123

AMC M.B.102 (d)

124

M.B.103

Acceptable Means of Compliance

124

M.B.104

Record-Keeping

125

AMC M.B.104 (a)

125

AMC M.B.104 (f)

126

Subpart B ACCOUNTABILITY
M.B.201

Responsibilities

127

Subpart C CONTINUING AIRWORTHINESS

Maintenance Programme

128

AMC M.B.301 (a)

128

AMC M.B.301 (b)

128

AMC M.B.301 (c)

129

AMC M.B.301 (d)

130

M.B.302

Exemptions

130

M.B.303

Aircraft Continuing Airworthiness Monitoring

130

AMC 1 M.B.303 (b)

131

AMC 2 M.B.303 (b)

131

AMC 3 M.B.303 (b)

131

M.B.301

GM 1

(c )

132

Revocation, Suspension and Limitation

132

AMC M.B.303
M.B.304

Subpart D
M.B.401

MAINTENANCE STANDARDS
133

Maintenance Standards

Subpart E
M.B.501

132

M.B. 303 (b)

COMPONENTS
134

Components

Subpart F

MAINTENANCE ORGANISATION

M.B.601

Application

135

M.B.602

Initial Approval

135

AMC M.B.602 (a)

135

AMC M.B.602 (b)

135

AMC M.B.602 (c)

135

AMC M.B.602 (e)

136

AMC M.B.602 (f)

136

AMC M.B.602 (g)

136

Issue of Approval

136

AMC M.B.603 (a)

137

AMC M.B.603 (c)

137

Continuing Oversight

137

AMC M.B.604 (b)

137

Findings

138

AMC M.B.605 (b)(1)

138

Changes

138

AMC M.B.606

139

Revocation, suspension and limitation of an

approval

139

M.B.603

M.B.604

M.B.605

M.B.606

M.B.607

Subpart G
M.B.701

M.B.702

CONTINUING AIRWORTHINESS MANAGEMENT

ORGANISATION
Application

140

AMC M.B.701 (a)

140

Initial Approval

140

M.B.703

M.B.704

M.B.705

M.B.706

M.B.707

AMC M.B.702 (a)

141

AMC M.B.702 (b)

141

AMC M.B.702 (c)

141

AMC M.B.702 (e)

142

AMC M.B.702 (f)

142

AMC M.B.702 (g)

142

Issue of Approval

143

AMC M.B.703 (a)

143

AMC M.B.703 (c)

143

AMC M.B.703 (d)

143

Continuing Oversight

144

AMC M.B.704 (b)

144

Findings

145

AMC M.B.705 (a)(1)

145

Changes

145

AMC M.B.706

146

Revocation, Suspension and Limitation of an

Approval

146

Subpart H CERTIFICATE OF RELEASE TO SERVICE CRS

M.B.801

Subpart I
M.B.901

M.B.902

M.B.903

Certificate of Release to Service-CRS

147

AIRWORTHINESS REVIEW CERTIFICATE

Assessment of Recommendations

148

AMC M.B.901

148

Airworthiness Review by DGCA

149

AMC M.B.902 (b)

149

AMC M.B.902 (b)1

150

AMC M.B.902 (b)2

150

AMC M.B.902 (c)

151

Findings

151

APPENDICES to CAR M
Appendix I

Continuing Airworthiness Arrangement

153

Appendix II

Authorised Release Certificate - CA Form 1

156

AMC to Appendix II to CAR-M: Use of CA Form 1 for

Maintenance
GM to Appendix II to CAR-M: Use of CA Form 1 for
Maintenance

162
165

Appendix III

Airworthiness Review Certificate- CA Form 15

166

Appendix IV

Approval Ratings

168

Appendix V

Maintenance Organisation Approval- CA Form 3

171

Appendix VI

Appendix VII

Appendix VIII

AMC to Appendix V to CAR M Maintenance

Organisation approval Sub part-F
Continuing Airworthiness Management OrganisationCA Form 14
AMC to Appendix V to CAR M Continuing
Management Organisation approval approval CAR M
Sub part-G

173
174
175

Complex Maintenance Tasks

176

AMC to Complex Maintenance Tasks

177

Limited Pilot-Owner Maintenance

178

AMC to Limited Pilot-Owner Maintenance

179

APPENDICES to AMCs and GMs

Appendix I to AMC M.A.302 and AMC M.B.301 (b):
Content of the Maintenance Programme

181

Appendix II to M.A. 201 (h)(1): Sub-Contracting of Continuing Airworthiness

Management Tasks

192

Appendix III to AMC M.B 303(d) Key Risk Elements

199

Appendix IV to AMC M.A.604

209

Maintenance Organisation Manual

Appendix V to AMC M.A.704

Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation Exposition

214

Appendix VI to AMC M.B 602 (f) - CA Form 6F

232

Appendix VII to AMC M.B 702 (f) - CA Form 13

238

Appendix VIII to AMC M.A.616 Organisational Review

244

Appendix IX to AMC M.A.602 and AMC M.A.702 CA Form 2

Application For CAR M, Subpart F/G Approval

248

Appendix X to AMC M.B.602 (a) and AMC M.B.702 (a) - CA Form 4

250

Appendix XI to AMC M.A.708(c) Contracted Maintenance

251

Appendix XII to AMC M.A.706(f) - Fuel Tank Safety Training

262

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