Initial approval
Application for initial Part CAO approval
Application form MAI-FRM-020.
Aircraft types/groups must be set forth in accordance with „Appnendix I to Appendices to AMC to Annex III (PART-66)“ or „EASA TCDS“ or CAO.A.020. CAO may perform non-complex aircraft maintenance not used by the licensed aircraft carrier in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1008/2008.
Application must include following:
- CAE approval application form MAI-FRM-007 i MAI-FRM-013;
- Aircraft maintenance approval application for aircraft not under Part ML;
- Baseline and generic aircraft maintenance programme for acceptance, if there is no CAMO contract with aircraft operator not under Part ML;
- Copy of contract technical parts with maintenance organization, if applicable;
- Copy of contract technical parts with subcontracted organization, in case of subcontracting;
Airworthiness review staff is approved through the CAE. Approval terms and conditions are laid down by CAO.A.045.
Short description of initial Part CAO approval process:
- before application, meeting with CCAA has to be arranged to discuss planned scope of work and other organization approval relevant issues;
- relevant applications to CCAA submitted;
- terms and deadlines of approval process are laid down by Act on administrative procedures;
- submitted documentation check, e.g. CAME, ATL, AMP, maintenance contracts, responsible person CV, etc., CCAA will contact applicant for clarification, corrections and/or additional documents;
- interview with nominated responsible persons;
- airworthiness review under CCAA supervision, if applicable;
- organization oversight after CAE corrections are done and all others conditions are met, CAE approval after oversight;
- organization must submit acceptable corrective actions plan after the oversight;
- organization must inform CCAA about corrective action performance;
- all incompliances must be properly addressed before CCAA issue certificate;
- after the approval organization can start using their privileges defined in scope of work.