ED Decision 2023/013/R
IDENTIFICATION OF THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONTINUED AIRWORTHINESS (ICAs)
The ICAs may be provided together with other, additional or optional, maintenance information, or in another acceptable format as per GM1 21L.A.9(a), with the following conditions:
(a) The information that is necessary for the continued airworthiness is clearly identified (refer to AMC1 21L.A.9(b)).
(b) The ICAs may reference additional instructions for continued airworthiness in separate publications, where necessary (for example, those produced by suppliers).
If the product’s ICAs reference the use of supplier data (e.g. component maintenance manual (CMM) or section of it) as the appropriate location for the ICAs, those applicable instructions are incorporated by reference and become part of the complete set of the ICAs for the particular product.
(c) Additional or optional maintenance information that is not considered ICAs but referenced by the design approval holder (DAH) or declarant together with the ICAs should be evaluated appropriately by the DAH or declarant in order to ensure that its use will not compromise the continued airworthiness of the product or article.
(d) If the maintenance data made available by a DAH or declarant includes data from an operator (i.e. in order to customise the data for the operator, and created under the authority of the operator), the operator data should be identified as such, and the DAH or declarant is not required to additionally evaluate it.
AMC2 21L.A.9(a) explains how ICAs may be combined with other maintenance data, requiring clear identification, allowing supplier references, and defining DAH/declarant evaluation duties.
* Summary by Aviation.Bot - Always consult the original document for the most accurate information.
Loading collections...