AMC1 CAO.A.100(f) Quality system and organisational review

• ED Decision 2020/002/R found in: Continuing Airworthiness (1321/2014) Part-M Part-145 Part-66 Part-147 Part-T Part-ML Part-CAMO Part-CAO (Jul 2024)

AMC1 CAO.A.100(f) Quality system and organisational review ED Decision 2020/002/R ORGANISATIONAL REVIEW (a) The primary objectives of organisational review are to provide a monitoring function on how the organisation ensures compliance with the applicable requirements, policies and procedures, and to request actions where non-compliances are identified. (b) The CAO should identify the: (1) person responsible for the organisational review; (2) frequency of the reviews; (3) scope and content of the reviews; (4) persons accomplishing the reviews; (5) procedure for planning, performing and processing review findings; and (6) procedure for ensuring corrective actions are carried out in the appropriate time frame. (c) [Appendix II to AMC1 CAO.A.100(f)](#_DxCrossRefBm1518546355) should be used to manage the organisational reviews. (d) The following continuing airworthiness management activities should not be considered to be subcontracting and, as a consequence, they may be performed without a quality system, although they need to be described in the CAE and be approved by the competent authority: (1) Subscription to a technical publisher that provides maintenance data (aircraft maintenance manuals, illustrated parts catalogues, service bulletins, etc.). (2) Contracting the use of a software tool for the management of [CAO.A.080](#_DxCrossRefBm1518546340) continuing airworthiness data and [CAO.A.090](#_DxCrossRefBm1518544978) records, provided that: (i) if the tool is used by several organisations, each organisation has access to its own data only; (ii) introduction of data can only be performed by personnel of the CAO; and (iii) the data can be retrieved at any time. ##### AMC1 CAO.A.100(f) Quality system and organisational review *ED Decision 2020/002/R* **ORGANISATIONAL REVIEW** (a) The primary objectives of organisational review are to provide a monitoring function on how the organisation ensures compliance with the applicable requirements, policies and procedures, and to request actions where non-compliances are identified. (b) The CAO should identify the: (1) person responsible for the organisational review; (2) frequency of the reviews; (3) scope and content of the reviews; (4) persons accomplishing the reviews; (5) procedure for planning, performing and processing review findings; and (6) procedure for ensuring corrective actions are carried out in the appropriate time frame. (c) [Appendix II to AMC1 CAO.A.100(f)](#_DxCrossRefBm1203441242) should be used to manage the organisational reviews. (d) The following continuing airworthiness management activities should not be considered to be subcontracting and, as a consequence, they may be performed without a quality system, although they need to be described in the CAE and be approved by the competent authority: (1) Subscription to a technical publisher that provides maintenance data (aircraft maintenance manuals, illustrated parts catalogues, service bulletins, etc.). (2) Contracting the use of a software tool for the management of [CAO.A.080](#_DxCrossRefBm1203441227) continuing airworthiness data and [CAO.A.090](#_DxCrossRefBm1203439865) records, provided that: (i) if the tool is used by several organisations, each organisation has access to its own data only; (ii) introduction of data can only be performed by personnel of the CAO; and (iii) the data can be retrieved at any time.