AMC M.A.712(f) Quality system

• ED Decision 2015/029/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)

AMC M.A.712(f) Quality system ED Decision 2015/029/R A small organisation is considered to be an organisation with up to 5 full-time staff (including all [M.A.706](#_DxCrossRefBm1518545137) personnel) or equivalent proportional number when using part-time staff. The complexity of the organisation, combination of aircraft and aircraft types, the utilisation of the aircraft and the number of approved locations of the organisations should also be considered before replacing the quality system by an organisational review. [Appendix XIII to this AMC](#_DxCrossRefBm1518545187) should be used to manage the organisational reviews. The following activities should not be considered as subcontracting and, as a consequence, they may be performed without a quality system, although they need to be described in the continuing airworthiness management exposition and be approved by the competent authority: - Subscription to a technical publisher that provides maintenance data (Aircraft Maintenance Manuals, Illustrated Parts Catalogues, Service Bulletins, etc.), which may be applicable to a wide range of aircraft. These data may include maintenance schedules recommended by different manufacturers that can be afterwards used by the continuing airworthiness management organisation in order to produce customised maintenance programmes. - Contracting the use of a software tool for the management of continuing airworthiness data and records, under the following conditions (in addition to [M.A.714(d) and (e)](#_DxCrossRefBm1518545168)): - If the tool is used by several organisations, each organisation should have access to its own data only. - Introduction of data can only be performed by personnel of the continuing airworthiness management organisation. - The data can be retrieved at any time. ##### AMC M.A.712(f) Quality system *ED Decision 2015/029/R* A small organisation is considered to be an organisation with up to 5 full-time staff (including all [M.A.706](#_DxCrossRefBm1203440024) personnel) or equivalent proportional number when using part-time staff. The complexity of the organisation, combination of aircraft and aircraft types, the utilisation of the aircraft and the number of approved locations of the organisations should also be considered before replacing the quality system by an organisational review. [Appendix XIII to this AMC](#_DxCrossRefBm1203440074) should be used to manage the organisational reviews. The following activities should not be considered as subcontracting and, as a consequence, they may be performed without a quality system, although they need to be described in the continuing airworthiness management exposition and be approved by the competent authority: - Subscription to a technical publisher that provides maintenance data (Aircraft Maintenance Manuals, Illustrated Parts Catalogues, Service Bulletins, etc.), which may be applicable to a wide range of aircraft. These data may include maintenance schedules recommended by different manufacturers that can be afterwards used by the continuing airworthiness management organisation in order to produce customised maintenance programmes. - Contracting the use of a software tool for the management of continuing airworthiness data and records, under the following conditions (in addition to [M.A.714(d) and (e)](#_DxCrossRefBm1203440055)): - If the tool is used by several organisations, each organisation should have access to its own data only. - Introduction of data can only be performed by personnel of the continuing airworthiness management organisation. - The data can be retrieved at any time.