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CAO.A.055 Maintenance data and work orders

CAO.A.055 Maintenance data and work orders

Regulation (EU) 2019/1383

(a) The CAO shall hold and use applicable current maintenance data specified in point M.A.401 of Annex I (Part-M) or in point ML.A.401 of Annex Vb (Part-ML), as applicable, in the performance of maintenance, including modifications and repairs. However, in the case of customer-provided maintenance data, it shall only be required to hold such data when the work is in progress.

(b) Before the commencement of maintenance, a written work order shall be agreed between the CAO and the person or organisation requesting maintenance, in a manner that clearly establishes the maintenance to be carried out.

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Regulation (EU) 2019/1383 is the regulation cited for CAO.A.055.

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The written work order must clearly establish the maintenance to be carried out.

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The requirement is based on Regulation (EU) 2019/1383, as stated in CAO.A.055.

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The maintenance data is specified in point M.A.401 of Annex I (Part-M) or in point ML.A.401 of Annex Vb (Part-ML), as applicable.

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For customer-provided maintenance data, the CAO is only required to hold such data when the work is in progress.

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A written work order must be agreed, in a manner that clearly establishes the maintenance to be carried out.

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Before the commencement of maintenance, a written work order shall be agreed between the CAO and the person or organisation requesting maintenance.

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The CAO shall hold and use applicable current maintenance data specified in point M.A.401 of Annex I (Part-M) or in point ML.A.401 of Annex Vb (Part-ML), as applicable.

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Source-Title: CAO.A.055 Maintenance data and work orders

Domain: Continuing airworthiness

Applicabilitydate: 24 March, 2020

Entryintoforcedate: 24 September, 2019

Regulatorysource: Regulation (EU) 2019/1383 Navigate

Regulatorysubject: Part-CAO

Typeofcontent: IR (Implementing rule)

Origin: EASA

Category: EAR