Critical Task

Presentatör: Thomas Nicklasson

Sjö- och luftfartsavdelningen
Enheten för operatörer, fartyg och luftfartyg
Sektionen för underhålls- och tillverkningsorganisationer

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– CommissionRegulation
(EU) 2015/1536 was issued on of 16
September 2015.

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• It introduces 145.A.48 Performance of Maintenance
for maintenance organisations.

• And 145.A.65(b) adjusted to be consistent with

145.A.48.

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 145.A.48 Performance of maintenance
145.A.48(b)
an error capturing method is implemented after the
performance of any critical maintenance task.

M.A.402 Performance of maintenance

M.A.402(h)
ensure that an error capturing method is implemented
after the performance of any critical maintenance task;

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Article 2 – Definitions
(n) “critical maintenance task” means a maintenance task
that involves the assembly or any disturbance of a system
or any part on an aircraft, engine or propeller that, if an
error occurred during its performance, could directly
endanger the flight safety.

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Article 2 – Definitions

kritisk underhållsåtgärd ": en underhållsåtgärd som

innebär att montering eller någon störning av ett system
eller någon del på ett flygplan, motor eller propeller som,
om ett fel uppstod under dess operation, kan direkt
äventyra flygsäkerheten .

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 MOE 2.23 Control of Critical Tasks

This chapter shall identify the list of critical tasks or a

process to define critical maintenance tasks.

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More chapters in MOE regarding Critical task

MOE 2.28 Production planning procedures

Ref AMC 145.A.47

When establishing the production planning.

Try to planned critical task during period when
staff are likely to be most alert.

MOE L 2.7 Control of Critical Tasks

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 Don’t forget.

Competence assessment procedure

• Understanding Critical Task?

• Ability to identify and properly plan performance of
critical task.
• Ref: GM 2 145.A.30(e)

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MOE 2.25
Procedures to detect and rectify maintenance errors

• Error capturing methods chosen by the organization?

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MOE 2.25
Procedures to detect and rectify maintenance errors
AMC 145.A.65(b)(3)
Safety and quality policy, maintenance procedures and quality system

• Independent inspections
• Operational check
• Leak check
• Engine run/full power assurance test
• Check flight

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 What is the difference in ?

• Independent Inspection

• Re-inspection

• Double Inspection

• Required Inspection Item (RII)

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 What is the difference in ?

• Independent Inspection: (AMC M.A.402(a))

• Reinspection: AMC 145.A.65(b)

• Double Inspection: No description in Part 145/Part M

• Required Inspection Item (RII): FAA expression

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If you use terms other than what is in the
rule or in the AMC.

It must be defined clearly so all parties

understand the content.
This applies to both Part 145 and CAMO
(customer)

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 Oil services on an
– Engine
– APU
– CSD/IDG
– Air cycle machine

Critical task?
or
Not a critical task?
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 Lubrication

Critical task?
Or
Not a critical task?

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 Critical task

Is this really new?

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 Critical task
Or
Not a critical task.

Who is responsible ?
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How does it look in real life

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 From Boeing based on service letter:
This risk of error can be offset through staggered
maintenance, varying maintenance personnel,
developing specific processes for critical system
maintenance and educating maintenance personnel
about critical systems.

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This list is intended as an aid to help raise awareness for scheduled
maintenance on critical systems. This section lists all scheduled
maintenance requirements for the above critical systems that specifically
require the mechanic to physically break into multiple critical systems
(e.g. boroscope or filter changes on both engines). This list is intended to
raise airline awareness at the maintenance planning level for critical
system maintenance involving multiple similar systems. It provides all
scheduled maintenance requirements that are applicable to critical
systems and are recommended in the B737 MPD document. New Critical
Systems Tasks added to this Approved Maintenance Programme are
reviewed for their criticality at implementation and a critical systems review
is carried out annually as part of the annual maintenance programme
review

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This AMP was approved ten years ago
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How many
signatures?
Maximum?
Minimum?

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Critical task
list from one
MRO in
Europe

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List of independent/double inspection
From 2010

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AMP CRJ 200

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AMP CRJ 200

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 SUBPART B ACCOUNTABILITY

M.A.201(a)
The owner is responsible for the continuing airworthiness of an
aircraft and shall ensure that no flight takes place unless
1. the aircraft is maintained in an airworthy condition, and;

M.A.402 Performance of maintenance

AMC M.A.402(a)
4. Independent inspections
4.1 The manufacturer’s instructions for continued airworthiness should
be followed when determining the need for an independent inspection.

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 Summary
Part 145 is always responsible for its own process,
regarding critical tasks and to implement a error
capture method after the performance of any critical
task.
If critical task is defined in aircraft maintenance
programme, CAMO takes over some of the
responsibility. CAMO need to ensure that the Part
145 org has capture and understand what to do with
the critical tasks.

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• Effectively they are both accountable.

• Part-145 to ensure the requirements are met and the

Part-M to assure they are.

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Thanks for me

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