Section/division Flight OpedrationsAirworthiness Form Number: CA 127-05

127 AUDIT & INSPECTION CHECKLIST FOR

AOC ISSUANCE AND/OR RENEWAL

Name of Operator

Physical address

Name of Responsible Person Aircraft

Postal code

Postal address

Postal code

Telephone number Fax number

E-mail
Cell phone number
address
Base of Maintenance

Class and type of licences

AOC Number AOC expiry Date

PART 127 128 133 138

Date of this audit

SACAA Audit team

ORGANISATION REPRESENTATIVES DURING BRIEFING MEETING

ACCOUNTABLE MANAGER

QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER

RESPONSIBLE PERSON
AIRCRAFT
OTHER

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 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE: Nominated Post Note
A. YES NO N/A
Holders: (CAR 127.06.2) No.
1. Chief Executive Officer:
2. Responsible Person Safety:
3. Responsible Person for Aircraft:
4. Responsible Person Quality:
5. Are their key personnel responsibilities and functions defined
and formalised?
6. Are these key management personnel current and in line with
the Operator’s OPS Manual? (CATS 127.04.2(2))
Note
B. MANAGEMENT (CAR 127.06.2) YES NO N/A
No.
1. Is there a description and Organogram Contained in the MCM
or OPS Manual?
2. Has senior management ensured that duties, responsibilities,
and authorities are defined, documented, and communicated
within the organisation?
3. Are there any changes that have been incorporated in the
Operator’s Post Holders, scope, size, aircraft, and type of
service since the previous audit?
4. If any changes were done, were these changes submitted to
ASLC and SACAA for acceptance or approval?
5. Are these changes reflected in the approved MCM;
OPSPECS and OPS Manual?
6. Were these changes impacting negatively to safety?
7. If yes please explain in detail how are they impacting negatively to operation safety?
8. In the case of Quality Assurance, is there a clear description
of functional tasks and lines of reporting established and
functioning?
9. Is effective succession, delegation, or deputation of these
responsibilities and others, which are critical to the AOC
Holder, made when the principle office holders are absent?
QUALITY MONITORING SYSTEM (CATS 127.06.2 2(5)(b)) Note
C. YES NO N/A
(CATS 127.04.2 2 2.1.5) No.
1. Is the quality system documented?
2. Are the auditors suitably qualified?
3. Has the organisation designated a person responsible for
quality?
4. Can the organisation show evidence of an internal audit plan
and of internal audits conducted?
5. When last was an audit performed to ensure the contracted
AMO ratings were still valid?
6. When last was an audit performed on the technical record
keeping system utilized by the AMO? How often are these
audits performed?
7. Are records available for the previous SACAA audit and the
last audit carried out by the Operator on their maintenance
provider?
8. Have corrective action been taken on previous SACAA audits/
inspections conducted and are actions taken to prevent
recurrence of such non-compliance?
9. Are there any outstanding audit findings? If yes; check if they
have been attended to. Obtain a copy of the corrective action
plan from AMO.
10. Was there an audit follow-up required? Check if the follow-up
was completed.

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 Note
YES NO N/A
No.
11. Is there a corrective and preventive action procedure?
12. Is there a procedure for management review and overview?
13. Are appropriate actions decided at management reviews
documented and implemented to maintain an adequate level
of conformance to airworthiness requirements?
DOCUMENTATION Note
D. YES NO N/A
Is the following documentation available and current? No.
1. Access to Civil Aviation Regulations 2011, as amended?
2. Maintenance Control Manual (MCM)(CAR 127.09.5)?
3. Approved Maintenance Program (AMS), check the last
revision of AMS if it is in line with the source document e.g
MRBR, MPD, Maintenance Manual Chapter 5 and other
Components Maintenance Manuals (CAR 127.09.2)
4. Maintenance arrangements agreements (contracts) with the
contracted Approved Maintenance Organisation; check if
these contracts are valid. (CAR 127.09.4) and (CAR 127.09.3)
5. Approved MEL, is the currently used MEL in line with the
latest revision of the MMEL? (CAR 127.07.28)
6. Technical Log or Defer defect log, are the defects being
rectified within the Repair category stipulated on the MEL?
(CAR 127.05.27)
7. Reliability Programme (If applicable, Reliability program is
mandatory for maintenance program that was derived from
the MRB process and where by some significant items do not
have overhaul limit) (CAR 127.09.2 (3)(d))
8. Certificate of Airworthiness and Certificate of Registration
(Check all aircraft operated by the AOC Holder) (CAR
127.04.1)
9. Mass and Balance programme manual, check if the
Operator’s manual has been accepted by SACAA and is
current in line with the aircraft manufacturer’s Mass and
Balance loading manual. (CAR 127.07.16)
10. Does the Operator monitor and assess maintenance and
operational experience with respect to Continuing
airworthiness information (CAR 127.09.7
MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS (CAR 127.09.1) and Note
E. YES NO N/A
(CAR 127.09.4) No.
1. Does the Operator have an in-house maintenance facility?
2. If not, who is the Manager responsible for overall
Maintenance, and if PRA is also AMO, look at the interface
between the two organisations.
3. Name of this organisation:
3.1 Name of organisations responsible for contracted
aircraft maintenance:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
4. Are current copies of the contracted AMO’s license and
Operations Specifications held?
5. Are the AMO/AMO’s ratings valid?

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 Note
YES NO N/A
No.
6. Does the AMO have sufficient personnel for supporting
maintenance required by the Operator? Check for personnel
ratings required for the type/types of aircraft maintained.
7. Who is authorized to release the Operator's aircraft when
maintenance has been carried out away from main base?
8. Is the Operator’s maintenance and inspection functions
accomplished in accordance with Operator’s MCM?
9. Does the Operator or contracted AMO have a system in place
to track all life limited items and continued airworthiness data
such as recurrent ADs and SBs?
10. Is this system or method effective?
11. Do the Operator/contracted AMO have access to the
manufacturer’s airworthiness data such as AMM, WD, SRM,
CMM, OHM etc…? Check if subscription is current with the
manufacturer.
12. Is the Maintenance Organisation maintaining the Operator’s
aircraft in accordance with the approved maintenance
programme or Approved Phase programme? Review two
major checks and three to four minor checks work packs.
13. Does the AMO contain the latest scope of work, and does the
organisation limit itself to the approved scope of work?
14. Does the Organisation comply with all the procedures for
completion of records? (CAR 127.09.6)
15. Can all work performed be traced to the person doing the
work?
16. Does the system allow for an Inspector to counter sign upon
completion of the work performed?
17. Is reference to the manuals used entered on all maintenance
work sheets?
18. Are the inspection checklists used in compliance with
requirements?
19. Review some of the aircraft log books available in the AMO.
Are log books filled in completely and correctly?
20. Review some of the CRMAs issued during the past year.
21. Do these meet with requirements of CAR Part 43?
22. Does the Operator or contracted AMO comply with the service
information reporting requirements to the aircraft manufacturer
and to the DCA?
23. Does the Operator comply with requirements for record
completion and retention of the maintenance records?
24. Does the Operator / maintenance provider have the latest
incidences/accidences reports Has the Operator reported all
incidents and accidents
25. Does the AMO have all the special tools required for the
scope of work SACAA CARs (CAR127.09.4)?
26. Does the organisation have tools, properly calibrated, easily
identifiable, and safely kept for future use.
27. Does the organisation have storage facilities to store the
components, and spares removed during the maintenance?
28. Does the organisation have adequate spare parts to support
the complexity of the operation?
Note
F. MASS AND BALANCE YES NO N/A
No.
1. Has the Operator appointed a responsible person for the
monitoring of the mass and balance compliance, especially if
delegated to a separate maintenance provider?

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 2. Review documentation and record retention. Are these
acceptable?
3. Are the Operator’s Unit Load Devices (ULD certified to a
Technical Standard Order (TSO), STC, production certificate
or military standard?
4. Does the Operator have a program to maintain ULDs? Is the
program in line with the ULD manufacturer’s
recommendations or procedures developed by the Operator
and acceptable to the SACAA?
Note
G. MINIMUN EQUIPMENT LIST (CAR 127.07.28) YES NO N/A
No.
1. Does the Operator hold an approved Minimum Equipment List
Program?
2. Does the approved MEL to the latest revision status as per
MMEL and DDPM?
3. Is there a system in place to get the latest revisions of the
MMEL?
4. Has the Operator appointed a responsible person for the
monitoring and updating the Minimum Equipment List in line
with the latest Master Minimum Equipment List and Dispatch
Deviation Procedure Manual?
5. Does the Operator’s training program incorporate cockpit crew
members and maintenance personnel to continuously attend
courses so as to keep updated on the MELs latest
development?
6. Is the MEL Management Program effective?
7. Does the Operator ensure that unserviceable items affecting
the airworthiness of an aircraft are recorded and rectified or
deferred in accordance with the approved MEL?
8. What system is in place to ensure that defects recorded are
rectified? If there were defects, were the aircraft dispatched in
support of the approved data, such as MEL or Exemption?
Note
H. RELIABILITY PROG0RAM (CAR 127.09.2 (3)(d)) YES NO N/A
No.
1. Does the Operator have an approved reliability program?
2. Does the program indicate responsibility of all the relevant
functions?
3. Does the program have a documented DATA collection
system, and the verification of the data collected to be of
highest quality?
4. Does the data collection system cover all the different
operational conditions: unscheduled removals, confirmed
failures, pilot’s reports, sampling inspections, shop findings,
and service difficulty reports?
5. Does the system have an analysis of the collected data, which
can be used timely on possible failure?
6. Does the program has a performance standard, a point of
measure for maximum tolerably unreliability?
7. Can the program support control for adjusting time limitations,
justification of extensions and visa versa?
Note
I. FLIGHT RECORDERS YES NO N/A
No.
1. Are all aircraft involved in commercial operations equipped
with appropriate Flight Recorders?
2. Has the Operator carried out FDR downloads as prescribed
by the regulations?
3. Does the Operator keep DFDR records? Check for the last
DFDR down loads.

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A/C Registration AMO Responsible C of A CRS Radio Engine Noise FDR AFM Mass & Flight folio
Number for Maintenance License emission Certificate download Revision Balance
status Data

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 DEBRIEF ATTENDANCE REGISTER

AUDIT DEBRIEF REGISTER Note: The audit debriefing is based on the outcome of the audit that will
be detailed on the audit report issued at the conclusion of this audit.

Aircraft Maintenance Organization

Representatives

Operator Representatives

SACAA Audit Team

NOTES:

SIGNATURE OF OPERATOR
NAME IN BLOCK LETTERS DATE
REPRESENTATIVE
I was de-briefed on the inspection/audit, have read and accept*/do not accept* the findings and observations of
the Airworthiness Inspector/s and have received a copy of the report.*Delete which is not applicable

SIGNATURE OF NAME IN BLOCK LETTERS DATE

AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR

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