CAMO.A.200 — Aircraft continuing airworthiness monitoring

CAMO.A.200 requires the organisation to establish processes to monitor the continuing airworthiness status of each managed aircraft, ensuring that all…

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CAMO.A.200 requires the organisation to establish processes to monitor the continuing airworthiness status of each managed aircraft, ensuring that all required maintenance, inspections, and modifications are tracked and completed on time.

What it means in practice

The organisation must maintain a real-time overview of the airworthiness status of every aircraft it manages. This includes tracking the status of the maintenance programme, airworthiness directive compliance, service bulletin implementation, life-limited component status, modification and repair records, and any deferred defects. Effective monitoring requires a reliable system, whether electronic or manual, that provides clear visibility of upcoming tasks and approaching deadlines.

This monitoring function is the day-to-day operational core of the CAMO. It allows the organisation to plan maintenance in advance, avoid exceeding maintenance intervals, and ensure the aircraft remains airworthy at all times. The monitoring system must generate alerts when tasks are approaching their due dates to allow sufficient time for planning and coordination.

Key requirements

The organisation must maintain a current record of the continuing airworthiness status for each managed aircraft. The monitoring system must track all time-limited items, scheduled tasks, airworthiness directives, and deferred defects. Data must be accurate, up to date, and accessible to authorised personnel.

Common compliance gaps

Inaccurate or outdated data in the monitoring system is a frequent finding. This often occurs when maintenance completion data from contracted Part-145 organisations is not promptly entered into the CAMO's monitoring system, creating a lag between the actual status of the aircraft and the records. Another common gap is failure to account for calendar-based and flight-hours-based intervals simultaneously.

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