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CAMO.A.215 requires the organisation to coordinate all continuing airworthiness activities, including scheduling maintenance with approved organisations and ensuring that all required tasks are completed before the aircraft is returned to service.
What it means in practice
The CAMO serves as the central coordination point for all continuing airworthiness activities. It must plan and schedule maintenance inputs with contracted Part-145 organisations, ensuring that the correct work packages are raised and all necessary parts, data, and documentation are available. The CAMO must also coordinate between scheduled maintenance, unscheduled maintenance arising from defects, and any mandatory modifications or inspections that need to be carried out.
Effective coordination requires clear communication channels between the CAMO, the maintenance organisation, the aircraft operator, and any other relevant parties. The CAMO must track the progress of maintenance activities and verify that all tasks have been correctly completed and certificated before the aircraft is returned to service.
Key requirements
The organisation must ensure that all maintenance is performed by appropriately approved organisations, that work packages are correctly defined, and that maintenance completion is verified before the aircraft returns to service. Coordination must cover both routine scheduled maintenance and unplanned maintenance events, including defect rectification and the implementation of urgent airworthiness directives.
Common compliance gaps
Poor coordination between the CAMO and contracted maintenance organisations is a frequent source of findings. This often manifests as incomplete work packages being sent to the maintenance organisation, resulting in tasks being missed or additional downtime being required. Another common gap is inadequate verification that all planned maintenance has been completed before releasing the aircraft back to the operator.
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