EASA Module 13 case studies
EASA Module 13 · Put your knowledge to work in context.
EASA Module 13 is the regulatory-law module of the Part-66 aircraft maintenance licence syllabus. It is aimed at certifying staff, maintenance planners, quality and compliance staff, and anyone who needs to work confidently inside the EU continuing-airworthiness system rather than only at the aircraft. The EASA Module 13 case studies are 5 cases and about 4,064 words.
1Returning certifying engineer, an A321 and a family type rating
An EASA Part-145 line maintenance organisation at a regional airport employs Marek, who holds a valid Part-66 B1.1 licence with an Airbus A320 family type rating. For the past 16 months he has worked in technical records and planning and has signed no certificate of release to service; before that he spent eight months certifying line maintenance on the operator's A319 and A320 aircraft.
865 words, about 4 min2ARC expiry during an overrunning heavy check with an unembodied AD
Skyline is a Part-CAMO organisation holding the airworthiness review privilege for the six aircraft it manages. One of them, an Airbus A320, has an airworthiness review certificate expiring on 12 November.
824 words, about 4 min3Subcontracted penetrant inspection and a critical task at 02:00
An EASA Part-145 organisation holds a line maintenance approval for the Airbus A320 family and Boeing 737 NG at its main base. During an overnight transit check on an A320, a technician finds a crack indication at a wing spar fitting.
809 words, about 4 min4Part-147 organisation asked to add an ATR 72-600 type course in seven weeks
Horizon Training is a Part-147 maintenance training organisation approved for basic training and for B1.1 type training on the Airbus A320 family. A regional operator asks it to deliver a B1.1 type training course on the ATR 72-600 starting in seven weeks.
782 words, about 4 min5Part-CAO scope: a King Air, a CitationJet and the 5,700 kg line
Airfield Aviation is a small organisation holding a Part-CAO approval issued by its national competent authority. Its approved scope covers continuing airworthiness management, maintenance and the airworthiness review privilege for three Cessna 172s and two Piper PA-28s operated by a flying school.
784 words, about 4 min