EASA 145 is about approved maintenance organisation for works to be done to maintain aircrafts. It provides guides on how to be approved, the roles and responsibilities and the requirements to be approved.

1. EASA 145 Awareness
JOHA RAHMAN
http://easalae.info/

2. INTRODUCTION
• An organisation that intend to secure jobs
from Europe has to have EASA 145 approval.
The approval means that the organisation has
met the minimum standard as listed. Europe
offer a good opportunities, with its vast
number of aircrafts. The labor rate in Europe
is higher and this encourage them to
outsource their work to Asian companies.

3. ROAD TO GET EASA 145 APPROVAL
• One of the actions items required for
companies applying for 145, is to train their
staff on 145 awareness. Some of the learning
points are shared below.
• You may get more information from EASA
official website.

4. ABOUT EASA
• EASA stands for European Aviation Safety
Agency.
• Its responsibilities includes
– Act as an advisory body to EU in matters related to
civil aviation.
– Monitor the aviation safety and ensure its compliant.
– Issue Type certificate for companies in Europe
– Issue Design approval for manufacturing and
modification.
– Authorize non EU companies to operate on EASA
guidelines.

5. VARIOUS PART OF EASA
• In order for EASA to perform its roles, various regulations were laid
down. The big ones are as follows:
• Part 145 – MRO – These are regulation related to the setting and
operation a maintenance, repair and overhaul of aircrafts of
components.
• Part M - continuous airworthiness. This provide the guides and
process to ensure the civil aircrafts continue its airworthiness
status.
• Eu Operation – AOC – The air operators certificate are given to
airlines when the airline had met the minimum standard and
requirement to set up a civil airline.
• Part 66 – licensing. This is the section giving guides and approval in
matters relating to certifying the maintenance personnel.
• Part 147 – training organization

6. REQUIREMENTS TO GET EASA 145
• The followings are the requirements that an
organisation must have at the time when the
application is made:
– Approved facilities with controlled environment
– Tools and equipments.
– Approved processes as laid in MOE –
maintenance organisation exposition.

7. More Requirements to get 145
• Approved parts. A system to ensure that the
parts received are genuine.
• Approved documentations
– Manufacturers – AMM,MPD, CMM,IPC,WDM,SB
– Regulatory – AD,AN
– Companies – job cards, check list, report,
manufacturing orders, Tags
• Release documents – CRS EASA form1

8. More Requirements to get 145
• Qualified personnel
– sufficient licensed personnel
– Quality assurance personnel
• Auditor
• Accountable manager
• Moe – Maintenance Organisation Exposition
giving details of the management personnel,
processes and the control.

9. MOE Contents
• Management organization
• Maintenance Procedures
• Line Maintenance Procedures
• Quality System Procedures
• Procedures for operators
• Appendies

10. CATEGORIES OF 145
• Part 145 categories
• A1 aircraft > 5700kg
• A2 aircraft <5700kg

11. ENGINE APPROVAL
• Approval: For repairing & overhaul Engine
– B1-turbo-jet
– B2-Recipocating
– B3-Apu (auxiliary power unit)
– D1-NDT

12. WHO CAN ISSUE CRS
CRS is the certificate release to service.
• B1 Certifying staff
• B2 Certifying staff for his scope.
• Certifying staff for his scope of Authorization

13. INFORMATION GIVEN IN CRS
The following information shall be available
• Companys approval number
• Name, approval number
• Date and place of issue
• Reference

14. RESOURCES
Amazon Books My Blog
• Website:
http://easalae.info/2011/10
/easa-145-awareness/
• email :
mktg@joharahman.com
I was working as an aircraft maintenance engineer and currently serve as a trainer
in an approved training organization. Thank You. Joha