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A fully Compliant EASA Part 145 Stores and Logistics function is an extremely important business area.

A well-managed Store is an asset to the organization as it minimizes any potential loss through poor storage practices and ensures effective stock control and rotation.

EASA requires that Aircraft Stores are secure and restricted and that there is segregation between serviceable and Unserviceable Material.

The Goods Inwards part of the Store is the first place of entry for parts and materials entering the organization.

Supply chain management is subject to regulatory oversight, it is also an essential element of the Quality System, the Stores Inspector typically reports to the Quality Manager.

Managing the Supply Chain is a Quality Control (QC) function. Auditing the Supply Chain is a Quality Assurance (QA) Function. 

A Fully Compliant EASA Part 145 Store is typically a hive of activity with many essential elements of the Maintenance operation taking place including:

a) Material and Spares Receipt (Goods Inwards Inspection Area)

b) Shelf Life Control Systems - Some material has a storage life that must be managed and maintained and the parts or materials should be suitably treated (sometimes discarded & sometimes reworked)

c) Electrostatic Discharge Sensitive (ESDS) (Part of the Inspection and Control Processes for many electronic Parts)

d) Tooling Stores (All Tooling has to be managed - maintaining in a serviceable condition and calibrated when required)

All tools, equipment, and particularly test equipment, as appropriate, are controlled and calibrated according to an officially recognised standard at a frequency to ensure serviceability and accuracy. Records of such calibrations and traceability to the standard used shall be kept. Meaning of “officially recognised standard“ as per ED Decision 2006/11/R.

e) Commercial Stores and (Even Commercial items need to be managed to check that the product is correct!)

f) Component Control and Unserviceable Dispatch management. 

Managing Removed Components to ensure they are correctly controlled and if sent away for repair that the correct work scope is raised to ensure that they receive vendor Service Bulletins when appropriate. For items that are Beyond Economical Repair (BER), they must be scrapped in accordance with a procedure.

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