What is a C of C?
Certificate of Conformity. Affirmations that the supplier has complied with your purchase order.

Is a Purchase Order a contract?
Yes, it is. If you have not accurately fulfilled the PO, you have not fulfilled a contract. So consider the C of C as a supporting document only!

What is the AMP – Aircraft Maintenance Program?
The AMP is the operator's approved maintenance program, typically based on the MPD (Maintenance Planning Document). Note the Aircraft Maintenance Program includes Operator additional requirements over the AMS.

What are distributors, and do they have approvals?
Suppliers engaged in the sale or transfer of parts for installation in appliances and type-certificated aircraft, aircraft engines, or propellers. IAW EASA NPA 2012-03 Control of suppliers of components and material used in maintenance, XXX will only approve distributors with a minimum of ISO or AS approval. Opinion of the European Aviation Safety Agency amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 2042/2003, on the continuing airworthiness of aircraft and aeronautical products, parts, and appliances, and on the approval of organizations and personnel involved in these tasks. This Opinion addresses a safety issue related to the risk associated with the acceptance of components from external suppliers. To mitigate such a risk, this Opinion requires Part 145 organizations to establish procedures for the acceptance of components.

Furthermore, the comments received during the consultation of NPA 2012-03 and NPA 2013-01 (C) showed that there was a need to clarify the requirements for acceptance, installation, and segregation of components, parts, or material both in Part M and in Part 145.

EASA Form 1 Facts
If an end-user finds an error(s) on a certificate, he must identify it/them in writing to the originator. The originator may issue a new certificate only if the error(s) can be verified and corrected. The new certificate must have a new tracking number, signature, and date. The request for a new certificate may be honored without re-verification of the item(s) condition. The new certificate is not a statement of current condition and should refer to the previous certificate in block 12 by the following statement.

“This certificate corrects the error(s) in block(s) [enter block(s) corrected] of the certificate [enter original tracking number] dated [enter original issuance date] and does not cover conformity/condition/release to service.” Both certificates should be retained according to the retention period associated with the first.

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