Aircraft Maintenance and Manufacturing staff monitor, inspect and audit all companies and personnel involved in the manufacture, repair and distribution of aircraft and their parts.

Mandate

To maintain aviation safety by ensuring aeronautical parts and products are airworthy. Aeronautical products and parts are manufactured to approved design specifications and must continually be maintained to specific standards to ensure that they meet performance requirements and accomplish the intended function. (Aeronautical product is defined as any aircraft, aircraft engine, propeller or appliance).

Aircraft Maintenance and Manufacturing is responsible for:

• Auditing, inspection and surveillance of Air Operator Certificate holders, Approved Maintenance Organizations, Approved Training Organizations, Aeronautical product manufacturers, and Flight Training Units (FTUs), which includes identifying corrective action where appropriate.
• Safety inspections of commercial aircraft.
• Conformity inspections for manufacturers / products.
• Monitoring aeronautic products of foreign operators in Canada.
• Revising company approvals related to air operators, AMOs, ATOs, and FTUs.
• Issuing Aircraft Maintenance Engineer licenses.
• Certifying aircraft flight authorities.

Aircraft Maintenance and Manufacturing shares a commitment with Transport Canada's Business and Commercial and General Aviation divisions to ensure the region's air carriers are maintained and operated safely.

Approval from Aircraft Maintenance and Manufacturing is required upon:

• Start-up of a new company (air operator, flight training units, maintenance, manufacturing, distribution, organizations).
• Prior to the addition of new aircraft.
• Contractor or change of maintenance personnel.
• Change of maintenance requirements or modification of aircraft maintenance schedules.

Maintenance Certifications are dependent upon:

• Aircraft being type-approved in Canada.
• Aircraft being in fit and safe condition.
• A comprehensive aircraft inspection program existing and in operation.
• The company's maintenance procedures being established and having personnel trained in those procedures.
• The company having the facilities and resources required to meet maintenance obligations.

Groups within Aircraft Maintenance and Manufacturing division carry out the following functions:

Transport Canada Centres (TCCs)

The Transport Canada Centres (TCCs) are responsible for carrying out Aircraft Maintenance and Manufacturing functions within their geographical boundaries. (Note: TCCs also offer services such as pilot licensing and operating certificate applications. Please contact your nearest TCC for information on these and other services).

TCC Aircraft Maintenance Manufacturing Inspectors review proposals by potential operators of commercial aircraft, inspect facilities and aircraft, and approved maintenance control systems and aircraft maintenance schedules. After ensuring all requirements are satisfied recommends the issuance of the Air Operator Certificates.

TCC Inspectors audit and inspect Air Operator Certificate holders, Flight Training Units, approved maintenance, manufacturer and distributor organizations and their facilities. TCC staff advise and license Aircraft Maintenance Engineers and approve management personnel employed by Transport Canada-approved organizations.

TCC Inspectors issue flight authorities such as certificates of airworthiness and flight permits. In addition, they provide continuing airworthiness support for all aeronautical products.

Maintenance and Manufacturing Standards

Maintenance and Manufacturing Standards ensures all Maintenance and Manufacturing groups apply the regulations consistently, and co-ordinates implementation of  policy and/or special projects.

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