Beyond Type Certification a400m Cqc

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A400M:

Beyond Type Certification; ensuring continued and

continuing airworthiness in cooperation with EASA

and partner nations.

ICA (Col Armament) Julie L’Ebraly

A400M CQC Chairperson

Military Airworthiness Conference 2014


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Scope of presentation

A400M Aircraft

A400M Certification and Qualification Process

EASA/CQC post TC Activities Principles

Continued Airworthiness

Continuing Airworthiness (not in the scope of CQC)



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The A400M Aircraft

The A400M is aSUBSONIC TACTICAL AND STRATEGIC AIRLIFTER

that meets the demands of efficient, all-terrain, transport of modern military operations:

In all weather;

Day and Night;

For troops or parachutists;

For equipment up to the size of helicopters;

As a tanker.

45.1 m

42.4 m



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The A400M Aircraft

• Logistic Transport role – Long range, refuelable in flight

– High Cruise speed

– Large cargo hold dimensions with high payload

– Flexible Cargo Handling System

– MEDEVAC

• Air-to-air refuelling role – Two or three refuelling system

– Wide altitude/speed flight envelope

• Tactical Transport role – Good low speed characteristics

– Short, soft field performance

– Autonomous ground operation

– Aerial delivery of paratroops and loads

– Survivability



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A400M C&Q Process

Civil Certification Basis .

EASA CS 25, CS-E

CS-P …+ CRIs

Military Airworthiness Basis

Civil Cert Basis + MCRIs

Military Certification

Aircraft Technical

Specifications

Contract Exhibits

A and P

Qualification

EASA Certification Teams Military CQ Organisation EASA and CQO

interface activities

according to

LOU

“Aircraft Certificate of Design” (CoD) recognised by Military CQ Organisation (CQC)

Final Assessment

Civil Certification

EASAcivil TC



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EASA/CQC post TC Activities

Principles : A400M Programme Committee committed to maintain

CQC and agreed on support from EASA to maintain the TCs

CQC and EASA agreed on post-TC collaboration

Achievements:

1. ToR for EASA-CQC Certification Organisation

2. Occurrence Identification and Reporting Procedure (OIRP)

3. Airworthiness Directives Process



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A400M PTA Objectives

Basic principles of post TC organisation are :

– as close as possible to IR21 – in line with Airbus policy

– as close as possible with Airbus Process

– similar to JAA arrangements (multiple NMAAs)



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General principles for PTA

A400M certification basis = civil cert basis + military cert basis Certification requirement under EASA responsibility represents a major

part of the full set of certification requirements

AMSL/ EPI/ Ratier Figeac remain the civil TC Holders

The objective is to maintain compliance to the current A400M certification

basis – The civil certification basis (CS25, CS AWO, CRIs…): followed by EASA for

the TC

– The military certification basis (MCRIs)

– The civil TCs are included in the CoD (Certificate of Design) which supportsthe Military TC:

Mil cert basis

CoD

(MTC)Civil certbasis (TC)



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A400M CAW

EASA involvement

In cooperation with CQC, EASA support is sought to maintain

the civil TC (aircraft, engine, propeller) and the compliance to MCRIsalready covered by EASA

– For change to type design

– For CAW

Mil cert basis

CoD

(MTC)Civil certbasis (TC)



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MANUFACTURER GREEN: based on existing Seller,EASA, and CQO procedures

CERTIFICATION

BODY :- same principle

than JAA

- derived from

current CQO

YELLOW: new

R e c o m m e n d a t i o n

E X C H A N

G E

I N F O

OPERATORS

Military National

Airworthiness Authorities

DGA

MDGA PTL ... ... ... ...

d e c

i s i o

n

d e c i s i o n

SP FR UK ... ... ... ...

TC Holder (*)

(*) as per

IR21 definition

EASA

CQC

General organisation



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Major Change to the civil type

design

by the TC Holder

Military National Airworthiness Authorities

MANUFACTURER

(TC Holder)

DGA

M

R

e c o m

f o r c e

r t i f i

c a t i o

n

M N A A

i s s u e M O D

a p p r o v a l a p p l i c a b l e t o t h e T

D

c o v e r e d b y t h e

C o D

DGA PTL WTDSAA

F... ...

EASA

CQC

23

A p p l y f o r M O D c e r t i f i c a t e

1

I s s u

e S B

SB as

consequence

of

Modification

Certification

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E X C H A N G E

I N F O

M N A A i s

s u e

M O D

a p p r o v a

l a p p

l i c a

b l e

t o t h

e T D

c o v e r e d b

y t

h e

C o

D

OPERATORS

FR UK ... ... ... ...

E A S A i s s u e M O D a p p r o v a l

a p p l i c a b l e t o t h e T D c o v e r e d b y t h e

c i v i l T C



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Change to Type design

done by 3rd party :

based on STC principles


MANUFACTURER

(TC Holder)

DGA

M

R

e c o m

f o r c e

r t i f i

c a t i o

n

DGA PTL WTDSAA

F... ...

EASA

CQC

3

(**)

I N F O

2

4

Issue SB

SB

associated

to the STC

5SUPPLIER

(STC Holder))

N T O 1

S T C a

p p r o v a k a p p l i c a b l e t o t h e

T D

c o v e r e d b y C o D

App l y for S TC (Par t 21 )

E X C H A N G E

I N F O

OPERATORS

F

R

U

K... ... ... ...

S TC appro va l app l ica

b le to t he TD

co vered b y t he c i v i l TC

S T C

a p p

r o v a k

a p p l i c

a b l e

t o

t h

e T

D

c

o v e r e d

b y

C o D



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EASA


MANUFACTURER(TC Holder)

DGAM

DGA PTL WTDSAA

F... ...

CQC

R e p o

r t ; A M C

2 0 - 8

m o d i f i e

dINVESTIGATE

R e p o r t m i l i t a r y “ U

N S A F E ” & i n v e s t i g a t i o n ( * )

R e p o r t c i v i l “ U N S A F E ” &

i n v e s t i g a t i o n ( * )

E X

C H A N G E

I N F O

(*) civil means covered bycivil cert basis

Military means covered bymilitary cert basis

Definition of UNSAFEto be agreed

1a

1b

23a

3b

N a t i o n a l r e p o r t

(**)

EASA+ CQC=certification Body

Meetings and activitiesare done together

(**)

OPERATORS

FR UK ... ... ... ...

Organisation for

Occurence reporting

& Investigation



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Security aspects

Objective is to deliver all information needed for CAW Requirements related to occurrence reporting (based on

AMC 20-8) have been established with an ORT (OccurrenceReporting Table)

– Usually, information needed for PTA are not classified information – Amongst DFDR data, only 3D position may be classified for somescenarios

– DFDR and CVR should not contain classified information (specificcrew procedures for classified mission)

– In the event of in-service incident during a classified mission,information shall be given to Manufacturer and AA on case-by-casebasis

– Agreement on procedure for management of information betweenEASA and CQC



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Organisation for AD


MANUFACTURER

(TC Holder)

DGA

R e c o m

f o r A D I

s s u e A D

DGA

MPTL WTD

SAA

F... ...

AD

EASA

CQC

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2

I s s u e A D

OPERATORS

FR SP ... ... ... ...

I s s u e A D

I s s u e A D

EASA ADs

I s s

u e A

D

A p p l i c a

b l e t o

c i v

i l

T C



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History

– 2008-2012: Set up of principles and processes (OCCAR, CQC, Nations)

– April 2013: Issuance of EASA TC and start of continued Airworthiness

activities (civil change to Type design, civil AD)

– July 2013: First Entry In Service (2 French Aircraft) and start of military

PTA (change to Type design, occurrence reporting from operators,

military AD)

– 2014: First delivery of Turkish Aircraft, delivery of 2 French Aircraft

– July 2014: due to Airbus reorganisation (creation of Airbus Defence and

Space), DOA (EASA) and associated ToA (CQC) have been transferred

from Airbus SAS to EADS-CASA. Same PTA to be applied.



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Continuing AirworthinessForum

Background:− Creation of the Continuing Airworthiness Forum (CAF)

decided by the A400M Programme Committee (PC) in SEP 12

− The CAF is drawn from the membership of A400M Nationsand reports regularly to the CQC Chairperson

The CAF’s objectives are:

− To make recommendations to the A400M PC to meet theContinuing Airworthiness requirements of the A400MProgramme

− To propose principles and incremental roadmap to meet

those requirements

Scope of activity:

− Release documentation for new and repaired (civil ormilitary) parts

− Release documentation for the repaired aircraft



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Related regulations/requirements/references:− EASA Part 21G and EMAR 21G

− EASA Part 145 / EMAR 145

− EMAD R

Outstanding works:

− The CAF is currently working on a Principles Paper detailingthe acceptable release documentation for the A400M support(aircraft and spares)

− In coordination with OCCAR-EA, the CAF is working on a stepapproach aiming at getting from Industry EASA Form 1 for

new civil parts and EMAR Form 1 for new/repaired militaryparts and repaired civil parts as a long term objective (2017)

− The CAF also provides recommendation for mutualrecognition to be achieved between the Participating Nations’ NMAAs



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Next challenges for Continuing Airworthiness on A400M:

− OCCAR-EA to materialise CAF’s principles and roadmap inbespoke in-service support contracts with Industry

− A400M Nations to implement the set of EMARs in theirnational law

− A400M Nations to achieve mutual recognition process toenable potential cooperation on A400M in-service support

− NMAAs to grant Industry with Military POAs, EMAR 145 andEMAR 21G approvals

For all these topics the CAF is to remain

an advisory body providing guidance andrecommendations for the A400MProgramme and Nations



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Conclusions

– Post Type Activities:

– Civil/military organisation is working well without any major difficulties

after 18 months of practice

• Based on Part21 principles : well recognised standard with long experience

• Harmonised process (occurence reporting, AD management, change to

Type Design…)

• EASA full involvement (80% of the aircraft)

• Operators are well following agreed processes (OIRP in particular)

– For Industry only 2 interlocutors (EASA and CQC), instead of all

NMAAs

– Continuing AW is being developped (was not foreseen prior to 2012)


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