AC 120-42B ETOPS and Polar Ops - Code7700

AC 120-42B 6/13/08f. Task Identification. The certificate holder must identify all tasks that must beaccomplished or certified as complete by ETOPS-qualified maintenance personnel. The intent isto have ETOPS-trained maintenance personnel accomplish these tasks because they are related toETOPS. ETOPS specific tasks must be:(1) The certificate holder must identify all tasks that must be accomplished or certifiedas complete by ETOPS qualified personnel. The intent is to have ETOPS trained maintenancepersonnel accomplish these identified tasks because they are related to ETOPS. ETOPS specifictasks should be:(a) Identified on the certificate holder’s work forms and related instructions, or(b) Parceled together and identified as an ETOPS package.(2) If a certificate holder does not identify ETOPS-related task in their currentmaintenance program, then all tasks must be accomplished by ETOPS-qualified personnel.g. Centralized Maintenance Control Procedures. An ETOPS certificate holder,regardless of the size of its ETOPS fleet, must have a centralized entity responsible for oversightof the ETOPS maintenance operation. The certificate holder must develop and clearly define inits ETOPS maintenance document specific procedures, duties, and responsibilities forinvolvement of their centralized maintenance control personnel in the ETOPS operation. Theseestablished procedures and centralized control processes would preclude an airplane from beingdispatched for ETOPS flights after an engine IFSD, ETOPS significant system failure, ordiscovery of significant adverse trends in system performance without appropriate correctiveaction having been taken.h. ETOPS Parts Control. The certificate holder must develop a parts control program toensure the proper parts and configurations are maintained for ETOPS. The program must includeprocedures to verify that the parts installed on ETOPS airplanes during parts borrowing orpooling arrangements, as well as those parts used after repair or overhaul, maintain the requiredETOPS configuration.i. Reliability Program.(1) The certificate holder must develop an ETOPS reliability program or enhance itsexisting reliability program to incorporate the ETOPS supplemental requirements. This programmust be designed with early identification and prevention of ETOPS-related problems as theprimary goal. The program must be event-oriented, and incorporate reporting procedures forsignificant events detrimental to ETOPS flights. For those certificate holders that do not have anFAA-approved reliability program, their Continuing Analysis and Surveillance System (CASS)must be enhanced to achieve ETOPS reliability goals. The certificate holder should submitregular ETOPS reliability reports to its CHDO. The frequency of such reporting should beagreed upon between the certificate holder and the CHDO. Customarily, monthly reports havebeen deemed an acceptable frequency.Page 18 Par 301