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title: "CAO.A.080 Continuing airworthiness management data — Part-CAO · Avioverse"
description: "The CAO shall hold and use applicable current maintenance data specified in point M.A.401 of Annex I (Part-M) or point ML.A.401 of Annex Vb (Part-ML), as…"
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# CAO.A.080 Continuing airworthiness management data

Annex Vd (Part-CAO) · Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 · EAR revision 2 Sep 2025

IR Implementing rule

## CAO.A.080 Continuing airworthiness management data

The CAO shall hold and use applicable current [maintenance](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/maintenance) data specified in point M.A.401 of Annex I (Part-M) or point ML.A.401 of Annex Vb (Part-ML), as applicable, for the performance of the [continuing airworthiness](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/continuing-airworthiness) management tasks referred to in point CAO.A.075 of this Annex (Part-CAO). That data may be provided by the owner, subject to a contract as referred in points M.A.201(h)(2) or M.A.201(i)(1) or M.A.201(i)(3) of Annex I (Part-M), or points ML.A.201(e)(1) or ML.A.201(f) of Annex Vb (Part-ML), in which case the CAO only needs to hold such data for the duration of the contract, unless where it is to retain the data pursuant to point CAO.A.090(b) of this Annex (Part-CAO).

IR · CAO.A.080 — Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 · Regulation (EU) 2020/270 · Continuing Airworthiness Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 2 Sep 2025

AMC Acceptable means of compliance

## AMC1 CAO.A.080 Continuing airworthiness management data

When there is no contract yet for [continuing airworthiness](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/continuing-airworthiness) management, there is no need to hold the current continuing airworthiness management data.

AMC · AMC1 CAO.A.080 — Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 · ED Decision 2020/002/R · Continuing Airworthiness Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 2 Sep 2025

[All rules in SECTION A — ORGANISATION REQUIREMENTS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/continuing-airworthiness/part-cao/section-a-organisation-requirements)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 2 Sep 2025, extracted 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.