In my view there are three types of ‘re-inspection’ of work carried out:
- Duplicate Inspection - was supported by National Authorities - can be done by an independent inspector OR by the same person if necessary and quoted as for Vital Points and Control Systems where VPs could be structural joints and connections or hidden fastenings or locking devices, etc.
- Independent Inspection - now mandated by EASA - but was essentially the Best Practice method used by many Commercial Air Transport operators and maintenance organisation. Should be done by an independent inspector and, apart from Control Systems, EASA doesn’t really mandate any specific area for inspection but leaves that to the discretion of the AMO/CAMO.
- Safety Critical Maintenance Tasks - DON’T CONFUSE THIS WITH OTHER INSPECTIONS!! SCMT is dependent on similar defects on similar systems between flights...basically on LINE maintenance. If you’re not sure about Safety Critical Maintenance Tasks get some training!!
The wording (and the actual method) of re-inspections doesn’t need to change - just change the references