Entire Issue
AeroSafety World April 2010
68 pages. [PDF 6.1M]
Maintenance is not always synonymous with airworthiness. Even well-intentioned technicians can fail to account for the relationship of the part to the whole. Neil Richardson’s cover story considers how insufficient knowledge, real or perceived commercial pressure, and borderline deviations based on personal experience can undercut a maintenance program that meets periodic inspection requirements. He offers suggestions about how organizations can close the gap between maintenance and airworthiness.
Also in the April issue: ICAO’s safety audits are shifting from scheduled inspections to continuing safety data monitoring; how a crew’s faulty a…
