Maintenance Training
Maintenance personnel should receive more on-the-job training before they are permitted to perform critical work on aircraft, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says.
The NTSB, in two safety recommendations, called on the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to require that mechanics performing “required inspection item [tasks] and other critical tasks receive on-the-job training or supervision when completing the maintenance task until the mechanic demonstrates proficiency in the task.”
The FAA also should ensure that inspectors of required inspection items (RIIs) receive similar supervision, the NTSB said.
The NTSB cited a Dec. 14, 2008, incident in which an Air Wisconsin Bombardier CRJ100ER landed at Philadelphia International Airport with the left main landing gear retracted. The airplane’s left wing, aileron and flap were damaged substantially, but the three people in the airplane were not injured.
The NTSB investigat…
