Aircraft Maintenance: Risk Management for Mechanics By Jeff Simon, A&P mechanic, IA, pilot, and aircraft owner Aviation safety and risk management are perennial topics for pilots. From checklists to recurrent training and flight reviews, safety is ingrained in everything we do. Given the enormous emphasis on the risks of flying an aircraft, it may come as a surprise to find...Read More
FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 737–8 and Model 737–9 airplanes Read the published document below: ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 737–8 and Model 737–9 airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a...Read More
Boeing B737 Max Operator Discovered Loose Bolts In Rudder Control System On Aircraft In December 2023 New FAA Airworthiness Directive (AD) On Boeing MOM : Boeing B737 Max Operator Discovered Loose Bolts In Rudder Control System On Aircraft In December 2023. The Aviation regulator of the United States of America, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has said that an operator of...Read More
Senate Commerce Committee Passes 5-Year Bipartisan Senate FAA Reauthorization Focused on Improving Safety, Advancing Technology Thursday 8th February, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation passed the bipartisan Senate Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2023. The legislation includes several provisions to strengthen safety standards and oversight at the FAA and responds to safety concerns from recent aviation...Read More
FAA halts further Boeing 737 MAX 9 expansion By Lucy Powell In a surprising move, following the MAX 9 plug door blowout incident and subsequent grounding, the FAA has now halted any further MAX production expansion by Boeing whilst it investigates the aircraft’s safety. This announcement follows the FAA’s investigation of Boeing and its suppliers, which was posted on Friday12 January. However,...Read More
How the Boeing 737 Max disaster looks to a software developer Design shortcuts meant to make a new plane seem like an old, familiar one are to blame By Gregory Travis In the wake of a near-disastrous cabin blowout in an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 on 5 Jan.—which has propelled the embattled redesign of the once iconic 737 back into...Read More
EASA publishes Amendment 28 to CS-25 Rodrigo Priego, Head of Initial Airworthiness Standards and Specifications at EASA EASA – European Union Aviation Safety Agency has published Amendment 28 to CS-25. The objective of this Decision is to reflect the state of the art of large aeroplane certification based on information gathered from in-service occurrences and certification projects. This Decision amends...Read More
FAA Proposes to Require Drug and Alcohol Testing The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes to require certificated repair stations located outside the United States whose employees perform safety-sensitive maintenance functions on certain air carrier aircraft to obtain and implement a drug and alcohol testing program. These programs would align with the FAA and Department of Transportation (DOT)’s drug and alcohol standards. This would...Read More
FAA to Appoint Rulemaking Committee to Examine Pilot Mental Health IFA Comments: If the regulators are concerned about pilots’ reluctance to disclose mental health conditions then there’s every good reason to be concerned by engineers’ reluctance to disclose mental health conditions. One of the key components of a Safety management system (SMS) is a just culture. That means treating those...Read More
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