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Continued Airworthiness Initiatives in the United StatesJune 9, 2005

Continued Airworthiness Initiativesin the United States

Presentation to: Europe/U.S. International Aviation Safety ConferenceName: Dave Hempe; Ali Bahrami

Date: June 9, 2005

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Anticipated Outcome

Collaboration with aviation authorities, manufacturers, and other stakeholders on FAA continued airworthiness initiatives• Streamlined AD process for mandatory continuing

airworthiness information (MCAI)• “AD-Friendly” service bulletins – Transport Airplane Directorate• Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA)

Exchange of information and new ideas for future actions to enhance these initiatives



Streamlined MCAI AD Process

Goal• Issuance of FAA MCAI-related ADs in a more expeditious

manner by simplifying how we assess and write them

Key elements• Preamble will include no technical discussions, only a

reference and link to the MCAI through the electronic docket management system (i.e., fixed boilerplate requiring no creative writing)

• Rule portion of AD will contain text from the MCAI, copied into boilerplate headings to conform to Federal Register drafting requirements

• FAA will continue to work with the State-of-Design to resolve our technical and legal differences



Streamlined MCAI Process (cont’d)

Information needed to draft a FAA MCAI-related AD• MCAI that provide adequate notice for public comment

• Correct applicability

• Clear and enforceable compliance times

• Clear explanation of the unsafe condition and corrective actions

• Adequate information for economic cost impact• Cost of replacement parts

• Time associated with performing each corrective action

• Service bulletins with accurate and complete corrective actions (i.e., “AD friendly” effort)




Docket Management System• Contains official DOT dockets for rulemaking• Allows the public to view dockets and comment on rules

electronically• Service bulletins and un-scannable (e.g. too large)

documents are retained in supplemental dockets at Directorate locations

• There have been concerns raised on technology transfer issues/export licensing and transport security

• Can access DMS website at http://dms.dot.gov




Bottom Line on MCAIs

• FAA still owns Unsafe Condition Decision

• Streamlined effort relies on state of design for details of corrective action

• Minimum differences can streamline the time to corrective action which has a direct impact on safety



“AD-Friendly” Service Bulletins:Transport Airplane Directorate

Goal• Collaboration between the Transport Airplane Directorate and

major airframe manufacturers to improve the level of safety of transport airplanes by analyzing and improving our respective products (i.e., ADs and SBs) to promote timely, accurate accomplishment and verification of safety actions

• Provide clear statement of the unsafe condition and effect on products

• Define clear and specific compliance times that meet the enforceability requirements for U.S. ADs

• Ensure complete and accurate corrective actions

• Consider customer feedback and needs



“AD-Friendly” Service Bulletins:Transport Airplane Directorate

Service Bulletin Enhancements for more timely improvement:

• Describe precipitating event, cause, unsafe condition and end-level effect on the aircraft

• Use table formats for specifying complex compliance times

• Always provide corrective actions

• Compliance times should try to be precise



“AD-Friendly” Service Bulletins:Transport Airplane Directorate (cont.)

Benefits• Reduced paperwork and resources for airlines—no need to

correlate between a SB and an AD

• Fewer questions among stakeholders (i.e., airlines, manufacturers, and authorities)

• Easier for operators to demonstrate compliance

• Less time to develop ADs



“AD-Friendly” Service Bulletins:Transport Airplane Directorate (cont.)

Future activities• Continue collaborating with stakeholders to identify and

implement concepts - stay on course

• Expand to involve other manufacturers

• Solicit additional operator feedback

• Continue collaborative effort to document guidance and processes for reviewing transport service bulletin for compatibility with ADs



Instructions for Continued Airworthiness

Goal

• Document instructions and requirements for maintenance that are essential to the continued airworthiness of an aircraft, engine, or propeller

Developed guidance

• Clarification when ICA is required (14 CFR § 21.50 )

• Defined procedures and responsibilities for reviewing and accepting ICA

• Guidance for accurate and complete ICA content

• Policy for Component Maintenance Manuals

• Identification of conditions upon which a design approval holder must make available the ICA to a third party

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