Recommendation Date
Recipient Name
CAA
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The findings from 2 separate inquiries show that general aviation maintenance practices in New Zealand are not always in accordance with Civil Aviation Rules or accepted industry practice. The findings show that non-compliance occurs in certificated maintenance organisations and by individual maintenance engineers exercising their individual licence privileges. This is an indication that the safety issue is not specific to just one sector of aviation maintenance. If left unchecked this situation is likely to have significant implications for aviation safety.
On 25 July 2013 the Commission recommended to the Director of Civil Aviation that he take action, in concert with the aviation industry, to improve the level of compliance with Civil Aviation Rules and conformance with industry best practice throughout the general aviation maintenance sector.
On 25 July 2013 the Commission recommended to the Director of Civil Aviation that he take action, in concert with the aviation industry, to improve the level of compliance with Civil Aviation Rules and conformance with industry best practice throughout the general aviation maintenance sector.
Reply Text
The CAA will not implement the recommendation as worded. However, the CAA will adopt the safety surveillance practices as described in our final draft report response letter 14 June 2013.
The relevant portion of the CAA letter of 14 June 2013 stated:
The CAA considers a recommendation that would address the relationship issues in terms of communications and record keeping between CAA Rule Part 43 maintenance providers and Part 135 AOC holders would be more effective. To this end, the CAA intends to profile Part 43 maintenance providers in order to identify poor performance or other risk issues.
The relevant portion of the CAA letter of 14 June 2013 stated:
The CAA considers a recommendation that would address the relationship issues in terms of communications and record keeping between CAA Rule Part 43 maintenance providers and Part 135 AOC holders would be more effective. To this end, the CAA intends to profile Part 43 maintenance providers in order to identify poor performance or other risk issues.
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