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Industry Forum SAFA Programme October 2012 Kln C. Donzel-Defigier (French SAFA National Coordinator) Direction gnrale de lAviation civile Ministre de l'cologie, du Dveloppement Durable et de lEnergie Industry Forum Forum
Ministère de l'Écologie, du Développement Durable et de l’Energie Direction générale de l’Aviation civile
(French SAFA National Coordinator)
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Back to basics (I) : ICAO regulatory framework
ICAO requirements involving the pre-flight check / aircraft
acceptance / defect notification :
A6-I-4.3.1(a)(c) : A flight shall not be commenced until flight
preparation forms have been completed certifying that the pilot-in- command is satisfied that: a) the aeroplane is airworthy; c) a maintenance release as prescribed in 8.8 has been issued in respect of the aeroplane;
A6-I-4.5.4 : The pilot-in-command shall be responsible for
reporting all known or suspected defects in the aeroplane, to the
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Back to basics (II) : EASA SAFA procedures
A SAFA finding is a deviation from an applicable SAFA standard :
MEL / CDL / AMM / SRM MEL / CDL / AMM / SRM
A finding is a technical issue :
among others during the turn around of the aircraft (pre-flight).
Clear distinction between a technical problem and a SAFA Finding Clear distinction between a technical problem and a SAFA Finding
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A SAFA finding is a deviation from an applicable SAFA standard :
MEL / CDL / AMM / SRM MEL / CDL / AMM / SRM
A ramp inspector does not create his/her own set of standards,
he/she checks the correct implementation of standards and tolerances defined, among others, in the inspected airline’s own AMM/SRM.
Back to basics (II) : EASA SAFA procedures
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A SAFA finding is a deviation from an applicable SAFA standard :
MEL / CDL / AMM / SRM MEL / CDL / AMM / SRM Missing/loose fasteners Back to basics (II) : EASA SAFA procedures
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Example : a SANA inspection in France
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Example : a SANA inspection in France
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Industry Forum – October 2012 It creates lots of operational disruptions and delays considered
by airlines as “unnecessary” (obtention of an NTO from the manufacturer or a design approved organisation)
This kind of situation (very restrictive limitations for dispatch set
by the manufacturer), leads to lots of SAFA findings to be detected
Some airlines contacted Boeing to set dispatch limitations to cope with defects on missing screws (secondary structure) Update of their SRM with dispatch conditions (more and more seen on the ramp)
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Dispatch Conditions !!!
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Missing screws on A320 family Another example…
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French DGAC opinion E-mail from the DSAC deputy director to an airline and a manufacturer, January 2012
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French DGAC opinion E-mail from the DSAC deputy director to an airline and a manufacturer, January 2012 Manufacturers defined very restrictive dispatch conditions for some technical defects, including missing/loose fasteners. Airlines state that the verification of each of those items would be very time-consuming. Moreover, those restrictive dispatch conditions are defined for items the manufacturer does not require to be checked before each flight Adequacy between aircraft acceptance procedures and dispatch conditions? Contact the manufacturer to see if some dispatch conditions can be modified
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GM V2 : new EASA rules for missing fasteners
GM V2 § 4.2
Missing/loose fasteners Within limits Remark (cat G)
for airline information
Outside limits No dispatch conditions PDF C01/ C03/ C07 Cat 3
Fasteners or rivets loose or missing
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GM V2 §4.1
No dispatch conditions PDF C01/ C03/ C07 Cat 3
Fasteners or rivets loose or missing
GM V2 : new EASA rules for missing fasteners
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