The capture of Technical Records at a Mid-Lease Inspection is a very topical subject in the industry at the moment.
Since the very quick Airline return to service post the Covid pandemic it is very noticeable that Airline staff levels that supported this function, the retrieval of these records or granting electronic access to the owners/lessors is not yet back to where it needs to be.
Safety Management & Consideration of Change
Safety management “seeks to proactively identify hazards and to mitigate the related safety risks before they result in aviation accidents and incidents”
While we cannot remove all risk from what we do, we are left in a situation when we must learn to work with and manage the risk; we need a method that will enable us to make risk-based decisions.
Learning to manage risk and make risk-based decisions as an integral part of the organisational structure.
Aircraft Reliability Analysis
We looked at some of the considerations in the last post regarding sources for reliability monitoring.
Another important factor is what do you consider for further investigation and at what levels do you investigate metrics.
As a part of the CAMO function it is key to consider aircraft reliability and ensure that trend monitoring aid the approved maintenance program in being effective.
The range and depth of analysis and interpretation will depend upon your specific operation and the operation of the aircraft. It can be easier to consider the process in two sections: the data gathering (1) and then resulting actions (2).
Again, our wish is to to get some good comments going on this post so that we can come up with a definitive list.
During a mid-lease inspection, the lessor gets an opportunity to review the modification status and aircraft capability by means of the technical consultant performing a physical inspection of the aircraft.
Mid-Lease Inspections to verify aircraft modifications and capability would often involve looking at the following items;
*ACARS – Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System – Confirm ACARS capability by reviewing FCOM (Flt Crew Ops Manual; if power is available, verify through MCDU (multifunction Control Display Unit) by checking for datalink printer; annotate the P/N into your checklist and report.