Transcript EASA Fuel Tank Safety Training Seminar

EASA Fuel Tank Safety Training
Seminar
Presentation on behalf of IACA
Steve Sells
Airworthiness Manager
Thomas Cook Airlines UK Ltd
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IACA
International Air Carrier Association
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Founded in 1971
37 Airlines
Over 750 Aircraft
50000 + Employees
100 million + Passengers annually
650 Destinations
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• Industry Concerns
• Confusion over Training Requirements in Agency
Decisions 2007-001-R, 2007-002-R, 2007-003-R
• This seminar is evidence that there is concern over the
implementation of these requirements – these concerns are
shared by many Operators and Part 145 Organisations
• Operators are concerned as to what the Level 1 and 2
should include – the requirement in the AMC for “having
access to aircraft… where typical examples of FTS issues
can be shown” is a problem – we are trying to keep people
away from Fuel Systems!
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• No indication given as to if training, and
continuation training, needs to be assessed
• Should separate authorisations be given for Part
66 staff?
• Concern re lack of consistency of training that will
be given.
• Lack of Support from Manufacturers particularly
in respect of training material
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• Confusion as to recording requirements for CDCCL Tasks –
Operators can manage these for Planned/Scheduled Tasks,
but are having problems with this for Unscheduled Tasks –
For example, one manufacturer has a CDCCL task that
requires the air gap between an FQI probe and the Aircraft
structure to be maintained. Is it the intention that individual
records are required to be maintained for each probe?
• Many IACA members have aircraft that transfer on short
term seasonal leases. As these requirements are not
harmonised with the FAA, and other Authorities, this will
result in confusion and potential errors.
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• Many of the IACA members do have not their own Base
Maintenance facilities and contract with third party MROs
• Concern that not all Part 145 organisations, both inside and
outside Member States, fully understand the requirements.
This would include both Airframe/Engine Overhaul
Agencies as well as smaller Component Overhaul
companies. We would encourage the Agency and NAAs to
have open dialogue with these organisations and work
together to ensure consistency.
• Do all Part 145 organisations have to provide training, or
only with respect to their scope of approval?
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• We would further encourage the Agency to
consider facilitating Industry Workshops to
ensure that the results from meetings such
as todays, are shared and to enable
organisations to raise queries
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• Lack of coordination with the Airworthiness
Directives that have been issued in respect of Fuel
AWLs
• Lack of coordination with the forthcoming
regulation changes in respect of EWIS ( NPA
2007-01) which also imposes a heavy training
workload
• We would encourage the Agency to coordinate
these issues with Industry to ensure that training
efforts are not duplicated
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• Thank you for the opportunity to
participate in todays seminar
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