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Testimony of Gerald L. Dillingham, Associate Director, Transportation Issues,

Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division before the Subcommittee

on Aviation, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, U.S. Senate on

the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) oversight of repair stations that

maintain and repair aircraft and aircraft components. In recent years, FAA's

oversight of repair stations has become a matter of concern, in part because

the work performed by repair stations has been identified as a factor in several

aircraft accidents. This testimony discussed three main issues: (1) the

practice of using individual inspectors in repair station inspections; (2) the

condition of inspection documentation; and (3) current FAA actions to improve

the inspection process. 10p.

US Transportation Collection