Aviation Safety: Targeting and Training of FAA's Safety Inspector Workforce

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Aviation Safety: Targeting and Training of FAA's Safety Inspector Workforce

1996-04-30
By United States. Government Accountability Office

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United States. Government Accountability Office
Subject/TRT Terms:

Aircraft Airlines Guidelines Inspectors Inspector Training Office Of Flight Standards Service, Federal Aviation Administration (U.S. Department Of Transportation) Regulations Safety Inspection Program Training
Publication/ Report Number:

GAO/T-RCED-96-26
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21949/1403287
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Research Paper
Geographical Coverage:

United States
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United States. Government Accountability Office
Abstract:

This is the statement of Gerald L. Dillingham, Associate Director, Transportation and Telecommunications Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division, General Accounting Office, on the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) safety inspection program. FAA's Office of Flight Standards Service develops the federal aviation regulations that airlines must follow and prepares guidance on how FAA safety inspectors should perform inspections. This office also inspects commercial and general aviation aircraft, aircraft repair stations, schools for pilot training and maintenance, and pilots. These inspections serve as part of an early warning system to identify potential safety-related problems. Mr. Dillion's testimony draws on GAO work since 1987 on FAA's targeting of inspection resources and its inspector training. In addition, the GAO interviewed about 50 inspectors and their comments on training have been incorporated where relevant to the issues discussed in this testimony. The comments made by these inspectors are not projectable to FAA's entire inspection training program, but their views and ongoing work by the Department of Transportation's Inspector General (DOT IG) indicate that long-standing problems with inspector training continue to exist.
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