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Corporate Creators:
United States. Government Accountability Office
Subject/TRT Terms:
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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
Resource Type:
Research Paper
Geographical Coverage:
United States
TRIS Online Accession Number:
00722653
NTL Classification:
NTL-AVIATION-Aviation Laws and Regulations;NTL-AVIATION-Aviation Safety/Airworthiness;NTL-LAWS AND REGULATIONS-Federal Standards and Rules;
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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Collection(s):
US Transportation Collection
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