Recommendation R20070030

Recommendation issued to: Civil Aviation Safety Authority

Recommendation details
Output No:	R20070030
Date issued:	30 October 2007
Safety action status:	Closed - Action Taken
Background:	Why this Recommendation was developed

Output text

Safety issue

Currently, Civil Aviation Advisory Publication (CAAP) 42B-1(0) and Airworthiness Bulletin AWB 02-003 Issue 2, are ambiguous regarding required inspection intervals for Private category aircraft airframe items. This may result in the items being operated past the specified aircraft manufacturer's inspection interval.

Safety Recommendation

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau recommends that the Civil Aviation Safety Authority review Civil Aviation Advisory Publication (CAAP) 42B-1(0) and Airworthiness Bulletin AWB 02-003 Issue 2, in order to clearly define the required inspection intervals affecting Private category aircraft airframe items.

Initial response
Date issued:	13 March 2008
Response from:	Civil Aviation Safety Authority
Action status:	Closed - Accepted
Response text:	CASA has no objection to the safety issue at 4.2.2 in the draft report and the recommendation. CASA is aware that this is an area that requires clarification and will pursue this further now that the final report has been released.