Safety issue

Safety issue description

Industry practices for tracking faults or performance problems with line-replaceable units are limited, unless the units are removed for examination. Consequently, the manufacturers of aircraft equipment have incomplete information for identifying patterns or trends that can be used to improve the safety, availability or reliability of the units.

Issue number AO-2008-070-SI-09
Issue owner All high capacity operators
Transport function Aviation: Air transport
Date issue released 19/12/2011
Issue status justification

No safety action was advised by any of the organisations associated with the investigation.