FAASTeam Maintenance Safety Tip May 2011 Working to Your Limit 14 CFR Part 121.377 — Maintenance and preventive maintenance personnel duty time limitations, says: Within the United States, each certificate holder (or person performing maintenance or preventive maintenance functions for it) shall relieve each person performing maintenance or preventive maintenance from duty…
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FAASTeam Maintenance Safety Tip April 2011
Maintenance Safety Tip Notice Number: NOTC2911 Hardware Over the years, I have come into contact with many different types of aircraft hardware. Someone who is newer to the trade or a layman might think that what they are looking at is just a bolt or nut. That statement, as you know, could not be further…
NTSB Reports Flaws In 737 Rivets
While the NTSB update was purely factual, with no analysis, The New York Times said that according to experts, the findings may reveal manufacturing defects. “It means the assembly was wrong, it means the wrong tools were used, it means they were careless in drilling the holes, and maybe the drill was dull,” John J.…
Duty Time Limit and FAR 121.377
Many members have asked about Duty Time Limits and a letter of interpretation that has been passed around the airline system, hangar and shop floor. The actual regulation states that a mechanic must have rest of a least 24 hours during any seven consecutive days or the equivalent within any one calendar month (four 24-hour…
Recent aircraft incidents have focused the public’s attention on: Is my plane safe? Good Question.
Washington DC – A new report from the Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) highlights significant gaps in the safety and security of aircraft maintenance performed in outsourced repair facilities in the U.S. and overseas. The study, Who’s Fixing My Plane: Aircraft Maintenance in America? is based on a review of government audits and industry…
Why American Airlines doesn’t tout its maintenance work
BY MITCHELL SCHNURMAN mschnurman@star-telegram.com With all its red ink and union problems, American Airlines doesn’t have a lot to brag about. But in one category, it’s far and away the industry leader: doing its own maintenance on airplanes. This sounds so fundamental to running an airline that customers may be surprised to learn that carriers…
TWU report highlights gaps in security, safety of aircraft maintenance…
Background checks, drug screening, not consistent for mechanics working on U.S. aircraft; Many U.S. carriers, even some with 100 percent domestic routes, are now sending planes overseas to thinly regulated facilities for major overhaul Washington DC – A new report from the Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) highlights significant gaps in the safety and…
OSHA Inspection Practices and Policies
OSHA Inspections When the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) comes knocking, what should a facility expect and how should it be handled? The OSHA inspector is there for one of two reasons: to conduct a programmed inspection or an unprogrammed inspection. A programmed inspection is when the inspection is scheduled due to selection criteria…
Keeping your kids safe in the sun.
Elk Grove Village, IL – Citing increasing rates of skin cancers, including melanoma, the American Academy of Pediatrics recently issued new recommendations on limiting sun exposure and tanning salon use among children. Ultraviolet Radiation: A Hazard to Children and Adolescents offers guidance to parents and pediatricians on skin cancer prevention. Skin protection should begin at…
Disaster Training with the American Red Cross
Applications and background checks will be completed during the first training session. All trainings will be held at the TWU Local 514 Union Hall. Sign up sheets are available now. Ready when the Time Comes. Thursday, April 7, 5pm – 9pm Saturday, April 9, 8am – 12PM Disaster Assessment Saturday April 16, 9am – 12pm…