The National Transportation Safety Board has directed the Federal Aviation Administration to ensure airport certification inspectors verify that friction measurement policies are accurately documented in Airport Certification Manuals and Snow and Ice Control Plans.
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The National Transportation Safety Board has directed the Federal Aviation Administration to ensure airport certification inspectors verify that friction measurement policies are accurately documented in Airport Certification Manuals and Snow and Ice Control Plans.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued Recitation A-16-028, identified by NTSB number DCA15FA085, addressed directly to the Federal Aviation Administration. This recitation mandates that for airports certificated under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 139, direct airport certification safety inspectors must take specific actions during the airports' next scheduled annual inspection. The inspectors are required to ensure that policies and procedures for friction measurement during winter operations are accurately and adequately described in two key documents: the airports’ Airport Certification Manual and the Snow and Ice Control Plan. This directive aims to standardize how these critical safety protocols are documented to maintain operational integrity during adverse weather conditions.