A-02-042
NTSB Safety Recommendation — Aviation
Recommendation text
TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Conduct a systematic industrywide evaluation and issue a report on the process by which manufacturers recommend and airlines establish and revise maintenance task intervals and make changes to the process to ensure that, in the future, intervals for each task (1) take into account assumptions made by the original designers, (2) are supported by adequate technical data and analysis, and (3) include an appropriate safety margin that takes into account the possibility of missed or inadequate accomplishment of the maintenance task.
In plain language (FlightFinder summary)
The Federal Aviation Administration is asked to evaluate how manufacturers recommend and airlines set maintenance task intervals, then report on that process and make changes. The goal is to ensure future intervals account for original design assumptions, are backed by sufficient data and analysis, and include a safety margin for possible missed or incomplete maintenance.
This plain-language summary is written by FlightFinder to explain the recommendation above. It is not the official wording — the verbatim NTSB text is quoted above.
Details
| Status | Closed - Unacceptable Action |
|---|---|
| Mode | Aviation |
| Closed | Apr 5, 2010 |
| NTSB number | DCA00MA023 |
| Addressees | FAA |
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NTSB safety recommendations are advisory; addressees are not legally required to adopt them. Source: NTSB CAROL (public domain).