A-10-089
NTSB Safety Recommendation — Aviation
Recommendation text
TO THE EUROPEAN AVIATION SAFETY AGENCY: During the bird-ingestion rulemaking database (BRDB) working group‘s reevaluation of the current engine bird-ingestion certification regulations, specifically reevaluate the Joint Aviation Regulations Engines (JAR-E) large flocking bird certification test standards to determine whether they should 1) apply to engines with an inlet area of less than 3,875 square inches and 2) include a requirement for engine core ingestion. If the BRDB working group‘s reevaluation determines that such requirements are needed, incorporate them into JAR-E and require that newly certificated engines be designed and tested to these requirements.
In plain language (FlightFinder summary)
EASA is asked to have the BRDB working group reevaluate the large flocking bird certification test standards in JAR-E, specifically regarding applicability to engines with an inlet area under 3,875 square inches and whether core ingestion requirements are needed. If the reevaluation determines these requirements are necessary, EASA should incorporate them into JAR-E and mandate that newly certificated engines be designed and tested to those standards.
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 - Acceptable Action |
|---|---|
| Mode | Aviation |
| Closed | Jan 25, 2018 |
| NTSB number | DCA09MA026 |
| Addressees | European Aviation Safety Agency |
External links
NTSB safety recommendations are advisory; addressees are not legally required to adopt them. Source: NTSB CAROL (public domain).