A-95-079
NTSB Safety Recommendation — Aviation
Recommendation text
THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE FAA: PUBLISH AN FAA SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS INFO BULLETIN THAT DESCRIBES THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS ACCIDENT, INCLUDING THE CONSEQUENCES OF IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE SPECIAL MISSION WIRING, WHERE ELECTRICAL POWER WIRES WERE UNPROTECTED BY CURRENT LIMITERS. IN ADDITION, EMPHASIZE THAT ALL MAJOR AIRCRAFT REPAIRS & ALTERATIONS REQUIRING FAA FORM 337 MUST BE PERFORMED IN STRICT ACCORDANCE WITH THE TECHNICAL DATA CONTAINED IN THE FAA FORM 337, & THAT IT IS UNACCEPTABLE TO USE SIMILAR WORK DONE ON ANOTHER AIRCRAFT AS A TECHNICAL GUIDE IN LIEU OF THE INFO ON THE FAA FORM 337.
In plain language (FlightFinder summary)
The NTSB asks the FAA to publish a special airworthiness information bulletin that details the accident's circumstances, including the dangers of improperly installed special mission wiring where electrical power wires lacked current-limiters. It also requests the bulletin stress that all major repairs and alterations requiring FAA Form 337 must strictly adhere to the technical data on that form, and that using similar work from another aircraft as a guide is unacceptable.
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 | Dec 3, 1996 |
| NTSB number | DCA95MA007 |
| Addressees | FAA |
External links
NTSB safety recommendations are advisory; addressees are not legally required to adopt them. Source: NTSB CAROL (public domain).