Thoughts on
“Airworthiness”
for the Active DPE
Aircraft
Maintenance:
your dearest friend,
or the devil
in disguise!
Aircraft Maintenance
is expensive
Good Aircraft
Maintenance is…
…very expensive
Bad Aircraft
Maintenance is
“UNAFFORDABLE”
FAA Flight Standards
Service
Airworthiness Special Emphasis
Program - Orlando
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Objective
Increase industry level of
awareness and associated
responsibilities of the term
“Airworthy”
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Background
Gradual disintegration of the
knowledge required and the
ability to make airworthiness
determinations
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Basis of
Statement
Most aircraft flying over us
today are physically,
structurally or legally
“UNAIRWORTHY”
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The Options:
• Airworthy
• Flyworthy
•Deadly
Airworthy
• Aircraft or component part meets
its type certificate which includes
type design (or properly altered
condition, i.e. STC, major
alteration, etc.
• Aircraft or component is in a
condition for safe operation.
• FAA Form 8100-2
Airworthy
• “Aircraft or component part meets its type
certificate which includes type design”
Think “blueprint”
• “Aircraft or component is in a condition for
safe operation”
Think “wear”
AR(R)OW
ARRACIEEVCSATCFIE
www.faa.gov/fsdo/orl
• CFI-ESP (bottom of text, hot button)
• Invisible clay pigeons
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