The FAA has published for comment a draft Transport Airplane Risk Assessment Methodology (“TARAM”) Handbook. They have also published a corollary draft policy statement. Both are currently available for public review and comment. The two documents are meant to support risk assessment required by SMS rules, but (1) they are useful for performing risk assessment … Continue reading
The new Safety Management Systems (SMS) regulation will be published on Friday April 26. A pre-publication version of the rule is currently available for inspection. The new regulation will expand the applicability of FAA’s SMS rule to include type certificate (TC) holders and production certificate (PC) holders. It will also expand the scope to include … Continue reading
MARPA has filed formal comments on two recent rulemaking activities: SMS and Systems Safety. In both cases, the comments are intended to improve the rules and make them more useful to protect safety in the global aviation system. Continue reading
The deadline for Safety Management Systems (SMS) comments is coming soon. One key question asked in the FAA proposal is whether the SMS rules should be applied to PMA holders. Continue reading
Safety Management Systems (SMS) is being adopted as a standard practice across the manufacturing industry. We will be discussing SMS at the Annual Conference in November. This is a review of the status of SMS regulations for manufacturers in some jurisdictions. United States The FAA is expected to take their existing SMS rule (which applies … Continue reading
The part 21 SMS requirements will likely be published by the European Commission in the first quarter of 2022. This rule is expected to apply SMS requirements to manufacturers holding EASA Part 21 certificates. The EASA SMS rule is expected to be applicable 20 days after the publication date (that’s when compliance is permitted). Compliance … Continue reading
COS/SMS Case Study by Steve Szpunar, MARPA Safety Committee Chairman – PW4000 112” Fan Blade Failures Continue reading
EASA has taken the next step toward implementing a Safety Management Systems (SMS) rule for manufacturers and repair stations. EASA proposed SMS Opinion 04/2020 to the European Commission, today. Under that opinion. EASA proposes to modify the EU aviation manufacturing regulation, and the EU aviation maintenance regulation, in order to incorporate SMS. Continue reading
EASA has issued a Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA) that would establish new SMS regulations for repair stations and manufacturers. US manufacturers should examine these changes carefully to help predict what sort of standards might be applied to US manufacturing in the future. Continue reading
The air carrier deadline for implementing SMS programs is just six months away! Continue reading
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