wigstheone
Apr 9, 02, 7:30 am
Three and a half years after launching a program to more effectively inspect airlines for potential safety problems, the Federal Aviation Administration still lacks the people, training and management focus to carry out the job, according to a new government report.
THE REPORT, PREPARED by the U.S. Transportation Department’s inspector general, faults the FAA for failing to carry out adequately an enhanced inspection regime designed to keep closer tabs on the nation’s largest carriers. Intended to be more proactive in identifying and cracking down on operational and maintenance lapses, the initiative continues to lag behind in analyzing data and properly training inspectors, the report says.
Two out of three veteran inspectors who were interviewed, for example, complained that the system “does not provide enough inspection coverage,” according to the report. In addition, the new procedures haven’t been uniformly implemented nationwide, and more than half of the inspectors interviewed for the report said they don’t understand the inspection checklist questions they are required to ask in evaluating air carriers’ systems, the report adds.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/736095.asp
THE REPORT, PREPARED by the U.S. Transportation Department’s inspector general, faults the FAA for failing to carry out adequately an enhanced inspection regime designed to keep closer tabs on the nation’s largest carriers. Intended to be more proactive in identifying and cracking down on operational and maintenance lapses, the initiative continues to lag behind in analyzing data and properly training inspectors, the report says.
Two out of three veteran inspectors who were interviewed, for example, complained that the system “does not provide enough inspection coverage,” according to the report. In addition, the new procedures haven’t been uniformly implemented nationwide, and more than half of the inspectors interviewed for the report said they don’t understand the inspection checklist questions they are required to ask in evaluating air carriers’ systems, the report adds.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/736095.asp