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The Aviation, Space &
Defense Resource Page
The IPL Group, LLC provides the following
information and data based on publicly available information.
Editorials
What is the
FAA Budget? Is it really going down?
Why would NASA sit on
safety data?
Important Links
The following link goes to the
FAA's Service
Difficulty Reporting (SDR) program site. This site allows
the public to query the FAA's database for SDR's and Malfunction and
Defect Reports (MDR). Be aware that the contents of the FAA's
SDR data are not verified and may not be accurate.
Standards, Rules, and Laws
The following documents are a collection of
rules, laws, and standards which are relevant to the AS&D
professional.
Title 49 provides the authority for the FAA.
This is an
important document for aviation professionals to be familiar with.
MIL-HNBK-516B is the DoD's guide for certification of aerospace
products. This document is important for any organization
engaging in a new certification program.
The "Space Act" is the public law
which provides the NASA Administrator with his authority. For
professionals who are active in aeronautical research and business
with NASA, this is a relevant document to be familiar with.
49 U.S.C., Subsection
II, Chapter 11 provides the NTSB with its authority to
investigate and determine probable cause of aviation accidents.
Aviation professionals who are responsible for quality records,
service documents, and in-house investigations should be familiar
with this section of Title 49 as well as the implementing rules.
This link will take you to the NTSB's legal webpage.
Resource Documents on Safety Culture
Air Carrier
Operations System Model. (2001) An FAA report.
Defining
and Assessing Safety Culture in High Reliability Systems: An
Annotated Bibliography. (2001) An FAA sponsored report by
Weigmann, Zhang, and von Thaden.
Safety
Culture: A Review. (2002) An FAA sponsored report by
Weigmann, Zhang, von Thaden, Sharma, and Mitchell.
The Columbia
Accident Investigation Board Report (2003)
Exploration of
the Correlation Structure of a Survey for Evaluating Airline Safety
Culture. (2004) An FAA sponsored report by Gibbons,
Weigmann, and von Thaden.
Measuring Organizational Factors in Airline Safety. (2004)
An FAA sponsored report by Weigmann, von Thaden, and Shappell.
The OLD Civil Air Regulations (CAR)
The following CARs can be difficult to locate.
These are still valid today for aircraft and products which were
certified under the old rules. When using the below CARs, keep
in mind that each may have several amendments to them, which are not
included on this page.
CAR
Part 1: Identification, and Marking of Aircraft and Related
Products
CAR
Part 13: Airplane Airworthiness - Normal, Utility, Acrobatic, and
Restricted Purpose Categories
CAR
Part 4b: Airplane Airworthiness Transport Categories
CAR
Part 13: Aircraft Engine Airworthiness
CAR
Part 14: Aircraft Propeller Airworthiness
CAR
Part 18: Maintenance, Repair, and Alteration of Airframes,
Powerplants, Propellers, and Appliances
CAR
Part 400: Organization and Functions
CAR
Part 406: Certification Procedures
CAR
Part 410: Delegated Option Procedures for Certification of Small
Airplanes, Gliders, Engines, and Propellers
CAR
418: Representatives of the Administrator
Free Performance Improvement Downloads
5 Whys
Worksheet - This is an excellent and simple method to facilitate
conversation around root cause determination.
Tree
Diagram Worksheet - The tree diagram, also known as fishbone
diagram is an effective tool for breaking down complex problems for
analysis and team discussion. It can also be used as an
effective preventative action tool.
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