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NATA	Maintenance	Perspective
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do you do after you finish saying bad words? Well, you have to take action to stop the violation, that means getting all the airplanes to a maintenance base and performing an assessment on what aircraft are impacted, etc. Those that are out of compliance must be brought back into compliance, either by completion of the AD or an Alternate Means of Compliance. Bottom line, it may mean that airplanes are taken out of service to ensure the violation has ceased and you comply with the AD. The other important aspect is that you cannot be a repeat offender. If you file a VDRP and go through all the motions of root cause analysis and corrective action and the same violation happens again, you may be out of luck, the FAA may not accept the VDRP and you will be looking at an enforcement action. If you are eligible to participate in the VDRP, be sure you go to the FAA Web site and read up on the requirements.

You can also review Advisory Circular 00-58B, Voluntary Disclosure Reporting Program, for all the references you need as well. Another key safety information sharing program is the Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP). The ASAP is based on a safety partnership that includes the FAA, the certificate holder, and, sometimes, a third party, such as a labor organization. The ASAP encourages air carrier and repair station employees to report voluntarily errors critical to identifying potential precursors to accidents or incidents. Under an ASAP, safety issues are resolved through corrective action rather than through punishment or discipline. The ASAP began with air carriers and pilots and soon expanded to aviation maintenance organizations and personnel. Over the past several years, the number of ASAPs has increased significantly and includes participants from other

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Aviation Business Journal 3rd Quarter 2012

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