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Issues and observations made by Steve Bentley MD SAS (www.sassofia.com) EASA Cleary identifies roles and responsibilities of the Role of EASA Part 147 Practical Trainer and Practical Assessor. However EASA has omitted to clearly identify the Role of EASA Part 145 Trainer “Supervisor / LAE” Following the amendment of EC 1149/2011 EASA Part 145 has…

Sofema Aviation Services www.sassofia.com looks at several Organisational Challenges related to the Management of on the Job Training within an EASA Part 145 Environment Regulatory Background Driven by changes in EASA regulations in accordance with EC 1149/2011 EASA introduced unique terms for Practical Training which is the responsibility of the 147 Organisation and “On the…

Retraction and Extension Issues Any unusual noise or slow movement of landing gear is an indicaton of a potential defect, defects may be “solid” or “intermittent” One possible scenario could be related to the surface temperatures, when temperatures are low it is possible for frozen deposits to be present. If the aircraft operating environment is…

The standard fixed overhaul fee typically covers the routine workscope, labour, tooling, consumables and the landing gear shop’s routine overhead. Additional items are costed separately including NR tasks, service bulletin (SB) tasks as well as any other requirements including airworthiness directives (ADs) The life of an average aircraft’s landing gear is a hard one. The…