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SMS in transition within EASA regulated countries

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August 24, 2012

Steven Bentley

An article by Steven Bentley of Sofema Aviation Services reviewing impending changes to the Safety Management System processes within European Operations and MRO’s and the States. EASA has mandated the requirements for the implementation of Safety management Systems and processes with community operators and maintainers. Part OPS Gen 200 provides Acceptable Means of Compliance –…

SMS in transition within EASA regulated countries

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August 20, 2012

sofema

An article by Steven Bentley of Sofema Aviation Services reviewing impending changes to the Safety Management System processes within European Operations and MRO’s and the States. EASA has mandated the requirements for the implementation of Safety management Systems and processes with community operators and maintainers. Part OPS Gen 200 provides Acceptable Means of Compliance –…

Notes on the Evolution of MSG-3 (Maintenance Steering Group Logic-3)

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August 19, 2012

Steven Bentley

A briefing document  presented by Steven Bentley  The MSG (Maintenance Steering Group) Logic Process is now over 40 years oId.  (MSG-3 is 30 years old) Consider that if we extrapolate backwards from the introduction of MSG we reach the 1930’s. During the early days of aviation, maintenance programs were simple and without any real analytical…

Issues of Managing Low Utilisation Aircraft Maintenance Programs “LUMP”

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August 14, 2012

Steven Bentley

The following article considers issues which should be considered as the aircraft utilisation decreases. Maintenance does not diminish but changes in nature to reflect the changing conditions. If neglected the cost of not performing maintenance can become significant. Low utilisation of Aircraft Engines and Components can have an extremely detrimental affect on the operation of…