Consideration of Differences between FAA FAR 21 and EASA / GCAA PART 21 – CAR 21

EASA Delegation Processes (FAA – EASA Differences) Whilst both the EASA and FAA system essentially demonstrate compliance with the same fundamental requirements which we understand as Certification Specifications in the EASA system. There are fundamental differences in the oversight process. EASA Part 21 Subpart J – Concerns Design Organisation Approval (DOA) The privileges of the…

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Meaningful Reliability Data – the Challenges associated with Low Utilization Operations

Having completed a number of reliability courses on behalf of Sofema, and advised on reliability programme development, the author is frequently asked about the challenge of low levels of reliability data, and whether there are enough data points in order to produce an adequate analysis. The biggest concern amongst reliability engineers is a somewhat thorny…

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