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The primary objectives of a Flight Data Monitoring System FDM programme is to provide a tool for the operator to monitor its operational safety. According to Commission Regulation (EU) 965/2012, “Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) means the proactive and non-punitive use of digital flight data from routine operations to improve aviation safety”. Considered alongside a reporting system, FDM becomes…

Concerning the requirement to retain EASA Form 1 certificates for on-condition components? The challenge here is that it is potentially possible for release documentation to provide an auditable trail for on condition components – however the regulatory driven need to retain this information is quite limited. There is no specific requirement to retain the EASA…

The following document considers a number of issues and identifies the current and future viewpoint which is understood to be the position taken by EASA Concerning the back-to-birth traceability for any component fitted to European aircraft? The issue occurs because the requirements focus on only Life Limited Components (LLC) and the records do not focus…