Sofema Online (SOL) considers the key aspects related to achieving the best outcomes with Boeing MEDA. Introduction  The Boeing Maintenance Error Decision Aid (MEDA) is a structured process developed to identify the contributing factors to maintenance errors and events, with the goal of developing effective prevention strategies.  Its core philosophy is that people don’t intentionally make errors, and most…

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) considers the development of Boeing’s MEDA from Maintenance Error Decision Aid to Maintenance Event Decision Aid. Understanding what that shift means for investigation quality, safety culture, and SMS performance. Background Origins: Developed by Boeing with airline/union/FAA involvement in the early–mid 1990s; distributed to operators from 1995; widely adopted as an industry…