Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com considers the key terminology related to Aircraft Certification – System Safety Assessment Catastrophic Failure Condition: A failure condition that would result in multiple fatalities, usually with the loss of the airplane. Error: An omission or incorrect action by a crewmember or maintenance personnel, or a mistake in requirements, design, or implementation. Event: An…

Presented by Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com Introduction Certification requirements for civil [commercial] aircraft are derived from: ICAO Annex 8 Airworthiness of Aircraft together with ICAO Airworthiness Manual, Part V State of Design and State of Manufacture. Each ICAO contracting state is obligated to establish its own legal framework. Within the European Community, this activity…