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When do you use an aircraft maintenance engineers’ logbook?
Jun 19 2016 | Comments (38)
The aircraft maintenance engineers’ logbook has been around for years, but in what ways do the engineers’ use their logboo...
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Virgin 747 gear jammed after actuator fitted upsidedown
Nov 01 2015 | Comments (26)
Maintenance personnel installed a Boeing 747-400 main landing-gear actuator upside-down before the aircraft suffered an un...
Jet Collapses During Routine Maintenance Check
Oct 18 2015 | Comments (6)
A Singapore Airlines jet face-planted when its forward landing gear retracted on the tarmac at Singapore's Changi Airport ...
A Just Culture – The Foundation of Any Successful Safety Management System
Sep 21 2015 | Comments (3)
by Gordon Dupont – With permission from D.O.M. Director of Maintenance magazine Every industry has its own culture and ...
EASA issues recommendations to prevent loss of fan cowl doors on A320 Lost cowlings on a BA A319 in May 2013 (AAIB)
Sep 06 2015 | Comments (18)
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued a Safety Information Bulletin, recommending operators of A320 aircraft t...
Could this Maintenance Accident Happen to You? - John Goglia
Aug 22 2015 | Comments (14)
Some of you may remember the British Airways Airbus 319 aircraft that lost the fan cowl doors from both engines on take-of...
Fatigue 'probably contributed' to Heathrow A319 engine incident
Aug 08 2015 | Comments (47)
The Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) has published its report into the A319 engine cowl incident which occurred at...
Because as a professional you must stand up for what you know is right...
Jul 26 2015 | Comments (0)
Norms – Unwritten rules that are dictated and followed by the majority of a group Submitted by Gordon Dupont With pe...
Ops Manual for Human Factors in Aviation Maintenance
Jul 25 2015 | Comments (0)
The Ops Manual for Human Factors in Aviation Maintenance is availabe for free download This manual recognizes that rea...
Pilots and Mechanics Must Communicate after Critical Maintenance
Jul 16 2015 | Comments (2)
If you missed the NTSB’s safety alerts this past month, three were targeted at general aviation pilots and one at GA mecha...
In Night Shift Workers, Insomnia Linked to Impaired Work Performance
Jul 16 2015 | Comments (29)
A new study of night shift workers suggests that overnight occupational and cognitive impairment is more strongly correlat...
