Maintenance and Modifications
Vigilance required to ensure AD compliance
Airworthiness Directives (ADs) were in the news as I was writing this article as a major airline has admitted that it failed to comply with the ADs on a co

Airworthiness Directives (ADs) were in the news as I was writing this article as a major airline has admitted that it failed to comply with the ADs on a considerable number of aircraft. (See story on page 14 about the penalty imposed on Southwest.) Major media outlets have given the story a great deal of attention, providing the public a look into the world of maintenance and, according to one reporter, scaring some passengers to death.

I don’t know if I agree with that statement, but I do know that ADs are something that all of us need to pay attention to. Mechanics for the airlines do not need to be preoccupied with AD compliance since the airlines have processes in place that take the Airworthiness Directive concerns away from the mechanic who signs the airworthiness release.

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