Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 22.11.1999

Technical Report on Propulsion System and Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) Related Aircraft Safety Hazards

This notice announces the availability of Technical Report on Propulsion System and Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) Related Aircraft Safety Hazard, dated October 25, 1999. In 1991, the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) provided the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with a study aimed at the development of more effective methods to identify, prioritize and resolve safety-related problems occurring on commercial aircraft engines. The activity was undertaken as a result of the rapid increase in commercial aircraft entering revenue service, leading to a corresponding increase in the exposure to flight-safety events. The AIA team that developed the study was the Continued Airworthiness Assessment Methodologies (CAAM) Committee. This initial AIA study covered a variety of propulsion system and auxiliary power unit (APU) events. Later, the AIA recognized the need to update uncontained engine events, and prepared a supplemental report. This FAA report is a compilation of both the initial and supplemental data from the above noted reports, and provides historical safety data that document propulsion system and APU-related aircraft safety hazards. The information provided in this FAA rep