See ATSB report BS/20010005,
"Investigation into Ansett Australia maintenance safety
deficiencies and the control of continuing airworthiness of Class A
aircraft".
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau recommends that the Civil
Aviation Safety Authority review the effectiveness of the system
for the transmission of information on faults, malfunctions and
defects to the organisation responsible for the aircraft's type
design, in accordance with ICAO Annex 8, Part II, paragraph
4.2.5.
The Authority supports this Recommendation. The Recommendation
is being implemented through the introduction of a database of Type
Certificate Holders and manufacturers that will link to the
Authority's Service Difficulty Report (SDR) system. Work has
commenced on this project and is planned to be completed in August
2003.
The ATSB will continue to monitor the implementation of CASA's
proposed safety action.
In October 2006, CASA issued Notice of Proposed Rule Making NPRM
0604MS, A Proposal to Modernise and Harmonise Rules for the
Maintenance of Australian Aircraft and Licensing of Aircraft
Maintenance Personnel for industry comment by 27 November
2006.
The NPRM addresses the policy outcomes of adopting a regulatory
style similar to that proven by the European Aviation Safety Agency
(EASA) and would amend Parts 42, 66, 145 and 147 of the Civil
Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (CASRs).
The NPRM, as proposed, should address the issue in the
recommendation.
