FAA and American lightning inspections

[vixin]

The idiot feds wont be happy until they destroy the industry.


FAA studying American's lightning checks procedure: report
Friday May 16, 1:56 am ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal aviation officials are examining why AMR Corp's (NYSE:AMR - News) American Airlines asked mechanics to start skipping some safety checks to detect damage to planes from suspected lightning strikes, the Wall Street Journal said on Friday, citing internal company and agency documents.

The regional Federal Aviation Administration office overseeing the airline is asking questions about the issue, in the first step of a possible formal investigation, the report said, citing people familiar with the details.
If the FAA concludes that American exceeded its authority in making the changes, it could face formal enforcement proceedings resulting in a civil fine and another change in procedures, the Journal added.
Officials at the FAA and American Airlines were not immediately available for comment.
(Reporting by Aarthi Sivaraman; Editing by Andrew Callus)

 

[erj-145mech]

If there are allegations of the company telling the techs to omit certain approved procedures, then the FAA has an obligation to investigate. It doesn't matter which carrier is involved.

It also doesn't help that the FAA Southwest region is also involved, as they are in the Congress's and the media spotlight.