### Attachment 1 (Provisional Translation) 

## Press Release
...• 1.•.• Ministry of land, Infrastructure. Transport and Tourism



### Aletterofrecommendation toKoito Industries Ltd. dealing withitswrong doings andrelated matters February 8,2010 Airworthiness Division Engineering Department

Japan Civil Aviation ..Bureau l. Outline Based on the infonnation about wrong doings by Koito Industries Ltd. (Koito) reported inJune and July last year, Ministry of Land, lnfrastrubture Transpon and Tourism (MLIT) has conducted continuous on the spot inspection against Koito! which starte~tinJuly lastyear. As a result of the inspection, it was revealed that the folloW1ng "'"'fang doings including those reported hadbeen done in KoilO. I

·Changes (Qtheapproved seal design without going through proper procedure

·Falsification and fabrication ofmspection rec~rds inmanufacturing process ofseats

·Improper conduct oftests required to obtain Specification Approval"', and falsification and fabrication ofthetest r.esults t.

.r.~ . *The design approval to'the aircraft components and parts provided by 

### MLTT based on Civil Aeronautics,Regulation Article. 14. In ckse of aircraft seat, compliance with the technical standards IS c~nfifrried through the ~tatic load tests, dynamic load tests and flammability icsts~etc.



# .. 2. Response qfMLIT 2-1. Letter ofrecommendation to Koito As shown in the attached, "Leiter ofrecommendation on appropriate conduct of design and manufacturing of aircraft seats", MLlT recommended Koito that it shall take following measures to Improve its work relating to Specification Approval thoroughly and to ensure safety andregulatory compliance ofthe seats currently used and shipped infuture. (I) Work out a concrete improvement program that constructs a system to conduct the work regarding Specification Approval appropriately and properly, which ",till realize "safety first" culture throughout the company, eliminate the mindset which put the highest priority on the timely delivery and strengthen quality assurance system functions and report on the Idetails ofthe prOf,'Tam to JCAB by February 26 this year. (2) Conduct investigation and retesting 9f all aircraft seats shipped so far and currently used under JCAB supervisIOn, and clarifYtheir compliance status with thetechnical standards of Specification Approval Clarificatiorl on Items with higher priority shall be completed I before the end ofMay this year and those on all other items shall be completed betore the end of this year. Take appropriate ~~easures, including modification, Immediately if any non-compliance isfound. 

# L (3) Stop the shipment of newly manufac[ red seats for the time being except for those whose compliance with the technical standards isconfirrned bythe JCAB I 2-2. Measures forseats already shipped ana newly manufactured seats MLIT win strktly supervise the lctiVitieS by KOITO to confirm the safety of seats already shipped so far, which will inc1ud~witness ofretesting. vh,eiLnon-cJtnpliafj~e is found, the JCAB will, in cooperation with forbign aeronauticaL'authorities (FAA and EASA) and aircraft manufacturers, take appropriate aftions to ensur~ sa(ety ofaircraft operations. Moreover, JCAB will allow the shIpment ofnewly manufactured seats only when JCAB inspects strictly andconfirms compliancel 2-3. Prevention ofsimilar cases 

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# .~. MLIT intends to continuously scrutinize-very strictly activities by Koito to ensure safety of seats already shipped an~ to preve+ re:oco-';Irrence of similar cases. It a150 intends to strengthen supervision ofmamlfacturers ofC01)1pOnents andparts ofaircrafts mJapan including 

# , I' Koito by making on the sP(j)1-,ins~~clions_"1\;yitho~t advance notice and reconfirmation ofquality management systems through. obta:mmKProductlon approval.