Report from the Commission on the European Community SAFA Programme (Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft) — (Aggregated Information — Report — 30 April to 31 December 2006 )
Date: 2008-02-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: International Civil Aviation Organisation, aircraft, information analysis, safety standard, third country, transport safety

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IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Report from the Commission on the European Community SAFA Programme (Safety Assessment of
Foreign Aircraft)

(Aggregated Information — Report — 30 April to 31 December 2006)

(2008/C 42/01)

1.

THE EC SAFA PROGRAMME

1.1. Origins of the EC SAFA programme

Initially the SAFA programme was launched by the European
Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC)
in 1996. The SAFA pro-
gramme was not based upon a European legal binding basis but
upon a commitment of the Directors General of the participating
ECAC Member States. The scope of the inspections relating to
‘foreign’ aircraft implied those aircraft which are not used or
operated under the control of the competent authority of the
state where the inspection takes place.

On 30 April 2004 Directive 2004/36/EC of
the European
Parliament and of the Council on the safety of third-country
aircraft using Community airports (the so-called ‘SAFA Direc-
tive’) was published, creating a legal obligation upon EU Member
States to perform ramp inspections upon third country aircraft
landing at their airports, where ‘third country aircraft’ implied an
aircraft which is not used or operated under control of a
competent authority of an EU Member State; although the
Directive does in no way prohibit EU Member States from
inspecting aircraft from other EU Member States. EU Member
States were given a window of two years for implementing this
Directive through the enactment of national legislation.

Following a decision by the Directors General of ECAC member
states, the SAFA Programme was transferred under European
Community (EC) competence where as of 1 January 2007,
responsibility for the management and further development of
the EC SAFA programme falls upon the European Commission
assisted by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). EASA is
a European Commission agency based in Cologne which is
responsible for the operational management of the EC SAFA
programme on behalf of the same Commission in accordance
with Commission Regulation (EC) No 768/2006.

Until 2006 the operational elements of the SAFA programme
Joint Aviation Authorities
were implemented by the Central
(CJAA). At the end of 2006 the SAFA coordination activities
including the centralised database have been transferred from
CJAA to EASA.

The continued participation of the non-EU ECAC Member States,
and thus the pan-European dimension of the programme, has
been assured through the signature of a Working Arrangement
between each of these individual States and EASA. Including the
EU-27 therefore, the EC-SAFA programme boasts a total of
41 Participating States (see Appendix A).

1.2. Functioning of the EC SAFA Programme

In each SAFA Participating State, aircraft (third-country for EU
states or foreign for non-EU ECAC states) can be subject to a
ramp inspection, chiefly concerned with the aircraft documents
and manuals, flight crew licenses, the apparent condition of the
aircraft and the presence and condition of mandatory cabin
safety equipment. The references for
these inspections are
contained in the Standards of the International Civil Aviation
Organisation (ICAO) Annexes 1 (Personnel Licensing), 6 (Opera-
tions of Aircraft) and 8 (Airworthiness of Aircraft).

These checks are carried out in accordance with a procedure
which is common to all Participating States. Their outcome is
then the subject of reports which also follow a common format.
In the case of significant irregularities, the operator and the
appropriate Aviation Authority (State of Operator or Registry)
are contacted in order to arrive at corrective measures to be
taken not only with regard to the aircraft inspected but also with
regard to other aircraft which could be concerned in the case of

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an irregularity which is of a generic nature. All data from the
reports as well as supplementary information are shared and
centralised in a computerised database set up and managed by
EASA.

The main features of
summarised as follows:

the EC SAFA Programme can be

weaknesses both with regard to the quality control
management of that operator as well as the level of safety
oversight exercised by the responsible national civil aviation
authorities of the state where that operator is certified;
similar negative trends may also be identified concerning
specific aircraft types.

— its application by all SAFA Participating States — in
principle all 41 ECAC Member States with the exception of
Albania (EU Member States and non-EU ECAC Member
States that have signed the EASA Working Arrangement;

— More directly, SAFA inspections may contribute in real-time
to the safe operation of the particular aircraft which has just
been inspected prompting the inspecting authorities to
ensure that corrective actions are taken immediately prior
to any further operations being conducted by that aircraft.

— the broad dissemination of inspection results through a

SAFA centralised database;

— its bottom-up approach: the Programme is built around

ramp inspections of aircraft;

— its focused attention — primarily focusing on third country
aircraft flying to the EU and SAFA Participating States
(although SAFA inspections may continue to be performed
on aircraft from EU Member States);

— its inherent objective of checking for compliance with
ICAO Standards which are commonly applicable to all
inspected aircraft internationally.

1.3. Integration of the EC SAFA Programme in the overall

aviation safety chain

Based upon the SAFA inspections performed over the last few
years, experience shows that these give a general indication of the
safety of foreign operators. However, this indication is limited in
the sense that no full picture is obtained about the safety of any
particular aircraft or operator. This is due to the fact that certain
aspects are difficult to assess during an inspection (e.g. Crew
Resource Management, full airworthiness status, etc.) owing to
the limited time available to perform an inspection and
consequently the limited level of detail possible during such an
inspection.

Additionally, since the coming into force of Regulation (EC)
No 2111/2005 establishing a list of carriers which are banned
from flying into EC territory, SAFA inspections have acquired an
increased importance as one of the criteria considered by the
Commission in taking its decisions on the inclusion of carriers in
the Community list. Indeed, this has been the case since the
establishment of the first Community list in March 2006 and its
subsequent regular updates.

1.4. Development of the programme in 2006

The year 2006 saw two significant milestones in the SAFA
Programme:

— In April 2006 the ‘SAFA Directive’, adopted by the
in April 2004,
European Parliament and the Council
became applicable for EU Member Sates. In May 2006, the
European Commission formally mandated EASA through
Commission Regulation (EC) No 768/2006 of 19 May
2006 (implementing Directive 2004/36/EC as regards the
collection and exchange of information on the safety of
aircraft using Community airports and the management of
the information system)
to coordinate the EC SAFA
Programme and manage some of its elements (e.g. the
database, procedures, training) as of 1 January 2007.

A full assessment of a particular aircraft or operator can only be
obtained through the continuous oversight by the responsible
Aviation Authority (State of Operator or State of Registry). In this
manner,
information gained through the EC SAFA
the
Programme is useful:

— Primarily as a pre-emptive tool helping to identify potential
negative
safety trends, whereby a numerous and/or
findings concerning a particular
recurring number of
operator, is a very good indicator of potential structural

— In December 2006, an agreement was reached between
Eurocontrol and the European Commission in the frame-
work of the EC SAFA programme. Under this agreement,
Eurocontrol's Central Flow Management Unit
(CFMU)
undertook to alert SAFA Participating States of flight plans
to and from airports pertaining to aircraft or operators that
have been subjected to operating restrictions in one or
more Participating States and on which focused SAFA
inspections may be performed. This is in addition to a
warning function whereby (potential) flights of operators
featuring on the Community List of banned carriers (the so
called ‘Blacklist’) are also monitored.

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1.5. Why this report?

Article 6(2) of Directive 2004/36/EC provides that:

‘The Commission shall publish yearly an aggregated information report
available to the public and the industry stakeholders containing an
analysis of all information received in accordance with Article 5. That
indicate
analysis shall be simple and easy to understand and shall
whether there exists an increased safety risk to air passengers. In the
analysis, the source of that information shall be dis-identified.’

This report is based upon the results of all ramp inspections
performed during the period of 30 April 2006 to 31 December
2006. By next year, the same report will be phased-in on a full
year basis, covering the period between 1 January and
31 December 2007 — incidentally the first year following the
transfer of responsibility for the SAFA programme under EC
competence (see below).

2.

SAFA CENTRALISED DATABASE

The SAFA centralised Database has been managed by EASA since
December 2006, when it was transferred from the Central Joint
in the Netherlands to EASA in
Aviation Authorities (CJAA)
Cologne, Germany.

Although it is managed and maintained by EASA, the inclusion
the
of reports in the database remains a responsibility of
individual National Aviation Authorities
(NAA) of SAFA
Participating States.

In the considered time period SAFA Participating States
performed some 5 401 inspections which revealed some 8 383
findings (see Appendix B).

Data contained in the database is considered confidential in the
sense that it is only shared with other Participating States and is
not available to the general public. The database can be accessed
by all National Aviation Authorities of Participating States via the
(secured) internet. At present, 39 National Aviation Authorities
are connected on-line to the database.

regular analysis of the database by EASA) indicating that specific
subjects are suspected of non-compliance with international
safety standards. It might be decided to focus the inspection
according to certain criteria, as listed below. In case Participating
Member States decide to focus their inspections, this decision is
based on recommendations issued by the European Commission
or national policies and priorities. These recommendations can
be based on an analysis of the SAFA centralised database or on
the results of past inspections.

There are five areas on which the inspections can be focused:

(1)

Specific State of Operator (checking operators from a
particular State).

(2)

Specific aircraft type.

(3)

Specific nature of operations (scheduled, non-scheduled,
cargo, etc.).

(4)

Specific third country operator.

(5)

Specific aircraft
mark.

identified by its individual registration

Appendices C, D, E list the states of operator, aircraft types and
operators inspected in the period 30 April — 31 December
2006. They highlight
the EC SAFA
Programme and its non-discriminatory application.

the wide coverage of

The smooth operation of the Programme can also be illustrated
by the table below, which aggregates the information in the
Appendices and provides an overview of activities.

Although under the ‘SAFA Directive’ the main obligation on EU
Member States is the inspection of third-country aircraft visiting
EU airports, aircraft from EU Operators continue to be subject of
inspections as well. The following table shows the results:

3.

AREAS OF INSPECTION

In nearly all Participating States, the number of operating flights
is far greater than the inspection capability, implying that SAFA
ramp inspections are only possible on a spot-check basis. This is
organised either randomly or based upon information (e.g.

Inspections

Operator

5 401 Inspections...

...ON 762 different operators...

State of Operator

...FROM 122 States...

Aircraft type

...OPERATING 191 different (sub)
types of aircraft

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the vast
The table below, meanwhile reflects the fact
majority of all flights within EU Member States are carried out by
EU operators and that in general, SAFA participating States were
still using the broader criteria of
the former ECAC SAFA
Programme.

that

Inspections on EU
Operators

Inspections on non-EU
Operators

2006

Percentage

2 758

51,06 %

2 643

48,94 %

ratio based merely on the number of inspections. The results are
presented in the table below.

Period 30 April 2006 — 31 December 2006

Total Inspections (I)

Total Inspected Items (II)

Total Findings (F)

Findings/Inspections (F/I)

Findings/Inspected Items (F/II)

5 401

186 564

8 383

1,5521

0,045

4. MAIN RESULTS OF THE SAFA INSPECTIONS

4.1. Inspection findings in general

4.2. Inspection findings and their categories

A first starting point regarding the findings, which are deviations
from ICAO Standards,
the quantitative approach. This
compares the total number of findings (F) to the total number
of inspections (I) and the inspected items (II).

is

During the inspection, a checklist is used which comprises a total
of 54 different inspection items. In the majority of cases, not all
items are checked during an inspection because the time between
the arrival of the aircraft and its departure is not sufficient to
perform a complete inspection. Therefore,
the relationship
between the total number of findings and the total number of
inspected items might give a better understanding rather than a

Not only the absolute number of inspection findings needs to be
considered, but also their ‘severity’. To this end, three categories
of findings have been defined. A ‘Category 1’ finding is called a
minor finding; ‘Category 2’ is a significant finding and ‘Category
3’ a major finding. The terms ‘minor’,
‘significant’ and ‘major’
relate to the level of deviation from the ICAO Standard. The
prime purpose of categorising the findings is to classify the
compliance with a standard and the severity of non-compliance
with this standard.

The inspections and the categories of findings are recorded in the
database and the results are presented in the table below.

Number of findings

(F)

Ratio of findings

(Fcat./I)

Year

Number of
inspections

(I)

Cat. 1

Cat. 2

Cat. 3

(minor)

(significant)

(major)

total

F cat.1/I

F cat.2/I

F cat.3/I

F total/I

5 401

4 249

3 018

1 116

8 383

0,787

0,559

0,207

1,5521

2006

50,7 %

36,0 %

13,3 %

100 %

4.3. Inspection findings on a regional basis

Number of findings (F)

Ratio of findings (Fcat./I)

Region

Number
of States
inspec-
ted

Number
of
Operat.
inspec-
ted

Inspect.

Cat. 1

Cat. 2

Cat. 3

(I)

(minor)

(signif.)

(major)

Total

F cat.1/I

F cat.2/I

F cat.3/I

F total/I

EU(25) (1)

25

369

2 758

1 903

1 117

339

3 359

0,690

0,405

0,123

1,218

EUROPE
(ECAC) (2)

42

512

3 887

2 792

1 764

601

5 157

0,718

0,454

0,155

1,327

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Number of findings (F)

Ratio of findings (Fcat./I)

Region

Number
of States
inspec-
ted

Number
of
Operat.
inspec-
ted

Inspect.

Cat. 1

Cat. 2

Cat. 3

(I)

(minor)

(signif.)

(major)

Total

F cat.1/I

F cat.2/I

F cat.3/I

F total/I

Russian Fed-
eration,
Belarus &
Central
Asia (3)

North
America (4)

Latin Amer-
ica & the
Carib-
bean (5)

Middle East
and North
Africa (6)

Africa (7)

Asia (8)

Oceania (9)

6

3

51

352

399

435

142

976

1,134

1,236

0,403

2,773

51

227

187

85

37

309

0,824

0,374

0,163

1,361

17

32

102

121

50

16

187

1,186

0,490

0,157

1,833

17

20

14

3

50

32

26

8

561

532

382

176

1 090

0,948

0,681

0,314

1,943

120

130

166

133

19

81

7

127

9

83

57

4

379

1,083

1,383

0,692

3,158

265

0,609

0,955

0,429

1,992

20

0,368

0,474

0,211

1,053

Average/all States

0,787

0,559

0,207

1,5521

(1)

(2)

EU(25) — Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom (Bulgaria and Romania
were not yet EU members during the period under consideration).
ECAC — Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, Malta, Republic of Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom.

(3) Russian Federation, Belarus and Central Asia — Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,

Uzbekistan.

(4) North America — Bermuda, Canada, United States of America.
(5)

Latin America & the Caribbean — Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cayman Islands,
Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras,
Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent
and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of).

(6) Middle East and North Africa — Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran(Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libyan Arab

Jamahiriya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.

(7) Africa — Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo,
Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-
Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao
Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Togo, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania,
Zambia, Zimbabwe.

(8) Asia — Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Hong Kong
(Special Administrative Region of China), India, Indonesia, Japan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia,
Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam.

(9) Oceania — Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea,

Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.

From this table, one may note that:

— Operators from States in the EU, ECAC, Oceania and North America have fewer findings per

inspection than average.

— Operators from Africa, Russian Federation, Belarus, and the Central Asia group together with States
in Asia, the Middle East and North Africa have more findings per inspection than average.

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Distribution by ICAO regions

Number of findings (F)

Ratio of findings (Fcat./I)

No. of
States
inspec-
ted

No. of
Operat.
inspec-
ted

Inspect.

Cat. 1

Cat. 2

Cat. 3

(I)

(minor)

(signif.)

(major)

Total

F cat.1/I

F cat.2/I

F cat.3/I

F total/I

15

10

32

118

55

73

38

166

0,466

0,619

0,322

1,407

18

72

67

105

56

228

0,931

1,458

0,778

3,167

54

576

4 515

3 451

2 359

806

6 616

0,764

0,522

0,179

1,465

Region

APAC (1)

ESAF (2)

EUR/NAT
(3)

MID (4)

18

47

346

313

296

140

749

0,905

0,855

0,405

2,165

NACC (5)

SAM (6)

WACAF (7)

7

9

9

59

245

199

91

40

330

0,812

0,371

0,163

1,347

17

13

60

104

39

13

156

1,733

0,650

0,217

2,600

45

60

55

23

138

1,333

1,222

0,511

3,067

All States

122

762

5 401

4 249

3 018

1 116

8 383

0,787

0,559

0,207

1,552

(1) APAC-Asian and Pacific ICAO Region:

(2)

(3)

Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China (incl. Hong Kong and Macao), Cook Islands, Democratic People's
Republic of Korea, Fiji, India, Indonesia,
Japan, Kiribati, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshal Islands,
Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Samoa,
Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tonga, Vanuatu, Viet Nam.
ESAF-Eastern and Southern African ICAO Region:
Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia,
Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
EUR/NAT-European and North Atlantic ICAO Region:
Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands (incl. Netherlands Antilles), Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova,
Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, The former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom (incl. Cayman Islands, Bermuda), Uzbekistan.

(4) MID-Middle East ICAO Region:

Afghanistan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi
Arabia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.
(5) NACC-Northern American, Central American and Caribbean ICAO Region:

Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti,
Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United
States of America.
SAM-South American ICAO Region:
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela.

(6)

(7) WACAF-Western and Central African ICAO Region:

Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe,
Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo.

From this table, one may note that:

— Operators from States belonging to the NACC, APAC and EUR/NAT have fewer findings per

inspection than average.

— Operators from States belonging to the MID, SAM, WACAF and ESAF have more findings per

inspection than average

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Average Number of Findings by ICAO Region — Evolution over the last 3 Years

This graph shows that for most of the ICAO Regions the average number of findings (total number o findings/
total number of inspections) maintained at a constant level (EUR/NAT, NACC, MID) or decreased (WACAF,
APAC) over the last three years. South America and East Africa are the only regions for which the average
number of findings has increased over the same three years period.

Comparison between EU (25), ECAC and the rest of the world

Region

Number
of States
inspec-
ted

Number
of
Operat.
inspec-
ted

Number of findings (F)

Ratio of findings (Fcat./I)

Inspect.
(I)

Cat. 1
(minor)

Cat. 2
(signif.)

Cat. 3
(major)

Total

F cat.1/I

F cat.2/I

F cat.3/I

F total/I

EU(25)

25

369

2 758

1 903

1 117

339

3 359

0,690

0,405

0,123

1,218

Rest of EUROPE
(Non-EU ECAC
States)

EUROPE (ECAC
States)

17

143

1 129

889

647

262

1 798

0,787

0,573

0,232

1,593

42

512

3 887

2 792

1 764

601

5 157

0,718

0,454

0,155

1,327

Non-EU States

98

393

2 643

2 346

1 901

777

5 024

0,888

0,719

0,294

1,901

All States

123

762

5 401

4 249

3 018

1 116

8 383

0,787

0,559

0,207

1,552

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4.4. Inspection findings related to checklist items

Appendix F provides the results regarding each individual
inspection item (III) which has been inspected. It indicates the
number of times that a particular inspection item was checked,
the number of findings and the ratio F/III. Appendix G provides
the detailed breakdown of
findings for the year 2006 by
categories.

4.5. The top three significant and major inspection findings

related to checklist items

The inspection checklist consists of four major parts. Part A
concerns items to be inspected in the flight deck of the aircraft.
Part B of the checklist concerns items to be checked in the
(passenger) cabin, and mainly consists of safety equipment. Part
C relates to the general technical condition of the aircraft which
needs to be verified during a walk around check. Part D checklist
items concern the cargo compartment of the aircraft and the
cargo carried.

Any general findings not covered by Parts A, B, C or D can be
administered under Part E (general) of the checklist.

When considering the findings established during a SAFA
inspection, Category 2 (significant) and Category 3 (major)
findings require the highest attention when it comes to the need
for rectification. For each part of the checklist, the top three of
Category 2 and three findings related to the number of
inspections are given in the tables below Appendices D and E.

5.

ACTION TAKEN AFTER RAMP INSPECTIONS

Based on the category, number and nature of the findings, several
actions may be taken.

If the findings indicate that the safety of the aircraft and its
occupants is impaired, corrective actions will be required.
Normally the aircraft captain will be asked to address the serious
deficiencies which are brought to his attention. In rare cases,
where inspectors have reason to believe that the aircraft captain
intend to take the necessary measures on the
does not
deficiencies reported to him, they will
formally ground the
aircraft. The formal act of grounding by the State of Inspection
means that the aircraft is prohibited from resuming its flights
until appropriate corrective measures are taken.

Another type of action is called ‘corrective actions before flight
authorised’. Before the aircraft is allowed to resume its flight,
corrective action is required to rectify any deficiencies which
have been identified.

where there is a deficiency regarding passenger seats. Operation
of the aircraft is possible under the condition that the deficient
seats are not occupied by any passengers.

It is standard practice that the captain of the aircraft which has
just been inspected is debriefed about the findings. In addition,
Category 2 and Category 3 findings are communicated to the
responsible Aviation Authority and the home base of
the
operator with the request to take appropriate action to prevent
reoccurrence.

to achieve best

the objectives of

In order
the EC SAFA
Programme, close cooperation with the Civil Aviation Author-
ities of all those States whose operators and aircraft have been
is imperative. As part of their
subject of SAFA inspections,
responsibility regarding the safety oversight of their national
operators according to the relevant international safety stan-
dards, these Civil Aviation Authorities are requested to ensure
proper implementation of corrective actions in order to address
the reported SAFA findings.

In some cases, when the findings on an aircraft are considered
important, individual SAFA Participating States may decide to
revoke the entry permit of that aircraft. This means that the
particular aircraft is no longer allowed to land at airports or fly
in the airspace of that State. Such a ban can be lifted if the
operator of the aircraft proves that the problems have been
properly corrected. Such entry permit repercussions can there-
fore be, and usually are, of a temporary character.

As regards such bans and their subsequent lifting, those SAFA
Participating States which belong also to the European
Community shall be acting in accordance with the provisions
laid down in Regulation (EC) No 2111/2005 on the establish-
ment of a Community list of air carriers subject to an operating
ban within the Community.

Number of Inspections

5 401

Number of Findings

8 383

Information to the
Authority & the Operator

1 441

Restriction of the aircraft
operation

Corrective actions before
flight authorisation

Aircraft grounded

Entry permit repercus-
sions

47

722

7

4 (1)

ACTIONS TAKEN

In other cases,
the aircraft may depart under operational
restrictions. An example of such a restriction would be the case

(1) not including bans/operational restrictions imposed by the EC pursuant to

Regulation (EC) No 2111/2005.

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APPENDIX A

Data collection by SAFA programme Participating States

(April-December 2006)

No

Member State

Number of inspections

Number of findings

EU Member States (2006)

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25

Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom

Non-EU ECAC SAFA Participating States (2006)

Total

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17

Albania
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bosnia Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Georgia
Iceland
Moldova (Republic of)
Monaco
Norway
Romania
Serbia and Montenegro
Switzerland
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)
Turkey
Ukraine

Total

42
68
2
27
43
27
98
1 285
510
90
7
59
660
2
16
0
7
185
85
32
6
5
1 083
71
193

4 603

0
0
0
13
0
44
0
18
3
0
208
91
0
279
0
122
20

798

37
73
3
39
13
15
43
2 494
297
24
23
41
1 017
0
7
0
6
454
27
35
3
0
2 679
165
242

7 737

0
0
0
19
0
74
0
14
2
0
134
82
0
62
0
183
76

646

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APPENDIX B

List of States of inspected operators

Operator State

ICAO country code

Number of inspections

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

Angola

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Armenia

Aruba

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Belarus

Belgium

Bermuda

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Brazil

Bulgaria

Cape Verde

Cameroon

Canada

Cayman Islands

Chile

China

Colombia

Comoros

Cote d'Ivoire

Croatia

Cuba

Cyprus

Czech Republic

OA

LA

DA

FN

TA

SA

U5

T2

Y

LO

UB

OB

VG

UM

EB

TX

LQ

SB

LB

GV

FK

C

MW

SC

ZB

SK

F1

DI

LD

MU

LC

LK

1

18

34

9

2

9

11

4

11

131

12

11

2

33

100

5

7

24

123

8

2

43

6

4

18

9

4

4

83

4

28

84

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Operator State

ICAO country code

Number of inspections

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Denmark

Ecuador

Egypt

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Estonia

Ethiopia

Finland

France

Gabon

Georgia

Germany

Ghana

Greece

Hong Kong

Hungary

Iceland

India

Iran

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Jamaica

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Republic of Korea

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Latvia

Lebanon

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Lithuania

FZ

EK

SE

HE

FG

HH

EE

HA

EF

LF

FO

UG

ED

DG

LG

VH

LH

BI

VA

OI

EI

LL

LI

MK

RJ

OJ

UA

HK

RK

OK

U2

EV

OL

HL

EY

2

95

2

80

1

3

13

6

64

100

4

7

342

7

76

9

99

70

9

14

155

34

173

2

4

31

6

8

17

3

1

37

17

5

36

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Operator State

ICAO country code

Number of inspections

Luxembourg

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Madagascar

Malaysia

Malta

Mauritania

Mauritius

Mexico

Moldova

Monaco

Morocco

Netherlands

Netherlands Antilles

New Zealand

Norway

Oman

Pakistan

Peru

Poland

Portugal

Qatar

Romania

Russian Federation

Saint Vincent/Grenadines

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

Serbia and Montenegro

Singapore

Slovakia

Slovenia

South Africa

Spain

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Suriname

EL

LW

FM

WM

LM

GQ

FI

MM

LU

LN

GM

EH

TN

NZ

EN

OO

OP

SP

EP

LP

OT

LR

U

TV

OE

GO

LY

WS

LZ

LJ

FA

LE

VC

HS

SM

53

4

11

7

37

7

5

12

35

5

79

104

9

5

52

2

33

1

86

111

20

92

296

3

13

9

43

13

42

34

11

196

2

3

1

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Operator State

ICAO country code

Number of inspections

Sweden

Switzerland

Syrian Arab Republic

Taiwan (Republic of China)

Thailand

Tunisia

Turkey

Turkmenistan

Uganda

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

United States of America

Uruguay

Uzbekistan

Vanuatu

Venezuela

Vietnam

Yemen

Zimbabwe

ES

LS

OS

RC

VT

DT

LT

U3

HU

UK

OM

EG

K

SU

U4

NV

SV

VV

OY

FV

145

158

14

5

12

167

285

3

12

124

30

418

179

3

13

3

7

1

7

3

Total (EU/ECAC)

123 (42)

5 401 (3 887)

From this table the following observations can be discerned with regard to States of (inspected) Operators inspected under
the SAFA Programme:

— There is no discrimination between the number of inspections conducted upon operators certified in the 42 EU/ECAC

States (indicated in bold) and operators certified in the other 81 non-European States.

— Indeed, during the time period being considered, 3 887 (71,99 %) out of a total number of 5,401 inspections were

conducted upon European operators certified in EU/ECAC States

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APPENDIX C

Aircraft types inspected (by manufacturer)

Large airliners (over 100 seats)

No.

Aircraft manufacturer

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

AIRBUS

ANTONOV

BOEING

BRITISH AEROSPACE

EMBRAER

FOKKER

ILYUSHIN

LOCKHEED

9. MCDONNEL DOUGLAS

10.

TUPOLEV

11.

YAKOVLEV

Regional airliners (19-99 seats)

No.

Aircraft manufacturer

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

ANTONOV

AVIONS DE TRANSPORT RÉGIONAL

BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE

BRITISH AEROSPACE

DORNIER

EMBRAER

FAIRCHILD

FOKKER

LET

10.

LOCKHEED

11.

SAAB

12.

YAKOVLEV

Commuter, business and general aviation aeroplanes

No.

Aircraft manufacturer

1.

BEECH

2.

BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE

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Aircraft manufacturer

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

BRITTEN-NORMAN

CESSNA

DASSAULT

DORNIER

SOCATA

FAIRCHILD

GULFSTREAM

10.

ISRAEL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES

11. MITSUBISHI

12.

PIAGGIO

13.

PIPER

14.

RAYTHEON

15.

ROCKWELL

No.

Aircraft manufacturer

Helicopters

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

AEROSPATIALE

BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON

EUROCOPTER

KAMOV OKB

ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY

The distribution of SAFA inspections by aircraft manufacturers mirrors to a large extent the current market penetration of
the various manufacturers. It is also worth mentioning that the year 2006 was the first year in which the SAFA Programme
was extended to cover also general aviation and helicopter operations.

These tables, are the result of grouping all the various aircraft types flying in Europe by their particular manufacturer.

Here it can be discerned that the conduct of ramp inspections is spread out quite evenly to cover the various aircraft types
flying in the Community.

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APPENDIX D

Operators inspected

Name
operator

Code
operator

(JATE) — JORDAN AVIATION

ABC HUNGARY

ABELAG AVIATION

ABS JETS

ACH HAMBURG GMBH

ACM AIR CHARTER GMBH

ACT HAVAYOLLARI AS

ACVILA AIR-ROMANIAN CARRIER

AD AVIATION LIMITED

ADRIA AIRWAYS

AEGEAN AVIATION

AER ARANN TEORANTA

AER LINGUS TEORANTA

AERIANTUR-M

AERO BUSINESS CHARTER BENSHEIM

AERO CHARTER KRIFKA GMBH

AERO RENT, JOINT STOCK COMPANY

AERO SERVICES EXECUTIVE

AERO TOY STORE

AERO VICS, SA DE CV

AERO-CHARTER UKRAINE LTD.

AERODIENST GMBH, NURNBURG

AERODYNAMICS MALAGA, S.L.

AEROFLOT — RUSSIAN INT. AIRL.

AEROFLOT DON/DONAVIA

AEROLANE-LINEAS AEREAS NACIONA

AEROLINEAS ARGENTINAS

AEROMEGA HELICOPTERS

AERONORDGRUP

AERONOVA

AEROPORTUL INT'L MARCULESTI

JAV

AHU

AAB

ABP

7AC

BVR

RUN

RRM

VUE

ADR

AEE

REA

EIN

MBV

GBJ

KFK

NRO

BES

8EU

ARI

UCR

ADN

DNC

AFL

DNV

LNE

ARG

8EQ

NRP

OVA

AMM

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Name
operator

Code
operator

AEROSTAR

AEROSVIT AIRLINES

AEROTRANSPORTES PRIVADOS SA DE

AEROVIAS DE MEXICO, S.A. DE CV

AEROVIS AIRLINERS LTD.

AFRICAN AIR SOLUTION

AFRICAN EXPRESS AIRWAYS

AFRICAN INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS

AFRICAN SAFARI AIRWAYS LTD.

AFRIJET BUSINESS SERVICE

AIGLE AZUR

AIR ADRIATIC

AIR ALGERIE

AIR ALLIANCE EXPRESS

AIR ALPS AVIATION G.M.B.H.

AIR ALSIE A/S

AIR ARMENIA

AIR ASTANA

AIR ATLANTIQUE

AIR AUSTRAL

AIR BALEAR

AIR BALTIC CORPORATION SIA

AIR BERLIN, INC.

AIR BOSNA

AIR BOTNIA

AIR CAIRO

AIR CANADA

AIR CHINA

AIR COMET PLUS

AIR CONTRACTORS (IRELAND) LTD

AIR DOLOMITI

AIR ENTERPRISE PULKOVO

AIR EUROPA

AIR EXPRESS SWEDEN

UAR

AEW

PRI

AMX

VIZ

8EL

AXK

AIN

QSC

8ED

AAF

AHR

DAH

6AT

LPV

MMD

ARR

KZR

AAG

REU

ABH

BTI

BER

BON

KFB

MSC

ACA

CCA

MPD

ABR

DLA

PLK

AEA

ALQ

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Name
operator

Code
operator

AIR EXPRESS SWEDEN AB

AIR FRANCE

AIR GLACIERS SA

AIR INDEPENDENCE LUFT.

AIR INDIA

AIR INVEST

AIR ITALY SPA

AIR JAMAICA

AIR LUXOR, LDA

AIR MADAGASCAR

AIR MADRID LINEAS AEREAS SA

AIR MALTA PLC

AIR MAURITANIE

AIR MAURITIUS LIMITED

AIR MEDICAL LTD

AIR MEDITERRANEE

AIR MEMPHIS

AIR MOLDOVA

AIR NATIONAL CORPORATE LTD

AIR NEW ZEALAND LTD.

AIR NOSTRUM

AIR ONE

AIR ONE EXECUTIVE S.P.A.

AIR PINK

AIR PRINT S.A.

AIR SENEGAL INTERNATIONAL

AIR SERVICE LIEGE

AIR SLOVAKIA BWJ LTD

AIR SOFIA

AIR TOMISKO

AIR TRAFFIC GMBH DUSSELDORF

AIR TRANSAT

AIR TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL

AIR URGA

AEQ

AFR

AGV

JTV

AIC

8ET

AEY

AJM

LXR

MDG

DRD

AMC

MRT

MAU

MCD

BIE

MHS

MLD

8FB

ANZ

ANE

ADH

AOE

8AM

APJ

SNG

ASL

SVK

SFB

8FG

ATJ

TSC

ATN

URG

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Name
operator

Code
operator

AIR VANUATU

AIR VIA

AIR ZIMBABWE

AIRBORNE EXPRESS INC.

AIRCOMPANY KARAT

AIRCOMPANY YAKUTIA

AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE COMPANY

AIRFIX AVIATION

AIRLINAIR SA

AIRLINES 400, JSC

AIR-SERVICE-GABON

AIRTEX AVIATION

AIRTIME CHARTERS

AIRWEST

AIRX LTD

AJET AVIATION LTD

ALBANIAN AIRLINES MAK S.H.P.K.

ALBATROS AIRWAYS

ALEXANDAIR

ALITALIA

ALITALIA EXPRESS

ALIVEN

ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS CO., LTD.

ALPI EAGLES SPA

ALROSA-AVIA

AMC AIRLINE

AMERICAN AIRLINES INC.

AMERIFLIGHT, INC. (BURBANK)

AMERIJET INTERNATIONAL

ANTONOV DESIGN BUREAU

ARCUS-AIR-LOGISTIC GMBH

ARIANA AFGHAN AIRLINES

ARKEFLY

ARKIA ISRAEL INLAND AIRLINES

AVN

VIM

AZW

ABX

AKT

SYL

AMV

FIX

RLA

VAZ

AGB

ACN

IME

AWZ

HOP

AJY

LBC

LBW

AXN

AZA

SMX

LVN

ANA

ELG

LRO

6AM

AAL

AMF

AJT

ADB

AZE

AFG

HXL

AIZ

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Name
operator

Code
operator

ARMAVIA

ARTEM-AVIA

ASIANA AIRLINES

ASTRAEUS LTD.

ATA-AEROCONDOR TRANSPORTES

ATLANTA

ATLANTIC AIR TRANPORT

ATLANTIC AIRLINES LTD

ATLANTIC AIRWAYS FAROE ISLANDS

ATLANTIC EXPRESS/EOS AIRLINES

ATLANT-SOYUZ

ATLAS AIR SERVICE

ATLAS AIR, INC. (JAMAICA, NY)

ATLAS BLUE

ATLAS JET INTERNATIONAL

ATLASJET HAVACILIK AS

ATRAN-AVIATRANS CARGO AIRLINES

AUDELI AIR EXPRESS

AURELA

AURORA AIRLINES, D.O.O.

AUSTRIAN AIRLINES (AUA)

AVANTI AIR GMBH, BUDINGEN

AVCON, AVIATION CONSULTING LTD

AVIACON ZITOTRANS

AVIAL NV LTD, AVIATION COMPANY

AVIANCA (COLOMBIA).

AVIANT

AVIASTAR-TU CO.LTD

AVIAVILSA

AVIENT AVIATION

AVIES

AVIONES DE ORIENTE, C.A.

AVIOSTART AS LTD

AXIS AIRWAYS

RNV

ABA

AAR

AEU

ARD

ABD

3AA

ALH

FLI

ESS

AYZ

7AG

GTI

BMM

OGE

KKK

VAS

ADI

LSK

URR

AUA

EEX

VCN

AZS

NVI

AVA

UAK

TUP

LVR

SMJ

AIA

ROI

VSR

AXY

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Name
operator

Code
operator

AZALAVIA-AZERBAIJAN HAVA YOL.

BAHREIN EX. AIR SERV. (BEXAIR)

BALTYKA LTD

BANGLADESH BIMAN

BELAIR AIRLINES AG

BELAVIA

BELLE AIR

BENAIR

BEST HAVAYOLLARI

BH AIR

BLUE AIR-TRANSPORT AERIAN

BLUE ISLANDS

BLUE LINE

BLUE PANORAMA AIRLINES SPA

BLUE WINGS AG, DUSSELDORF

BLUE1 OY, FINLAND

BLUEBIRD CARGO LTD

BOOKAJET

BRAATHENS ASA

BRA-TRANSPORTES AEREOS LTDA.

BRAVO AIRLINES

BRIGHT AVIATION SERVICES

BRITAIR S.A.

BRITANNIA AB

BRITANNIA AIRWAYS LTD.

BRITISH AIRWAYS

BRITISH MIDLAND AIRWAYS LTD.

BRITISH MIDLAND REGIONAL LTD

BRITISH REGIONAL AIRLINES LTD.

BRUSSELS INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES

BUDAPEST AIR SERVICE LTD

BULGARIA AIR

BULGARIAN AIR CHARTER

CABO VERDE EXPRESS

AHY

BXA

BTK

BBC

BHP

BRU

LBY

BEI

BST

BGH

JOR

BCI

BLE

BPA

BWG

BLF

BBD

BOO

BRA

BRB

8FC

BRW

BZH

BLX

BAL

BAW

BMA

BMI

BRT

BXI

BPS

LZB

BUC

2CA

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Name
operator

Code
operator

CAIRO AIR TRANSPORT COMPANY

CAMEROON AIRLINES

CAPITAL TRADING AVIATION LTD

CARGO AIRLINE AZERBAIJANHAVA

CARGOLUX AIRLINES INT.

CARPATAIR S.A.

CASPIAN AIRLINES

CATAIR LINEAS AEREAS

CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS LTD.

CCF MANAGER AIRLINE GMBH, KOLN

CENTAVIA

NOWY PRZEWOZNIK SP. Z.O.O.

CENTRE-AVIA AIRLINES, JSC

CENTURION AIR CARGO, INC.

CHANNEL EXPRESS (AIR SERVICES)

CHANTILLY AIR, INC (MANASSAS)

CHARTER FLIGHTS CARIBBEAN INC.

CHC DENMARK APS

CHINA AIRLINES

CHINA CARGO AIRLINES

CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES

CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES

CIELOS DEL PERU

CIMBER AIR A/S

CIRRUS LUFTFAHRTGESELL. MBH

CITEL YNX

CITELYNX

CITY AIRLINE AB

CITY STAR AIRLINES (LANDSFLUG)

CITYJET

CITYLINE HUNGARY LTD.

CLICKAIR

CLUB 328 LTD

CLUB AIR SPA.

CCE

UYC

EGL

AHC

CLX

KRP

CPN

CLI

CPA

CCF

CNA

CLW

CVC

CWC

EXS

WML

YYY

NBI

CAL

CKK

CES

CSN

CIU

CIM

RUS

8FL

8BQ

SDR

ISL

BCY

CNB

8FH

SDJ

ISG

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Name
operator

Code
operator

COMLUX AVIATION AG

COMORES AVIATION

COMP. HELICOPTEROS DEL SURESTE

CONDOR FLUGDIENST GMBH (FRA)

CONDOR FLUGDIENST GMBH (KELST)

CONTACTAIR GMBH

CONTINENTAL AIR LINES INC.

CONVIASA

CORSE AIR INTERNATIONAL

CORSE-MEDITERRANEE, COMPAGNIE

COUGAR LEASING LTD (T/A FLY GL

CROATIA AIRLINES

CRONUS AIRLINES

CUBANA DE AVIACION SA.

CYPRUS AIRWAYS LTD.

CZ AIRLINES, J.S.C.

CZECH AIRLINES J.S.C.

DAIMLER CHRYSLER AVIATION GMBH

DAIRO AIR SERVICES, LTD.

DANISH AIR TRANSPORT APS

DANU ORO TRANSPORTAS

DARWIN AIRLINE SA

DAS AIR CARGO

DASNAIR SA

DBF AVIATION

DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

DELTA AIR TRANSPORT NV

DENIM AIR

DEUTSCHE BA

DEUTSCHE LUFTHANSA, AG

DHL AIR LIMITED

DNIEPROAVIA

DOMODEDOVO AIRLINES

DONBASS-EASTERN UKRAINIAN

CLA

KMZ

HSE

CFG

CIB

KIS

COA

VCV

CRL

CCM

GSM

CTN

CUS

CUB

CYP

OKC

CSA

DCS

DSR

DTR

DNU

DWT

DAZ

DGX

8FJ

DAL

8EM

DNM

BAG

DLH

DHK

UDN

DMO

UDC

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operator

Code
operator

DRF DEUTSCHE RETTUNGSFLUGWACHT

DUBROVNIK AIRLINE D.O.O.

DUCAIR SA

DUNYAYA BAKIS HAVA TASIMACILIG

DYNAMIC JET TRAVEL

EAGLE AIR LTD A BERNE

EAGLE AVIATION FRANCE

EASTERN AIRWAYS (UK) LIMITED

EASY JET SWITZERLAND SA

EASYJET AIRLINES CO., LTD

EDELWEISS AIR AG

EDINBURGH AIR CHARTER LTD

EFD EISELE FLUGDIENST GMBH

EGYPT AIR

EIRJET LTD

EL AL — ISRAEL AIRLINES LTD

ELBRUS AVIA AIR ENTERPRISE

EL-BURAQ AIR TRANSPORT INC.

EMIRATES

ENIMEX LTD

EQUATORIAL CARGO

ERITREAN AIRLINES

ESTONIAN AIR

ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES CORPORATION

ETIHAD AIRWAYS

EUROATLANTIC AIRWAYS

EUROCYPRIA AIRLINES LIMITED

EUROFLY SPA

EUROFLY SERVICE

EUROJET AVIATION LTD

EUROJET ITALIA

EUROJET LIMITED

EUROJET ROMANIA

EUROLOT SA

AMB

DBK

DUK

VVF

8FK

EAB

EGN

EZE

EZS

EZY

EDW

EDC

EFD

MSR

EIR

ELY

NLK

BRQ

UAE

ENI

9EC

ERT

ELL

ETH

ETD

MMZ

ECA

EEZ

EEU

GOJ

ERJ

JLN

8SE

ELO

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EUROPE AIRPOST

EUROPEAN AIR TRANSPORT

EUROPEAN AVIATION AIR CHARTER

EUROWINGS AG, NURNBERG

EUROWINGS FLUG GMBH, DORTMUND

EVA AIRWAYS CORPORATION

EVERGREEN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES

EXCEL AVIATION LIMITED

EXCELLENT AIR GMBH

EXECAIRE AVIATION LTD

EXECUJET SCANDINAVIA A/S

EXECUTIVE AEROSPACE (PTY) LTD

EXECUTIVE AIRLINES S.L.

EXECUTIVE AVIATION SERVICES

EXECUTIVE JET CHARTER LIMITED

EXIN

FAI AIRSERVICE, NURNBERG

FALCON AIR AB

FARNAIR HUNGARY LTD

FARNAIR SWITZERLAND AG

FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION

FINNAIR OYJ

FINNISH AVIATION ACADEMY

FINNISH COMMUTER AIRLINES OY

FIRST AIR (BRADLEY SCHEDULED)

FIRST CHOICE AIRWAYS

FLEXFLIGHT APS

FLIGHT PRECISION LTD

FLIGHTLINE

FLIGHTLINE

FLM AVIATION MOHRDIECK GMBH

FLORIDA WEST AIRLINES

FLUGFELAG ISLANDS, AIR ICELAND

EMX

FPO

BCS

EAF

EWG

EWF

EVA

EIA

XLA

GZA

EXA

VMP

EAS

EXU

JTR

EXJ

EXN

IFA

FCN

FAH

FAT

FDX

FIN

6AS

WBA

FAB

FCA

FXT

CLB

FLT

FTL

FKI

FWL

FXI

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FLY INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS

FLY ME SWEDEN AB

FLY POINT FLUGSERVICE

FLYBABOO SA

FLYBE JERSEY EUROPEAN

FLYING DEVIL

FLYING SERVICE

FLYJET LTD

FOCUS AIR

FOXAIR GMBH, AUGSBURG

FREE BIRD AIRLINES

FUTURA INT'L AIRWAYS, SA

G5 EXECUTIVE AG

GAMA AVIATION LTD

GAZPROMAVIA

GB AIRWAYS LTD

GEMINI AIR CARGO, LLC

GENEX LTD

GEORGIAN AIRWAYS

GEORGIAN NATIONAL AIRLINES

GERMANIA FLUGGESELLSCHAFT KOLN

GERMANWINGS GMBH

GESTAIR EXECUTIVE JET

GESTION AEREA AJECUTIVA S.L.

GLOBAL GEORGIAN AIRWAYS

GLOBAL JET AUSTRIA

GLOBAL JET LUXEMBOURG

GLOBAL SUPPLY SYSTEMS LTD

GLOBE JET S.A.L.

GOLD AIR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

GOLDECK FLUG GMBH

GOLDEN AIR FLYG AB

GOMEL AIRLINES

FLM

NVJ

FLY

8SD

BBO

BEE

8FF

FYG

FJE

8CD

FUP

FHY

FUA

EXH

GMA

GZP

GBL

GCO

GNX

TGZ

GFG

GMI

GWI

GES

GJT

GGZ

GLJ

SVW

GSS

GJA

GDA

GDK

GAO

GOM

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GREAT WALL AIRLINES CO., LTD

GREECE AIRWAYS

GROMOV AIR, JSC

GROSSMANN JET SERVICE

GUARD SYSTEMS ASA

GULF AIR

GULF AIR BAHRAIN B.S.C.

HAINAN AIRLINES

HAMBURG INTERNATIONAL LUFTV.

HANG KHONG VIET NAM

HAPAG LLOYD EXPRESS GMBH

HAPAG LLOYD FLUGGESELLSCHAFT

HELI AIR SERVICES

HELI-AIR-MONACO

HELICOPTER TRAVEL MUNICH

HELIOS AIRWAYS LTD.

HELISTAR

HELI-VIP

HELLAS JET

HELLO AG

HELVETIC AIRWAYS AG

HEMUS AIR

HEWA BORA AIRWAYS

HEX'AIR

HOLA AIRLINES

HONG KONG DRAGON AIRLINES

HOZU-AVIA

I.J.M. INTERNATIONAL JET MANAG

IBERIA

IBERWORLD

ICELANDAIR

IMAIR

INTER EXPRESS AIRLINES

INTERJET (GREECE)

GWL

GRE

GAI

GSJ

GSY

GFA

GBA

CHH

HHI

HVN

HLX

HLF

HLR

MCM

8EP

HCY

8EX

8FN

HEJ

FHE

OAW

HMS

ALX

HER

HOA

HDA

OZU

IJM

IBE

IWD

ICE

ITX

INX

INJ

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INTERSKY LUFTFAHRT GMBH

INTERSTATE AIRLINES BV.

IRAN NAT. AIRLINES (IRAN AIR)

IRANAIR TOURS CO.

ISD AVIA LTD

ISRAIR

ITALI AIRLINES SRL

JADE CARGO INTERNATIONAL

JAMAHIRIYA LIBYAN ARAB AIRLINES

JAPAN AIR LINES COMPANY, LTD

JAT AIRWAYS

JET 2000

JET AVIATION, BUSINESS JETS AG

JET CONNECTION

JET EXECUTIVE INT'L CHARTER

JET SERVICE SP

JET STREAM

JET2.COM

JET2.COM LTD

JET4YOU

JETAIRFLY

JETALLIANCE AG

JETCLUB LIMITED

JETFLITE OY, FINLAND

JETFLY AVIATION

JETRAN AIR SRL

JETX AIRLINES LTD

JOHNSONS AIR LIMITED

K.S. AVIA

KALITTA AIR, LLC

KARTHAGO AIRLINES

KAVMINVODYAVIA

KD AVIA, OJSC

IBZ

ISK

FWA

IRA

IRB

ISD

ISR

ACL

JAE

LAA

JAL

JAT

JTT

PJS

JCX

JEI

JDI

8CM

8BL

EXS

8DT

JAF

JAG

JCS

JEF

8BW

MDJ

JXX

JON

KSA

CKS

KAJ

MVD

KNI

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KENYA AIRWAYS LTD.

KHORS AIRCOMPANY

KIBRIS TURK HAVA YOLLARI LTD.

KINGFISHER AIR SERVICES

KLM CITYHOPPER BV

KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES

KOMIINTERAVIA

KOREAN AIR LINES CO., LTD

KOSMAS AIR

KOSMOS

KRASNOJARSKY AIRLINES

KUBAN AIRLINES

KUWAIT AIRWAYS CORPORATION

L T E INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS

LAN -LINEA AEREA NAC. DE CHILE

LATCHARTER

LAUDA AIR

LAUDA AIR ITALY

LEEWARD ISLANDS AIR TRANSPORT

LIBYAN ARAB CO. FOR AIR CARGO

LINEAS AEREAS ALAIRE, S.L.

LINEAS AEREAS SURAMERICANAS

LINXAIR BUSINESS AIRLINES

LITHUANIAN AIRLINES

LIVINGSTON SPA

LONDON EXECUTIVE AVIATION LTD

LOT — POLSKIE LINIE LOTNICZE

LOTUS AIRLINE

LTU LUFTTRANSPORT-UNTERNEHMEN

LUFTHANSA CITYLINE

LUFTTRANSPORT A/S

LUFTVERKEHR FRIESLAND BRUNZEMA

LUKOIL-AVIA

LUXAIR

KQA

KHO

KYV

BEZ

KLC

KLM

KMV

KAL

KMG

KSM

KJC

KIL

KAC

LTE

LAN

LTC

LDA

LDI

LIA

LCR

ALR

LAU

8EF

LIL

LVG

LNX

LOT

TAS

LTU

CLH

LTR

LFH

LUK

LGL

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LUZAIR

LVOV AIRLINES

MACEDONIAN AIRLINES (FYROM)

MAERSK AIR LTD. (UK)

MAHAN AIR

MALAYSIAN AIRLINES SYSTEM

MALEV — HUNGARIAN AIRLINES

MALMO AVIATION AB

MANHATTAN AIR LIMITED

MAP-MANAGEMENT & PLANUNG GMBH

MARTINAIR HOLLAND NV

MAS AIRWAYS LTD

MASTER AIRWAYS

MASTERJET, AVIACAO EXECUTIVA

MAX AVIA

MAXJET AIRWAYS

MC AVIATION

MENA JET

MENEKSE HAVACILIK

MERAVO HELICOPTERS

MERIDIANA SPA

MIA AIRLINES

MIAMI AIR INTERNATIONAL INC.

MIDDLE EAST AIRLINES

MINILINER SRL

MK AIRLINE LTD

MNG HAVAYOLLARI VE TASIMACILIK

MOLDAVIAN AIRLINES

MONARCH AIRLINES LTD

MONTENEGRO AIRLINES

MOTOR SICH

MOUNTAIN AIR CARGO, INC.

MSR FLUG-CHARTER GMBH, GREVEN

LXO

LUZ

UKW

MAK

MSK

IRM

MAS

MAH

SCW

MHN

MPJ

MPH

WMT

MSW

LMJ

MAI

MXJ

8FI

MNJ

8EY

8EO

ISS

8CB

BSK

MEA

MNL

MKA

MNB

MDV

MON

MGX

MSI

MTN

EBF

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MUSTIQUE AIRWAYS

MY WAY AIRLINES SRL

MYTRAVEL AIRWAYS (UK)

MYTRAVEL AIRWAYS A/S

NEOS SPA

NETJETS AVIATION, INC.

NETJETS, TRANSPORTES AEREOS

NL LUFTFAHRT GMBH

NOBILAIR

NOMADS TRAVEL CLUB

NOORDZEE HELICOPTER

NORD-FLYG AB

NORDIC AIRLINK

NORDIC REGIONAL AB

NORDIC SOLUTION

NORTH AMERICAN AIRLINES

NORTH FLYING A/S

NORTHERN EXECUTIVE AVIATION

NORTHWEST AIRLINES INC.

NORWEGIAN AIR SHUTTLE AS

NOUVEL AIR TUNISIE

NOUVELLE AIR IVOIRE

NOVA AIRLINES AB

NOVAIR — AVIACAO GERAL, SA

OCEAN AIRLINES

OHLAIR CHARTERFLUG

OLYMPIC AIRLINES SA

OMNI — AVIACAO E TECNOLOGIA

OMNI AIR EXPRESS, INC. (TULSA)

ONUR HAVA TASIMACILIK AWMS

OSTFRIESISCHE LUFTTRANSPORT

OXAERO

OY AIR FINLAND LTD; FINLAND

PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES (PIA)

MAW

MYW

MYT

VKG

NOS

EJA

NJE

NLY

NBL

2NT

8EN

NEF

NDC

NRD

8DF

NAO

NFA

NEX

NWA

NAX

LBT

VUN

NVR

NOP

VCX

8FD

OAL

OAV

OAE

OHY

OLT

OXE

FIF

PIA

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PALMAIR EUROPEAN

PEGASUS HAVA TASIMACILIGI

PEL AIR

PETROFF AIR

PHOENIX AIR GROUP, INC (CARTER

PIEDMONT AVIATION SERVICES INC

PLUNA

PODILIA-AVIA

POLET

PORTUGALIA

PREMIUM AVIATION

PRINCE AVIATION

PRINCIPAL AIR SERVICES

PRIVATAIR GMBH, DUSSELDORF

PRIVATE OPERATOR(S)

PRIVATE WINGS FLUGCHARTER

PSKOV STATE AVIATION ENT.

QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED

QATAR AIRWAYS COMPANY

QUICK AIR JET CHARTER GMBH

RAF-AVIA

RATH AVIATION GMBH

REEM AIR

REGIONAL AIR EXPRESS GMBH

REGIONAL AIR LINES (MOROCCO)

REGIONAL AIRLINES (FRANCE)

REGIONAL, COMP. AERIENNE EURO.

RIVNE UNIVERSAL AVIA

ROMAVIA

ROYAL AIR MAROC

ROYAL AVIATION EXPRESS

ROYAL JET

ROYAL JORDANIAN

RYAN AVIATION CORPORATION

6AU

PGT

8CW

8PA

PHA

PCE

PUA

PDA

POT

PGA

PMU

8EG

8AB

PTG

ZZZ

PWF

PSW

QFA

QTR

QAJ

MTL

RAQ

REK

REW

RGL

RGI

RAE

UNR

RMV

RAM

8DB

ROJ

RJA

RYN

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RYANAIR

SABTA BARBARA AIRLINES, C.A.

SAGA HAVA TASIMACILIK A.S.

S-AIR, PRIV. JOINT-STOCK AV. C

SAMARA

SAMSUNG AEROSPACE

SAS BRAATHENS AS

SATA INTERNACIONAL

SAUDI ARABIAN AIRLINES

SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES SYSTEM

SENATOR AVIATION CHARTER

SERVAIR, PRIVATE CHARTER AG

SERVIS AIR

SEVERSTAL, AIRCOMPANY LTD

SHANGHAI AIRLINES

SHOVKOVIY SHLYAH LTD

SIBERIA AIRLINES

SILESIA AIR J.S.C.

SILK WAY AIRLINES

SILVER AIR LTD

SINGAPORE AIRLINES LIMITED

SKORPION AIR

SKY AIRLINES

SKY EUROPE AIRLINES HUNGARY

SKY EXPRESS S.A.

SKY EXPRESS SP, Z.O.O.

SKY SERVICE

SKY SERVICE AVIATION

SKY SERVICE AVIATION INC.

SKY WINGS

SKYDRIFT LTD

SKYEUROPE AIRLINES, A.S.

SKYLINE AVIATION

SKYSERVICE AVIATION, S.L.

RYR

BBR

SGX

RLS

BRZ

8BE

CNO

RZO

SVA

SAS

SNA

SWZ

6AQ

SSF

CSH

SWW

SBI

SUA

AZQ

SLD

SIA

SPN

SHY

HSK

SEH

SXP

SKS

8SB

8EW

8EK

SDL

ESK

7SK

SKT

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SKYSERVICE F.B.O. INC.

SKYTAXI LTD

SKYWAY ENTERPRISES, INC

SKYWAYS EXPRESS AB

SKYWORK SA

SLOVAK AIRLINES

SN BRUSSELS AIRLINES

SOKO AVIATION, SL

SOLID AIR BV

SOLINAIR LTD

SONNIG SA

SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS (SAA)

SPANAIR

SPEEDWINGS SA

SRILANKAN AIRLINES

ST. VINCENT GRENADINES AIR

STAR AIR A/S

STAR EUROPE

STAR LET

STAR XL GERMAN AIRLINES GMBH

STATE AIR COMPANY BERKUT

STATE ENTERPRISE ANTONOV

STATE TRANSPORT COMPANY RUSSIA

STERLING AIRLINES A/S

SUCKLING AIRWAYS

SUN COUNTRY AIRLINES, INC.

SUN-AIR OF SCANDINAVIA A/S

SUNDOR INT. AIR SERVICES

SUNEXPRESS -GUNES EKSPRES HAV.

SUNWING AIRLINES INC.

SURINAAMSE LUCHTVAART MAATS.

SVENSKA DIREKTFLYG AB

SWEDEWAYS AB

SWIFTAIR SA

SSV

IGA

SKZ

SKX

SRK

SLL

DAT

OKT

SOX

SOP

ONG

SAA

JKK

SPW

ALK

SVD

SRR

SEU

8EI

GXL

BEC

6AO

SDM

SNB

SAY

SCX

SUS

ERO

SXS

SWG

SLM

HSV

SWE

SWT

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SWISS AIR-AMBULANCE LTD

SWISS EUROPEAN AIR LINES LTD

SWISS INTERNATIONAL AIR LINES

SWISS INTERNATIONAL AIR LINES

SYNERGY AVIATION LTD

SYRIAN ARAB AIRLINES

TAAG, LINHAS AEREAS DE ANGOLA

TACV -TRANS. AEREOS CABO VERDE

TAF-LINHAS AEREAS SA

TAG AVIATION SA

TAG AVIATION UK LTD

TAG FARNBOROUGH AIRPORT LTD

TAM — LINHAS AEREAS SA

TARHAN TOWER AIRLINES

TAROM, ROMANIAN AIR TRANSPORT

TESIS

THAI AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL

THOMAS COOK AIRLINES

THOMAS COOK AIRLINES BELGIUM

THOMSONFLY

TITAN AIRWAYS LTD

TNT AIRWAYS SA

TNT INTERNATIONAL AVIATION

TRADE AIR

TRANSAERO AIRLINES

TRANSAVIA HOLLAND BV

TRANSAVIAEXPORT

TRANSPORTES AEREOS PORTUGUESES

TRANSWEDE AIRWAYS AB

TRAVEL SERVICE LTD (HUNGARY)

TRAVEL SERVIS (CZECH REPUBLIC)

TRIAIR (BERMUDA) LTD

TRISTAR AIR

TUI AIRLINES BELGIUM

SAZ

SWU

CRX

SWR

SYG

SYR

DTA

TCV

TSD

FPG

VIP

FBO

TAM

TTH

ROT

TIS

THA

TCX

TCW

TOM

AWC

TAY

NTR

TDR

TSO

TRA

TXC

TAP

TWE

TVL

TVS

8EV

TSY

TUB

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TUIFLY NORDIC AB

TULPAR

TUNINTER

TUNIS AIR

TURISTIK HAVA TASIMACILIK AS

TURKISH AIRLINES-TURK HAVA YO

TURKMENHOVAYOLLARY

TWIN JET

TWINJET AIRCRAFT LTD

TYROLEAN AIRWAYS

TYROLEAN JET SERVICE

UKRAINE CARGO AIRWAYS

UKRAINE INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES

UKRAINE MEDITERRANEAN AIRLINES

UNITED AIR LINES INC.

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE COMPANY

UNIVERSAL AVIA

URAL AIRLINES

US AIRWAYS

UTAIR AVIATION

UZBEKISTAN AIRWAYS-HAVO JUL.

VAN AIR EUROPE

VARIG LOGISTICA SA

VARIG -VIACAO AEREA RIO-GRAND

VEGA AIRLINES

VIAGGIO AIR

VIKING AIRLINES AB

VIM AVIA

VIRGIN ATLANTIC

VIRGIN EXPRESS

VLAAMSE LUCHTTRANSPORTMAATSCH

VOLARE AVIATION ENT. (UKRAINE)

VOLARE SPA

TFL

BLX

TUL

TUI

TAR

CAI

THY

TUA

TJT

TWJ

TYR

TJS

UKS

AUI

UKM

UAL

UPS

HBU

SVR

USA

UTA

UZB

8FO

VLO

VRG

VEA

VOA

VIK

MOV

VIR

VEX

VLM

VRE

VLE

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VOLARIS

VOLGA-DNEPR

VON MEISTER

VUELING AIRLINES

WASSERSTEIN INVESTMENTS AVV

WDL AVIATION (KOLN)

WELCOME AIR LUFTFAHRT

WEST AIR LUXEMBOURG SA

WEST AIR SWEDEN AB

WESTAVIA

WESTON LTD

WHITE EAGLE AVIATION LTD

WIDEROE'S FLYVESELSKAP A/S

WIND JET SPA

WINDROSE AIR, BERLIN

WINDWARD ISLANDS AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL

WIZZ AIR BULGARIA

WIZZ AIR HUNGARY LTD

WORLD AIRWAYS INC.

XCLUSIVE JETS

YEMENIA, YEMEN AIRWAYS

YES — LINHAS AEREAS CHARTER

ZOOM AIRLINES INC.

ZOREX SA

VOI

VDA

8EE

VLG

8EZ

WDL

WLC

WLX

SWN

2WA

6AP

WEA

WIF

JET

QGA

WIA

8DU

WZZ

WOA

XJC

IYE

YSS

OOM

ORZ

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APPENDIX E

Results (findings & inspections) per Inspection Item

Inspection item

Description

A.

Flight deck/General

A01 General condition

A02 Emergency exit

A03 Equipment

Documentation

A04 Manuals

A05 Checklists

A06 Radio navigation charts

A07 Minimum equipment list

A08 Certificate of registration

A09 Noise certificate (where applicable)

A10 AOC or equivalent

A11 Radio licence

A12 Certificate of airworthiness

Flight data

A13 Flight preparation

A14 Weight and balance sheet

Safety Equipment

A15 Hand fire extinguishers

A16 Life jackets/flotation device

A17 Harness

A18 Oxygen equipment

A19 Flash light

Flight Crew

A20 Flight crew licence

Journey Log Book/Technical
Log or equivalent

A21 Journey log book, or equivalent

A22 Maintenance release

A23 Defect notification and rectification (incl.
Tech Log)

A24 Preflight inspection

B.

Safety/Cabin

B01 General Internal condition

B02 Cabin attendant's station and crew rest
area

B03 First aid kit/emergency medical kit

B04 Hand fire extinguishers

B05 Life jackets/flotation devices

B06 Seat belts

Number of
inspections
(III)

Number
of
findings
(F)

F/III

4 422

3 778

3 519

3 263

3 169

3 606

3 721

4 803

4 642

4 610

4 751

4 806

3 627

3 208

3 812

3 525

3 692

3 516

3 363

4 484

3 751

3 662

3 767

3 397

3 762

3 089

3 156

3 209

3 060

3 251

118

0,0267

8

91

314

98

307

491

43

53

0,0021

0,0259

0,0962

0,0309

0,0851

0,1320

0,0090

0,0114

116

0,0252

69

29

369

200

98

68

23

34

54

0,0145

0,0060

0,1017

0,0623

0,0257

0,0193

0,0062

0,0097

0,0161

168

0,0375

76

39

0,0203

0,0106

213

0,0565

35

382

110

247

148

115

96

0,0103

0,1015

0,0356

0,0783

0,0461

0,0376

0,0295

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Inspection item

Description

B07 Emergency exit, lighting and marking,
torches

B08 Slides/life-rafts (as required)

B09 Oxygen supply (cabin crew and passen-
gers)

B10 Safety instructions

B11 Cabin crew members

B12 Access to emergency exits

B13 Safety of passenger baggages

B14 Seat capacity

C.

Aircraft Condition

C01 General external condition

C02 Doors and hatches

C03 Flight controls

C04 Wheels, tyres and brakes

C05 Undercarriage

C06 Wheel well

C07 Powerplant and pylon

C08 Fan blades

C09 Propellers

C10 Obvious repairs

C11 Obvious unrepaired damage

C12 Leakage

D.

Cargo

D01 General condition of cargo compart-
ment

D02 Dangerous goods

D03 Safety of cargo on board

E.

General

E01 General

Number of
inspections
(III)

Number
of
findings
(F)

F/III

3 154

250

0,0793

2 553

2 860

3 101

2 444

3 199

1 682

1 852

4 873

4 398

4 339

4 521

4 369

4 196

4 275

3 632

504

4 211

4 135

4 348

2 908

384

1 440

765

68

353

103

25

160

34

4

0,0266

0,1234

0,0332

0,0102

0,0500

0,0202

0,0022

1 017

0,2087

93

58

216

194

213

314

23

16

66

68

292

226

29

222

127

0,0211

0,0134

0,0478

0,0444

0,0508

0,0735

0,0063

0,0317

0,0157

0,0164

0,0672

0,0777

0,0755

0,1542

0,1660

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APPENDIX F

F.1.

Inspection items concerning the flight deck

F.1.1. Minimum equipment list (MEL)

The MEL specifies the circumstances under which an aircraft may be operated in spite of certain equipment being
inoperative. The MEL is established by the aircraft operator and approved by the responsible State of operator. The
majority of the findings concerned the lack of evidence of approval of the MEL, the MEL not being carried onboard
or being out of date. Also in many cases instead of the MEL the MMEL (Master MEL) is being used. The MMEL is
established by the aircraft manufacturer as a baseline document for the operator to establish the MEL.

F.1.2. Manuals

It mainly concerns the Flight Operations Manual (FOM) which provides flight procedures for the flight crew.
Frequent findings established are: no approval by the State of Operator, content of the manual does not meet the
ICAO Standards, the manual is not up-to-date or has been drafted by another airline.

F.1.3. Radio navigation charts

ICAO Annex 6 requires that aircraft shall carry current and suitable charts (en-route and approach) for the
proposed flight(s). The majority of the findings concern out-dated charts and navigation databases not update.

Ratio number of findings per inspections: Flight deck items

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F.2.

Inspection items concerning passenger cabin

F.2.1.

Emergency exits, lighting and marking, torches

The findings mainly concerned emergency exit lights which were not functioning properly, torches (flashlights)
which were not available,
in poor condition or not available in sufficient quantity and non-installation or
inadequately functioning of floor proximity (emergency) escape path marking systems. These systems indicate the
location of the emergency exits. They are important especially when there is a fire or smoke in the passenger cabin
or when the normal cabin lights are not functioning.

F.2.2. Access to emergency exits

Access to emergency exits must always be clear of obstacles. In case of an emergency, the path to the emergency
exits and doors should be clear, allowing a rapid evacuation of the aircraft. Findings established were obstruction of
access by catering boxes, luggage and cargo. Another frequent finding, especially on CIS-built aircraft, was the fact
that the seats in front of the emergency exits can fold forward and in case of an emergency may block the path to
the exit. Also in many cases the locks of the tray tables on the seats in the area of emergency exits do not prevent
the tray tables from obstructing an unrestricted access to the exits.

F.2.3. General internal condition

The cabin crew members have to be able to perform their normal and abnormal duties without hindrance. The
findings mainly revealed the poor condition of the cabin, loose carpeting impeding the crew to perform their
duties, improper stowed luggage.

Ratio number of findings per inspections: cabin and safety items

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F.3.

Inspection items concerning general condition of aircraft

F.3.1. General external condition

Checking the general external condition means checking for apparent corrosion; cleanliness; hydraulic leakage of
flight control power actuators; presence of ice, snow, frost;
legibility of markings, windshield delamination,
damages, exterior lights etc. The majority of the findings concerned paint damage, illegible or missing markings,
non-operative lighting, missing or loose screws.

F.3.2. Wheels, tyres and brakes

Wheels, tyres and brakes need to be in proper condition. Reported findings were tyres worn beyond limits, cuts in
the tyre, leakage of hydraulic fluid in landing gear areas, brakes worn beyond limits.

F.3.3.

Powerplant and pylon

The engine, the engine housing, the pylon (attachment of the engine to the wing or aircraft structure) and the access
panels in the engine housing and pylon are carefully inspected. Findings reported relate to fuel & oil leakages,
missing rivets in engine housing and damage of acoustic panels in the engine intake area.

F.4.

Inspection items concerning cargo compartment

F.4.1.

Safety of cargo on board

In several cases it was established that cargo in the cargo holds was not properly secured. Heavy items were not
restrained, which might lead to damage of the aircraft in case of rapid acceleration/deceleration. In other cases,
barrier nets were either not installed or in poor condition. Cargo containers and pallets were in poor condition.
Locks to secure the containers were not in the proper position or unserviceable.

F.4.2. Dangerous goods

‘Dangerous goods’ are certain types of material/s needing special care and treatment because they are flammable,
toxic, poisonous, etc. When properly packed, stored, labelled, protected etc., dangerous goods may be transported.
Findings that have been recorded included improper storage and labelling of the dangerous goods carried onboard,
unavailability of the required documents and manuals (Emergency Response Guide), missing authorisation for the
transportation of dangerous goods and no proper notification to the Captain (NOTOC) of dangerous goods carried
onboard.

F.4.3. General condition of cargo compartment

Findings related to the general condition of the cargo compartment, such as damage to panels, deficiencies with the
locking system, improper repairs of panels, and missing separation nets.

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Ratio number of findings per inspections: aircraft condition and cargo items