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Seems like a problem with the EASA and FAA (too) that the issue was only found now.
by ape4 7y ago
Seems like a problem with the EASA and FAA (too) that the issue was only found now.
- thesimon 7y agoMostly with the FAA self-certification process.
- Swenrekcah 7y agoAgreed. This may become more common since as far as I understand aviation authorities around the world used to trust the FAA. Now they don’t and are doing their own due diligence.
- SiempreViernes 7y agoMy understanding is that the certification work by FAA was simply trusted by EASA, and it was just carried over. The FAA in turn had been systematically delegating parts of the certification back to the manufacturers themselves, and obviously have not provided enough oversight. After the crashes the EASA have obviously determined they need to redo the verification work themselves.
- djsumdog 7y agoDoes the FAA trust other countries agencies when certifying aircraft? Does the EASA do their own extensive testing and certification on Airbus planes, or Canada for Bombardaria, along with the FAA? Or has the US turned into some type of de-facto authority over all airplane certification (in they way the US FCC has for space satellite launches and tracking?)
- kejaed 7y agoThere are generally agreements between the various countries’ aviation certification authorities so that a system or aircraft is certified in the country of its design/manufacture and it is accepted in other countries. The harmonization of the rules between countries is always fun. For example, I worked on a program where we certified the glass cockpit upgrade for the US Navy trainer, T-6A to T-6B with Transport Canada, the aircraft with the new avionics was certified by the FAA, and the whole system was then accepted by the US Navy. Satisfying all 3 stakeholders at the same time often proved difficult.
- ulfw 7y agoIT will change certification for a long time. EASA trusted the FAA to do their job and actually check the plane before certifying it. The FAA instead gladly outsourced the certification to... ... Boeing. Which ultimately leads to the loss of reputation for the FAA, which is why EASA is now checking the plane themselves and finding numerous faults with it. It's like University A would tomorrow get rid of all teaching assistants because it's cheaper that way and just have students self-grade their exams. Everyone will hence have only A+ and everyone is happy. Until finally a lot of really bad University A students will leave the job market unimpressed and thus hurting the reputation of University (FA)A.