NTSB makes recommendations to FAA.

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According to NTSB, FAA should require that all air tour operators establish and maintain system for continuously analyzing performance and effectiveness of inspection and maintenance program. Air tour operators should also be required to provide formal, model-specific helicopter maintenance training for mechanics. NTSB also recommends that FAA develop mechanism to provide direct surveillance of air tour maintenance at all locations where maintenance is conducted.



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NTSB Safety Recommendations A-08-32 through -35



The National Transportation Safety Board recommends that the Federal Aviation Administration:

Require that all air tour operators (14 Code of Federal Regulations Parts 91 and 135) establish and maintain a system for continuously analyzing the performance and effectiveness of their inspection and maintenance program to ensure that all maintenance is performed with the utmost regard for quality and safety. (A-08-32)

Require air tour operators to provide formal, model-specific helicopter maintenance training for their mechanics to ensure an adequate level of competency. (A-08-33)

Develop a mechanism to provide direct surveillance of air tour maintenance at all locations where a company's maintenance is conducted. (A-08-34)

Work with independent safety programs, such as the Tour Operators Program of Safety, to establish appropriate guidance for their members on how to develop and implement appropriate inspection and maintenance quality assurance programs and to encourage operators to participate in these voluntary programs. (A-08-35)

http://ntsb.gov/recs/letters/2008/A08_32_35.pdf

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