Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP)

Original publisher: [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, [2002]. OCLC Number: (OCoLC)309341082 Subject: Airplanes -- United States -- Maintenance and repair -- Safety measures. Excerpt: ... 11 / 15 / 02 AC 120-66B ( 14 ) A description of the process for training and distributing information about the program to certificate holder employees and management, as well as procedures for providing feedback to individuals who make safety-related reports under the program. ( 15 ) A statement that modifications of the MOU must be accepted by all parties. ( 16 ) A statement that termination or modification of a program will not adversely affect anyone who acted in reliance on the terms of a program in effect at the time of that action, e.g., when a program is terminated, all reports and investigations that were in progress will be handled under the provisions of the program until they are completed. ( 17 ) A statement that the program can be terminated at any time, by any party. ( 18 ) A statement that failure of any party to follow the terms of the agreement ordinarily will result in termination of the program. ( 19 ) A statement that failure of a certificate holder to follow through with corrective action acceptable to the FAA to resolve any safety deficiencies ordinarily will result in termination of the program. ( 20 ) A detailed description of the following concepts and how they will be used: ( a ) Event Review Committee; ( b ) Consensus of the ERC; ( c ) Sole-source reporting; ( d ) Sufficient evidence; and ( e ) Enforcement-related incentive. ( 21 ) A statement that repeated instances involving the same or similar possible noncompliance with 14 CFR that were previously addressed with administrative action under the ASAP will be accepted into the program, provided that they otherwise meet the acceptance criteria of ASAP. The ERC will consider on a case-by-case basis the corrective action that is appropriate for such re...