99-30396. Technical Report on Propulsion System and Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) Related Aircraft Safety Hazards
[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 224 (Monday, November 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 63842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-30396]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Technical Report on Propulsion System and Auxiliary Power Unit
(APU) Related Aircraft Safety Hazards
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of availability of Technical Report on Propulsion System
and Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) Related Aircraft Safety Hazards.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of Technical Report on
Propulsion System and Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) Related Aircraft
Safety Hazard, dated October 25, 1999. In 1991, the Aerospace
Industries Association (AIA) provided the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) with a study aimed at the development of more
effective methods to identify, prioritize and resolve safety-related
problems occurring on commercial aircraft engines. The activity was
undertaken as a result of the rapid increase in commercial aircraft
entering revenue service, leading to a corresponding increase in the
exposure to flight-safety events. The AIA team that developed the study
was the Continued Airworthiness Assessment Methodologies (CAAM)
Committee. This initial AIA study covered a variety of propulsion
system and auxiliary power unit (APU) events. Later, the AIA recognized
the need to update uncontained engine events, and prepared a
supplemental report.
This FAA report is a compilation of both the initial and
supplemental data from the above noted reports, and provides historical
safety data that document propulsion system and APU-related aircraft
safety hazards. The information provided in this FAA report has been
used by the Engine and Propeller Directorate since 1994 to help
identify and prioritize responses to potential engine, propeller and
APU unsafe conditions.
How To Obtain Copies
A copy of the subject Technical Report may be obtained by
contacting the Federal Aviation Administration, Attn: Ann Azevedo,
Engine and Propeller Standards Staff, ANE-110, Engine and Propeller
Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service, 12 New England Executive
Park, Burlington, MA 01803-5299. A copy of the subject report may also
be obtained electronically by writing to the following Internet address
ann.azevedo@faa.gov.''
Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on November 10, 1999.
David A. Downey,
Assistant Manager, Aircraft Engineering Division, Aircraft
Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 99-30396 Filed 11-19-99; 8:45 am]
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Document Information
- Published:
- 11/22/1999
- Department:
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Entry Type:
- Notice
- Action:
- Notice of availability of Technical Report on Propulsion System and Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) Related Aircraft Safety Hazards.
- Document Number:
- 99-30396
- Pages:
- 63842-63842 (1 pages)
- PDF File:
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99-30396.pdf