Richard Rodriguez, Investigator-in-Charge

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Richard Rodriguez, Investigator-in-Charge

• Alaska Airlines Maintenance Program and FAA
  Oversight

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Alaska Airlines Maintenance ProgramDeficiencies

• Improper procedures to change grease
• Use of non-conforming restraining fixture for
  jackscrew inspections
• Inadequate lubrication of jackscrew assemblies
• Continued errors in performing end play checks
• Recent findings of inadequate lubrication of
  rudder trim tab hinge bearings

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Alaska Airlines Maintenance ProgramFAA
Inspection Findings (June 2000)

• Inadequate staffing, training support during
  implementation of ATOS (1998)
• PMI too busy with admin for surveillance
• Chief of Seattle FAA Office risk of incidents
  and accidents at Alaska Airlines is heightened.
  (Memo dated Nov. 12, 1999)

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Alaska Airlines Maintenance ProgramFAA
Inspection Findings

• Lack of management personnel
• Inadequate training program
• Maint. manual procedures not followed
• Incomplete or deleted work cards
• Absence of a functioning Continuing Analysis and
  Surveillance (CASS) Program

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Alaska Airlines Maintenance ProgramFAA Actions

• June 2000 FAA proposed suspension of Heavy
  Maintenance at Alaska Airlines
• FAA then accepted Alaska Airlines Action Plan
  to correct problems
• July 2001 FAA consensus that Alaska Airlines met
  Action Plan commitments
• Spring 2002 More airline lube end play errors
• Recommendation for FAA HQ Inspection

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