February 2001

We Survey the Vital Signs

Feb. 1, 2001

We Survey the Vital Signs... Reliability and availability are major factors in aircraft economics By Bill deDecker February 2001 Reliability and availability are two of the vital...

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Maintenance Records

Feb. 1, 2001

Maintenance Records Are they all there or do we need more? By Joe Hertzler February 2001 This is the second of a three-part series discussing maintenance records and the regulations...

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Minimum Equipment Lists (MEL) Part 2

Feb. 1, 2001

Minimum Equipment Lists (MEL) Part 2 Development and utilization By Jack Hessburg February 2001 Continuing on from the last column regarding what an MEL is and why it’s important...

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New Year's Resolution

Feb. 1, 2001

New Year’s Resolution Review policies and programs for compliance By Fred Workley February 2001 As aircraft maintenance professionals, we spend a lot of time at airports or at...

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Is It Manufacturing or Is It Maintenance?

Feb. 1, 2001

Is It Manufacturing Or Is It Maintenance? It’s all in the certificationBy Brian Whitehead February 2001 Manufacturing and maintenance have a lot in common. Many of the same tasks...

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Mechanics' Privacy At Risk?

Feb. 1, 2001

Mechanics’ Privacy At Risk? Privacy on the Web By Stephen P. Prentice February 2001 Most of us, no doubt, are aware of the continuing legal wrangle between the big airline and...

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Safety Attitudes

Feb. 1, 2001

Safety Attitudes Positive work habits can lead to a safer workplace By Nicholas J. Onufer, RN February 2001 Regardless of what we do for a living, safety in the workplace affects...

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Dehydration

Feb. 1, 2001

Dehydration A Hidden Source of Fatigue By Gordon Dupont February 2001 Fatigue is an industry problem that we are finally just beginning to come to grips with. It is a problem...

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Tool Control

Feb. 1, 2001

Tool Control The most preventable type of FOD By Michelle Garetson February 2001 Your Mother was probably the first one to teach you about Foreign Object Debris (FOD) and tool...

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Creating Effective Training for Today's Maintenance Environment

Feb. 1, 2001

Creating Effective Training For Today’s Maintenance EnvironmentBy Lonnie Williams February 2001 If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, is the slogan of the complacent, the arrogant...

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Gremlins!

Feb. 1, 2001

Gremlins Diagnosing mysterious avionics challenges By Jim Sparks February 2001 Did you ever encounter one of those problems that surface at random and have the ability to hide...

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Down and Locked

Feb. 1, 2001

Down and Locked Inspection and lubrication tips for landing gear systems By Joe Escobar February 2001 Although every part and component of the aircraft is important, the landing...

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Medical Transport Helicopters

Feb. 1, 2001

Medical Transport Conversion and Maintenance issues for these special mission aircraft By Joe Escobar February 2001 In the hustle and bustle world we live in, many people are...

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The PW200 Turboshaft

Feb. 1, 2001

The PW200 Turboshaft Light-twin powerhouse By Serge Richer February 2001 In the late 1980’s, Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) launched the PW200, a new line of helicopter turboshaft...

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Robinson Helicopters

Feb. 1, 2001

Robinson Helicopters Are those fixed-wing engines in there? By Joe Escobar February 2001 From the Bell 430 to the Exec 162F kit helicopter, when it comes to rotary wing aircraft...