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What Is FAA ?
Vol. 3 May -2018
BY ANNMAAR ALSSUHEALI
On August 23, 1958, Federal the excellence of performing RECENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 2
Aviation path was promoted by the maintenance to (N) registered Working in aviation industries can be some-
oncoming preface of jet airliners aircrafts and or any other time confusing. There are so many different
laws, rules & regulations that might change
and a series of midair collisions. customer that requests the FAA from time to time depending on updates
As the federal role in fostering quality system. from manufactures and or authorities. A sim-
and regulating civil aeronautics ple maintenance task that seem to be logi-
As it is difficult to gain, it is more cally doable.....................page 2
and air commerce, the new law FATIGUE IN MAINTENANCE
revoked the Air Commerce Act of difficult to maintain. The MRO must
1926, the Civil Aeronautics Act of comply with all FAA regulations to Aviation Maintenance Technicians (AMT’s)
renew the certificate annually. often work extended hours and through the
1938, the Airways Modernization night. The result can be a lack of adequate
Act of 1957, etc., the legislation The authority of FAA conducts
sleep and a fatigued state that can contribute
to errors. There is a growing realization that
assigned the functions exercised annual scheduled audits on all maintenance and engineering organizations
under these repealed laws to two holders of FAA certificates to should develop their own fatigue risk man-
independent agencies — a new agement systems (FRMS) to deal with these
insure that the MRO is performing issues..............page 6
Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) and maintenance in accordance with
a Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB). 101 KPI
the FAA rules and regulations as
Later on, the agency had turn into A Key Performance Indicator (KPI) is a tangible
specified in their certificate. factor to be counted and then compared to
an administration and became the a targeted or benchmark value. It provides
Federal Aviation Administration SAEI Quality Assurance Unit hosted evidence to show how well an objective is
FAA representatives recently and being met over a specific time........page 7
which the current FAA stands for.
gave them full support to perform
In modern days, all MROs must
operate and perform maintenance
their annual audit on the MRO in
order to renew our FAA certificate
SAEI TALK TEAM
on aircraft under their local (SAFY977H). The outcome of SAEI CEO
authority regulations. Such that audit was excellent as we ALI ALASHBAN
operation may remain tied and were able to not only renew the GENERAL ADVISER
restricted for aircrafts registered certificate, but also to add ratings HANI ARAB
under that specific authority. In of certain capabilities. SAEI TALK ADVISERS
order to increase the business ANNMAAR ALSSUHEALI
opportunities of performing TURKI KHOUJ
maintenance to US registered DESIGNERS
aircraft (N) registered, the MRO AYMAN ALSHAMRANI
must obtain an FAA certificate. SAMI SAHAHERY
Moreover, some customers EDITOR
ABDULLAH ALSHAHRANI
request the FAA quality system
SAMI ALREHAILI
to be performed during the AHMED NADEEM
maintenance of their aircraft even MALIK ALSAWAF
though their aircraft are not (N) ABDULELAH T GHOUS
registered. IBRAHIM ALSHAIR
ABDULLAH NAZLAWI
From this fundament, Saudi YOUSUF BINHIMD
Arabian Airlines technical service
with a long future vision applied SAEI TALK
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to obtain it on the 11th of March and participate in SAEI Talk,
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BY ABDULELAH T GHOUS
SAEI Talk 4 May - 2018
SAFETY SESSIONS
BY MALIK ALSAWAF
Hot, Hotter, Hottest! Everyone can’t tolerate high heat & • Drink plenty of water before
humidity the same. Those who are and during any exposure to
Whether at work or at play, outdoor used to working in high heat will high heat and humidity.
summertime heat can take its toll on not suffer the effects to the same
you physically. degree or be overcome as soon as • Pace yourself and take frequent
those who spend more time inside rest breaks in shady areas.
Your body is designed to cool itself air-conditioned buildings and cars.
by evaporation of water from the Adding strenuous exercise to the • •Don’t drink alcohol or drinks
surface of the skin... that’s why we mix of high heat & humidity puts with caffeine.
sweat. If anything interferes with additional stress on your body’s
this process, such as high humidity cooling system. • Know and react to symptoms of
or heavy clothing, your body can heat-related health problems
overheat and cause symptoms such When exposed to conditions of high
as headaches, nausea and eventually heat and humidity, important points Heat Stroke is a life threatening
heat stroke. to remember are: condition – seek medial attention
immediately.
There are two primary ways to address fatigue in The following are strategies to help overcome fatigue:
maintenance organizations: Duty Time Limitations
• Exercise/stretch at frequent intervals.
and Fatigue Risk Management System (FRMS).
However, there is a general agreement that Duty • Talk to coworkers.
Time Limitations are not the best approach in • Drink plenty of liquids.
maintenance because they do not deal with the root
problem of fatigue. Even a technician’s observation • Work with somebody else that can observe each
of Duty Time Limitations can be affected by fatigue if other’s errors.
the technicians have not had adequate rest. • Go back and check your own work
Most experts agree that the best way to address fatigue
is by training aviation maintenance technicians on
strategies to get sufficient sleep and on what they
should do when they are working while fatigued.
SUMMARY
aviation maintenance technicians often become system (FRMS) which is considered the best approach
fatigued due to extended working hours which raised by the experts. This recommended approach is
the demand for having a fatigue risk management applied by training AMT’s on several strategies to
system and overcome all related issues. There are avoid fatigue in aviation maintenance. The outcome
two types of errors reported to the aviation safety is reflected on the airlines and MRO’s by reducing
reporting system, error of commissions and error the hazards associated with fatigued workers.
of omissions. To address fatigue in maintenance
organizations there are two approaches, duty
time limitations which is not recommended for
maintenance field and fatigue risk management
SAEI Talk 7 May - 2018
101 KPI
A Key Performance Indicator KPI. There should be a targeted So, poor financial management
(KPI) is a tangible factor to be value to set your KPI and compare and wasting the piece parts
counted and then compared to the output to that benchmark in without the proper and efficient
a targeted or benchmark value. order to determine your success or troubleshooting may divert the
It provides evidence to show failure in meeting that comparator. purpose and the goal to unwanted
how well an objective is being For example, if a component consequence which is lose even
met over a specific time. A KPI takes no more than X days as a if the X days and other KPIs are
is not just a metric however it is benchmark to be overhauled for met. In short, a KPI has a positive
used to determine the success or a specific part number with the impact only if it is contributing to
failure of a strategy or a goal as same circumstances in terms of an objective. KPIs in MRO business
it measures the vital-signs to the facility, manpower, tools….etc. mainly involve the Turn-Around-
health of the business. For an MRO So, the completion of the overhaul Time (TAT), productivity output,
business, you can have multiple doesn’t mean and figure that the cost reduction, measured safety
KPIs to be monitored such as the KPI is met however the X day will and quality events. KPIs are not
number of Out of Service aircraft, do so. Therefore, the output value existing only in business but
number of MELs, the profit margin and comparing it to a specific one they are in our daily life activates
and the percentage of manpower is what distinguish your success and values such as health,
utilization to determine the and leaving the room for the others wealth, career and relationships.
health of such a business. A KPI to judge on the performance. When setting personal KPIs, the
is counted in which quantity Furthermore, setting and meeting recommended approach is using
can be addressed in a form of the KPIs for any chains of works the SMART criteria. SMART stands for
numbers or percentage. A KPI has and tasks can be meaningless specific, measureable, attainable,
nothing to do with the project if they are not linked to a valid relevant, and time-bound. KPI’s
closure or task that been done objective. KPIs are typically tied to can be a valuable personal and
whereas it is dealing directly with financial objectives and business business development tool, which
the ingredients of the project’s outcomes. For example, if you if utilized correctly, it can help to
outcome. Thus, complying with want to increase revenue you’ll track, measure and enhance the
the milestone and meeting the take your current position and progress in reaching the set goals.
planned tasks on time is not a use KPIs to plot your way forward.
BY ABDULLAH NAZLAWI
SAEI Talk 8 May - 2018
What is ISO 17025? tem for quality, administrative Analysis Laboratory and Non-De-
and technical operations. Labo- structive Testing Laboratory are all
ISO/IEC 17025:2005 specifies the ratory customers, regulatory au- accredited by the American Asso-
general requirements for the com- thorities and accreditation bodies ciation for Laboratory Accredita-
petence to carry out tests and/or may also use it in confirming or tion (A2LA). Its competences are
calibrations, including sampling. recognizing the competence of listed in the Laboratory Scope of
It covers testing and calibration laboratories Accreditation.
performed using standard meth-
ods, non-standard methods, and Is Saudia Aerospace Engi-
laboratory-developed methods. neering Industries (SAEI)
It is for use by laboratories in de- Laboratories Accredited?
veloping their management sys- SAEI Metrology Laboratory, Fluid
Advantages? rate and reliable results. “Tested erate a quality system for their
or inspected once, accepted ev- testing and calibration activities
The ILAC MRA allows you to make erywhere”. that also meets the requirements
use of a global network of test- of ISO 9001.
ing and calibration laboratories The Testing and Calibration Lab-
and inspection bodies that have oratories that complies with this It ensures that businesses that
been accredited to provide accu- International Standards will op- depend on test, calibration and
SAEI Talk 9 May - 2018
inspection data have greater confidence in the accuracy of the test, calibration and inspection reports they
purchase, because they have been generated by facilities assessed as being competent to carry out these
specific activities
It provides additional confidence to the general public and consumers purchasing testing, calibration and
inspection services on their sample, instrument or product. By insisting that the calibration, test, or in-
spection results are from an accredited facility, they can be confident the facility has been assessed by an
independent accreditation body, that itself has been recognized as meeting international standards of
competence.
TYPE OF CRANES
GANTRY CRANES JIB CRANES BRIDGE CRANES MONORAIL CRANES
A type of crane that is A type of crane where An overhead crane A type of overhead
built upon a bridge- a horizontal beam that consists of parallel crane that travels
like overhead structure extends out to lift and runways with a suspended on a single
(gantry). move a load along the traveling bridge. rail.
beam.
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بشــكل خــاص ،وأن تصبــح مصنفــة ضمــن أشــهرالمصــادر العلميــة فــي مجــال صناعــة
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العشــبان شــكره وتقديــره لكافــة الحضــور لتلبيتهــم الدعــوة ،مبــاركًا لهــم حلــول الشــهر الفضيــل ،ومتمنيــا لهــم دوام
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مــن جهتــه قــال مديــر العالقــات العامــة واإلتصــاالت الداخليــة األســتاذ هانــي بــن هشــام عــرب :إنــه عــام آخــر مــن العطــاء
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رحلــة ورقــة خاصــة فــي هــذا الكتيــب وبــدون هــذا التوقيــع ال تقلــع واعتمــادات هيئــات الطيــران المدنــي للحصــول علــى الرخصــة
الطائــرة طبقــا لقوانيــن هيئــات ومنظمــات الطيــران المدنــي التــي تخولــه العمــل كفنــي معتمــد (مرخــص) لصيانــة الطائــرات.
وقوانيــن الطيــران العالميــة؛ ألنــه ببســاطة يعتبــر هــذا التوقيــع
هــو شــهادة للطائــرة بأنهــا صالحــة للطيــران؛ فبدونــه تعتبــر وتنقســم التخصصــات الفنيــة لصيانــة الطائــرات إلــى تخصــص
فنــي هيــاكل ومحــركات الطائــرات وهــو مــا يعــرف بتخصــص A&P
الطائــرة غيــر صالحــة للطيــران لعــدم وجــود هــذه الشــهادة التــي
اختصــارًا لـــ Airframe & Power Plantويــدرس الطالــب فــي
يحاســب عليهــا قانونيــا وجنائيــا إذا اقتضــى األمــر ذلــك.
هــذا التخصــص مــواد تختــص بهيــاكل الطائــرات والمحــركات
وأجزاءهــا و الميكانيــكا العامــة وأنظمــة الهبــوط واإلقــاع أيضــا بجــوار هــذه التخصصــات المهمــة فــي عالــم صناعــة
والــدوران وأنظمــة الهيدروليــك والتبريــد والوقــود وعلــم الطيــران هنــاك تخصصــات مســاندة بدونهــا ال يمكــن أن تعمــل
الطائــرة حيــث تحتــوي الطائــرات كغيرهــا مــن اآلالت علــى ديناميــكا الهــواء.
أجــزاء تحتــاج إلــى شــخص متخصــص فــي هــذا المجــال ومنهــا
أمــا التخصــص الثانــي لفنــي صيانــة الطائــرات هــو تخصــص فنــي علــى ســبيل المثــال تخصصــات كالكهربــاء والميكانيــكا
الكترونيــات AVIONICSوهــى اختصــار AVIATION ECTRONICSواإللكترونيــات والخراطــة واللحــام وغيرهــا مــن التخصصــات،
ويــدرس الطالــب فــي هــذا التخصــص مــواد تشــمل الكهربــاء ومــع التقــدم التكنولوجــي والرقمــي أصبحــت الطائــرات الحديثــة
والكترونيــات الطيــران و أنظمــة الطيــار اآللــي وأنظمــة المالحــة ال تخلــوا مــن أجهــزة الحاســبات الرقميــة والتــي تحتــاج إلــى
متخصــص فــي علــوم الحاســب اآللــي حيــث أصبــح هــذا التخصــص وأجهــزة الــرادار واالتصــاالت واإلضــاءة.
مــن التخصصــات التــي تلعــب دور مهــم فــي عــدة مجــاالت فــي
وأخيــرا تخصــص فنــي الصفائــح المعدنيــة SHEET METALحياتنــا اليوميــة مــن ضمنهــا مجــال صناعــة وصيانــة الطائــرات
ويــدرس الطالــب فــي هــذا التخصــص مــواد تختــص بالصفائــح ،أيضــا تخصصــات كالكيميــاء والفيزيــاء أصبــح لهــا دور مهــم
المعدنيــة المســتخدمة فــي صناعــة الطائــرات وطــرق صيانتهــا .جـدًا فــي عالــم صيانــة الطائــرات ،ولهــذه التخصصــات المختلفــة
والمتعــددة دور مهــم جــدًا وحيــوي فــي اختبــار قطــع وأجــزاء
إن فنــي صيانــة الطائــرات عــادة ال تتــم مالحظتــه مــن قبــل الطائــرات.
المســافرين علــى متــن الطائــرة وذلــك ألنــه يعمــل فــي ســرعة
ودقــة قبــل إقــاع الطائــرة ،كمــا أن فنــي صيانــة الطائــرات إن فــي عالــم صناعــة صيانــة الطيــران تعمــل جميــع هــذه
يتطلــب منــه توخــي الدقــة الكبيــرة أثنــاء عمليــات الصيانــة إذ التخصصــات بكافــة مجاالتهــا المختلفــة فــي دائــرة عمــل
أنــه مســؤول عــن حيــاة العديــد مــن األرواح فــي شــتى المجــاالت مقننــة ومحكمــة تتبــع فيهــا قواعــد وخطــوات ملزمــة ال مجــال
التــي يعمــل بهــا ســواء كان ذلــك قبــل إقــاع الطائــرة أو فــي فيهــا لالرتجــال وتخضــع إلــى التفتيــش المنتظــم والدائــم مــن
حظائــر صيانــة الطائــرات أو فــي ورش صيانــة قطــع الطائــرات منظمــات وهيئــات الطيــران المدنــي وفقــا لقواعــد وأنظمــة
الطيــران العالميــة والشــركات المصنعــة للطائــرات لينعــم ومحركاتهــا.
الراكــب فــي مقعــده علــى متــن الطائــرة بســفر مريــح وفــق
وبصفــة أساســية ودائمــة ال تقلــع أي طائــرة فــي رحلــة طيــران معاييــر ســامة دوليــة وآمــن بــإذن اهلل.
إال بعــد أن يقــوم فنــي صيانــة الطائــرات المعتمــد برخــص فنيــة
مــن المنظمــات والهيئــات المتخصصــة بالفحوصــات الالزمــة
للطائــرة وذلــك طبقــا ألدلــة الشــركة المصنعــة للطائــرة؛ حيــث
يقــوم فنــي صيانــة الطائــرة بالتوقيــع أو اإلمضــاء باســمه ورقــم
رخصتــه مؤكــدًا علــى أن الطائــرة صالحــة للطيــران بأمــان فــي
كتيــب الطائــرة؛ حيــث أن كل طائــرة لهــا كتيــب خاص بهــا ولكل
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