Aviation Safety: Issues Raised by the Crash of Valujet Flight 592 : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Aviation of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Second Session, June 25, 1996U.S. Government Printing Office, 1997 - 571 pages |
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... conducting this important work of the agen- cy . We have a lot of ground to cover today . The hearing has been structured in an appropriate fashion , and I look forward to the wit- nesses and to the responses that they will be making ...
... conducting this important work of the agen- cy . We have a lot of ground to cover today . The hearing has been structured in an appropriate fashion , and I look forward to the wit- nesses and to the responses that they will be making ...
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... conducted as fairly as humanly possible , and we are pleased to start now with - as I previously announced , the leadership of the committee , the full committee Chairman , Mr. Shuster , and Mr. Oberstar , and the committee staff have ...
... conducted as fairly as humanly possible , and we are pleased to start now with - as I previously announced , the leadership of the committee , the full committee Chairman , Mr. Shuster , and Mr. Oberstar , and the committee staff have ...
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... conducted , but just last month the FAA issued an emergency order suspending another air carrier's operating certificate because of discrepancies in its training , testing , and qualifications of flight at- tendants . Meanwhile , the ...
... conducted , but just last month the FAA issued an emergency order suspending another air carrier's operating certificate because of discrepancies in its training , testing , and qualifications of flight at- tendants . Meanwhile , the ...
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... conducted over 500 inspec- tions the previous year at that airline , local FAA inspectors had failed to uncover the seriousness of the situation . In the absence of the inside informant who alerted the FAA , it's unlikely that those ...
... conducted over 500 inspec- tions the previous year at that airline , local FAA inspectors had failed to uncover the seriousness of the situation . In the absence of the inside informant who alerted the FAA , it's unlikely that those ...
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... conduct an investigation to see if the alle- gations are true . Mr. Chairman , we also have conducted investigations into what are called “ unapproved parts . " My prepared statement covers that in some detail . I only mention it in ...
... conduct an investigation to see if the alle- gations are true . Mr. Chairman , we also have conducted investigations into what are called “ unapproved parts . " My prepared statement covers that in some detail . I only mention it in ...
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action Administrator agency Agreement aircraft airplane airworthiness airworthiness directives Atlanta aviation safety BACHUS BRODERICK canisters cargo certification Chairman check was accomplished compliance concerns consent order contractors crash crew DEFAZIO discrepancies were noted discretionary function exception documents door DUNCAN employees engine FAA inspectors FAA's Federal Aviation Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Regulations FINDING firing pin flight attendant flying FOLD following discrepancies FSDO hazardous materials hearing heat shield HINSON industry insert unit inspection installed investigation issues JORDAN June 25 latch LIPINSKI low-cost carriers maintenance manual mechanics MENENDEZ NTSB OBERSTAR Office operations oversight oxygen mask oxygen module passengers performed personnel pilots pin lanyards problems procedures question Ramp check recommendations record regulations regulatory release removed repair stations responsibility S.Ct SabreTech SCHIAVO Secretary SELLER SHUSTER specific standards statement Subcommittee Thank ValuJet Airlines ValuJet Flight 592
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Page 553 - Authority, the periods for, and the manner in, which such inspection, servicing, and overhaul shall be made, including provision for examinations and reports by properly qualified private persons whose examinations or reports the Authority may accept in lieu of those made by its officers and employees...
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Page 561 - Congress wished to prevent judicial "second-guessing" of legislative and administrative decisions grounded in social, economic, and political policy through the medium of an action in tort.
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