Originally published at: FAA Extends Boeing’s Delegated Inspection Program Amid Safety Improvements - AVweb
The FAA has extended Boeing’s Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) for another three years, allowing a designated unit within the company to continue performing certain safety functions.
The linked FAA’s announcement sounds confident, that is, talking about improvements and tighter oversight, but the article mostly repeats that without really digging into what went wrong before. It leaves you wondering how much has actually changed.
ODA was meant to lighten the FAA’s load by letting companies handle some of the work. But, that trust hasn’t always been earned. Past failures show just how easily major problems can slip through. Renewinga company’s authority might sound like progress, but it also raises a fair question. Is this real oversight or just more of the same with a fresh coat of paint?
I read that Boeing has changed internal procedures to reduce pressure on designees, and initial response is positive.
Boeing is a massive bureaucracy, long has been, bad and good, rarely changes much. Question is will it reform? The CEO who got realism into the 787 program added treatment of employees to criteria for evaluation of managers.
Yes, pressure is there, I suffered from it as DER and Canadian equivalent.
Key is integrity of the employer.
(ODA is a company version of of delegation, whereas DER and DAR (licensed technician in US, design engineer in Canada) is individual.)
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