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shop wall. Serious, groundable discrepancies are corrected promptly and so indicated on the records, while less serious deficiencies are occasionally deferred.
The FAA does not require 100 hour inspections of any cargo transport aircraft not involved in the transport of passengers. Although this policy would exempt Manufacturers Air Transport Service, the company regularly performs these inspections anyway.
Safety Record
This company has never had any violations imposed against it or any of its personnel, nor has it suffered any accidents or incidents. On November 19, 1971, a commission investigator and a technical consultant examined the records of the FAA GADO-19 office in Springfield with respect to inspections conducted by personnel of that federal agency. They also examined those inspections performed by Donald E. Berrier of Manufacturers Air Transport Service who is an FAA-authorized check pilot.
The records indicated that Berrier performed the following inspections:
(1) A six month instrument check of pilot R. Smith on July 6, 1971, pilot T. Jaeger on July 6, 1971, pilot Cotton on August 13, 1971, pilot J. Harms on September 17, 1971; pilot K. Jedlinski on September 30, 1971.
(2) An annual pilot-in-command competency check of pilot Cotton on July 22, 1971; and pilots Jedlinski, T. Jaeger and R. Venzecker on October 11, 1971.
The FAA conducted the following inspections:
(1) A six month instrument check of check pilot Donald E. Berrier on October 19, 1971, by FAA Inspector John Blohm.
(2) An annual pilot-in-command competency test of check pilot Donald E. Berrier on June 23, 1971, by FAA Inspector John Blohm.
(3) A base maintenance inspection was conducted by FAA Inspector M. Peterson on July 2, 1971 and another one by FAA Inspector J. Dorsey on October 6, 1971.
(4) A systems worthiness analysis program (SWAP) inspection on May 25, 1970.
The commission investigator and the technical consultant were aware that the FAA authorized Berrier to conduct the following type inspections: annual maintenance inspection, pilot training, six month pilot instrument checks and pilot-in-command competency checks. However, the commission noted the absence in FAA records of any documents pertaining to operational base inspections, ramp inspections, surveillance inspections and maintenance ramp inspections.
In an effort to determine why those FAA inspections were not conducted, a commission investigator interviewed Berrier on November 30, 1971. Berrier was asked if he had any knowledge of why the FAA files in Springfield showed such minimal compliances with the FAA inspection criteria. He explained that he knew that the FAA trusted their operations and added that in his estimation the FAA had been conducting their inspections of the company with a good deal of regularity.
On December 2, 1971, the FAA GADO-19 office in Springfield acknowledged the commission interview of Berrier and stated that as far as they knew their records were complete and up to date. We were advised that we had overlooked certain documentation concerning additional inspections, although it is reiterated that the commission investigator and his technical consultant did not see any such records when they examined the relatively thin FAA file on the company. The "overlooked" documents related to the alleged additional inspections by FAA personnel: an operational base inspection on October 19, 1971; ramp inspections on October 5, 1971, October 15, 1971, October 20, 1971 and November 9, 1971; surveillance inspections on June 16, 1971, and December 1, 1971; and maintenance ramp inspections on May 19, 1971, June 25, 1971, September 14, 1971, and October 12, 1971..
Financial Condition
Prior to the sale of this corporation, the former ownership provided the commission with an unaudited pro forma balance sheet, dated January 1, 1972, and a statement of operations for the six month period ending December 31,
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Object Description
| Title | Intrastate air operations in Illinois |
| Creator |
Illinois. General Assembly. Legislative Investigating Commission |
| Subject [LCSH] |
Aeronautics, Commercial--Illinois Local service airlines--Illinois |
| Date Original | 1972 |
| Language | eng |
| Geographic Coverage | United States--Illinois |
| Contributing Institution | Illinois State Library |
| Rights | Materials in this collection are made available by the Illinois State Library. To request reproductions or inquire about permissions, contact: islimg@ilsos.net. Please cite the item title and collection name. |
| Identifier | 0653360 |
| Type | Text |
| Format | Book |
| Digital Format | JPEG |
| Collection Name | Illinois State Library - General Collection |
Description
| Title | Page 72 |
| Contributing Institution | Illinois State Library |
| Rights | Materials in this collection are made available by the Illinois State Library. To request reproductions or inquire about permissions, contact: islimg@ilsos.net. Please cite the item title and collection name. |
| Transcript | shop wall. Serious, groundable discrepancies are corrected promptly and so indicated on the records, while less serious deficiencies are occasionally deferred. The FAA does not require 100 hour inspections of any cargo transport aircraft not involved in the transport of passengers. Although this policy would exempt Manufacturers Air Transport Service, the company regularly performs these inspections anyway. Safety Record This company has never had any violations imposed against it or any of its personnel, nor has it suffered any accidents or incidents. On November 19, 1971, a commission investigator and a technical consultant examined the records of the FAA GADO-19 office in Springfield with respect to inspections conducted by personnel of that federal agency. They also examined those inspections performed by Donald E. Berrier of Manufacturers Air Transport Service who is an FAA-authorized check pilot. The records indicated that Berrier performed the following inspections: (1) A six month instrument check of pilot R. Smith on July 6, 1971, pilot T. Jaeger on July 6, 1971, pilot Cotton on August 13, 1971, pilot J. Harms on September 17, 1971; pilot K. Jedlinski on September 30, 1971. (2) An annual pilot-in-command competency check of pilot Cotton on July 22, 1971; and pilots Jedlinski, T. Jaeger and R. Venzecker on October 11, 1971. The FAA conducted the following inspections: (1) A six month instrument check of check pilot Donald E. Berrier on October 19, 1971, by FAA Inspector John Blohm. (2) An annual pilot-in-command competency test of check pilot Donald E. Berrier on June 23, 1971, by FAA Inspector John Blohm. (3) A base maintenance inspection was conducted by FAA Inspector M. Peterson on July 2, 1971 and another one by FAA Inspector J. Dorsey on October 6, 1971. (4) A systems worthiness analysis program (SWAP) inspection on May 25, 1970. The commission investigator and the technical consultant were aware that the FAA authorized Berrier to conduct the following type inspections: annual maintenance inspection, pilot training, six month pilot instrument checks and pilot-in-command competency checks. However, the commission noted the absence in FAA records of any documents pertaining to operational base inspections, ramp inspections, surveillance inspections and maintenance ramp inspections. In an effort to determine why those FAA inspections were not conducted, a commission investigator interviewed Berrier on November 30, 1971. Berrier was asked if he had any knowledge of why the FAA files in Springfield showed such minimal compliances with the FAA inspection criteria. He explained that he knew that the FAA trusted their operations and added that in his estimation the FAA had been conducting their inspections of the company with a good deal of regularity. On December 2, 1971, the FAA GADO-19 office in Springfield acknowledged the commission interview of Berrier and stated that as far as they knew their records were complete and up to date. We were advised that we had overlooked certain documentation concerning additional inspections, although it is reiterated that the commission investigator and his technical consultant did not see any such records when they examined the relatively thin FAA file on the company. The "overlooked" documents related to the alleged additional inspections by FAA personnel: an operational base inspection on October 19, 1971; ramp inspections on October 5, 1971, October 15, 1971, October 20, 1971 and November 9, 1971; surveillance inspections on June 16, 1971, and December 1, 1971; and maintenance ramp inspections on May 19, 1971, June 25, 1971, September 14, 1971, and October 12, 1971.. Financial Condition Prior to the sale of this corporation, the former ownership provided the commission with an unaudited pro forma balance sheet, dated January 1, 1972, and a statement of operations for the six month period ending December 31, 72 |
| Collection Name | Illinois State Library - General Collection |
