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being members of associations that present the views of your industry sector. There is strength in numbers as regulators pay attention to industry associations. Many senior aviation leaders and politicians attend such meetings and conferences, which makes for good networking opportunities for DOMs. A good aviation citizen also has all the basic citizenship rights to use the appeals mechanisms set up to aid in ensuring the right technical decisions get made; do not be afraid to use them when necessary. Work hard to keep the very essential communication channels open to your local regulators. It makes life easier for everyone. Basically everything I have written about in this article can also be applied in company division work as well, for example between quality inspectors and production.
A PERSONAL EXAMPLE When I was a very junior airworthiness inspector in Transport Canada’s Ontario region, I was sent out to a hangar to inspect a Twin Otter under modifi cation. It was a conformity and compliance inspection to determine if the
modifi cation was, in fact, conforming to the approved data. I immediately focused on the under belly where some electrical work had been done. I cannot recall all the details from 40 years ago but I recall the embarrassing highlights. I saw electrical lines wrapped around either fuel or hydraulic lines. I cannot recall the exact systems now. I then issued an immediate aircraft grounding order and went back to my offi ce desk, pleased that I had done a good job. The DOM telephoned my boss and complained about
my work. My boss called me into his offi ce, a real offi ce (my desk was in the inspector’s pool). Being a newbie, this was intimidating. After a few preliminary bits of information was exchanged, he said, “Roger, you’re a really good inspector and we are pleased with your work but next time you issue an immediate aircraft grounding order, please see if it has any engines installed. You could have just advised them by a notice of a defect.” Well how much more embarrassed as an inspector can you be? I was so focused on the defect that I found, I didn’t look up at the wings to notice both engines were removed. To really drive the lesson home, I had to go and retrieve my
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