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DOT OIG: FAA's Actions Taken to Address Allegations of Unsafe Maintenance Practices at Northwest Airlines

DOT OIG Audit – FAA’s Actions Taken to Address Allegations of Unsafe Maintenance Practices at Northwest Airlines, September 28, 2007- Project ID: AV-2007-080

  • “Summary: On September 28, we issued our report on FAA’s actions taken to address allegations of unsafe maintenance practices at Northwest Airlines. These allegations were reported by an FAA Aviation Safety Inspector assigned to FAA’s Northwest Airlines Certificate Management Office (CMO) in Bloomington, Minnesota. The allegations focused on training for Northwest’s replacement mechanics and management personnel transferred into maintenance roles and processes for receipt of aircraft parts. The complainant contacted then Minnesota Senator Mark Dayton, who requested that FAA and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) evaluate the validity of these allegations.”
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