This convenient, one-day course provides in-class familiarization training for maintenance and quality managers as required by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and similar authorities.

Available as: Classroom & In-Company course
Duration: 1 day (8 hours)
Recommended level: Entry-level and Professional
Prerequisites: None

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• Understand essential fuel tank safety elements and typical terms
• Know the historical background of fuel tank safety 
• Identify unsafe conditions that can result in airworthiness limitations items
• Recognize key safety precautions to avoid fuel tank fire
• Analyze ignition mitigation means 

This course meets EASA training requirements for:

• Maintenance managers
• Quality managers and quality assurance personnel
• Inspectors and auditors for national authorities
• Maintenance engineers

Maintenance and continuing airworthiness personnel should attend EASA Fuel Tank Safety – Level II detailed training.

Historical background

• TWA 800 accident investigation outcomes
• Past major accidents, accident investigations and their conclusions
• Pre- and post-cursors
• SFAR 88
• JAA Interim policy INT/POL/25/12 - implementation and compliance status
• Identifying failure conditions

Effects on aircraft maintenance

• Fuel Airworthiness Limitation Section
• Maintenance and inspection tasks
• Critical Design Configuration Control Limitation (CDCCL)
• Precautions to take during maintenance
• Flammability Reduction Means (FRM) and Ignition Mitigation Means (IMM)
• Fault detection and control

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An IATA Certificate of Attendance is awarded upon successful completion of the course.

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