2022-05

RESPONSE to Safety Recommendation:

The second response of [Hellenic] Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) to AAIASB Safety Recommendation 2022-05 was received by email on 21/3/2023.

[Second HCAA Response]:

“ The internal procedures of the HCAA have been revised and since 01/01/2023 EASA’s updated Check-Lists have been adopted, which are in accordance with European Regulation 965/2012 as referred to in (b) above [REGULATION].

Since then, all our inspectors have used the specific Check-Lists to compare the manuals when checking the OM-A, B, C, D, [Operation Manuals] of the organizations thus ensuring that there are no contradictions. ”

[Hellenic National Agency for the Investigation of Air and Rail Accidents & Transport Safety (former AAIASB) assessed this response as “Adequate” on 03/04/2023 and changed the SR 2022-05 status to “Closed”]



History of previous response:

The [Hellenic] Civil Aviation Authority’s (HCAA) first response to AAIASB Safety Recommendation 2022-05 was received by email on 31/1/2023.
[HCAA’s first response]:

“ The [Hellenic] Civil Aviation Authority reviewed its internal procedures and found that according to the existing new EASA Check List it uses there are no contradictions in the referenced manuals.”

[Hellenic National Agency for the Investigation of Air and Rail Accidents & Transport Safety (former AAIASB) with its document 349/14.03.2023 assessed initially within the 60-day deadline the initial addressee’s response as “Partially adequate” and changed the status of Recommendation 2022-05 to “Open — Partly adequate” stating that the corrective action referred to in the initial addressee’s response does not refer to the internal procedures of the HCAA that should be reviewed/revised so that there are no contradictions in the manuals submitted by the Organizations to the HCAA for approval.]