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Excerpt from Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations, Vol. 3: Fiscal Year 1994
Answer: As a result of the March 1987 accident in Detroit, the faa undertook a review of the import type certification process and, in particular, the Spanish casa-212 transport airplane program. This report, issued March 25, 1988, revealed that the rationale for the faa's Directorate system established within the Aircraft Certification Service after the casa-212 was certified was still valid, although the way import type certification was conducted and airworthiness issues resolved after certification needed to be improved. Procedural recommendations were made and implemented that defined the roles of the Directorate and Aircraft Certification Offices when conduction import type certification, as well as improved communication within the service on this issue.
Senator lautenberg: faa officials have stated that over the last several years authorized certification staff positions have been left vacant so that training initiatives could be funded. If this is correct, please provide the (1) number and description of the unfilled positions, (2) length of time each position was left unfilled, and (3) specific training initiatives developed with these funds. Was faa able to adequately fulfill its certification mission without these staff? If so, should these authorized positions now be cut?
Answer: The Aircraft Certification Service staff positions were not left vacant for the purpose of funding training development. These positions were left vacant due to hiring restrictions and to normal lapses due to the backfilling process. Certification is revitalizing its training program and has funded most of this effort using hiring lapse rates throughout the year.
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