Worries Over Military Aircraft Safety Prompt New Policies To Be Introduced
New policies for improving and maintaining aircraft safety have been welcomed and adopted by both American and UK military forces. The move follows growing concerns from some of the top military and aviation officials that the current safety standards are not up to scratch and personnel are being seriously injured or losing their lives as a result. Both governments have carried out a full review of all the vehicles and have come up with a new set of rules to influence how they are built.Below are details of parts of the new legislation
Double testing. An independent aircraft maintenance body has been contracted to carry out thorough checks on all aircraft that are supplied to both county's military, before they are put into service. Any issues that this group identifies, even as small as faulty solenoids or door hinges, must be addressed by the armed force who owns the vehicle. There will additionally be a system put into action whereby findings about specific risks or faults can be shared between nations, so that each can take action to better their vehicles
Regular safety review. A great many military vehicles suffer from the fact even though they have top spec safety features when they are built, by the time they are five years old or so, these feature are not up-to-date. The new legislation states that every 4 years, each vehicle must have a full safety review and any out of date features must be replaced or brought up to current standards
Yearly Maintenance. Regular maintenance of vehicles is usually a high priority for both the US and UK military, however there is often a large disparity between maintenance policies of different unit locations and armed services. Under the new system, every vehicle will be submitted to another independent body each year for a full service to replace and multicore cable, damaged circuit boards or mil spec cables for example.This move will see a better tracking of aircraft maintenance history and is thought will help identify recurring issues with weak or faulty parts.
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