Flight Standards Directorate Air Operations Department EU Ramp inspection programme Annual Report 2013 - 2017 Aggregated Information Report (01 January 2013 to 31 December 2017) TE.GEN.00400-004 © European Union Aviation Safety Agency. All rights reserved. ISO9001 Certified. Page 1 of 119 Proprietary document. Copies are not controlled. Confirm revision status through the EASA-Internet/Intranet. An agency of the European Union EU Ramp inspection programme - Annual Report 2013 - 2017 EU Ramp inspection programme Annual Report 2013 - 2017 Document ref. Status Date Final 17.04.2019 Contact name and address for enquiries: European Union Aviation Safety Agency Flight Standards Directorate Postfach 10 12 53 50452 Köln Germany [email protected] Information on EASA is available at: www.easa.europa.eu Report Distribution List: 1 European Commission, DG MOVE, E.4 2 Ramp inspection programme Participating States 3 EASA website TE.GEN.00400-004 © European Union Aviation Safety Agency. 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An agency of the European Union EU Ramp inspection programme - Annual Report 2013 - 2017 Table of Contents 1 Executive summary ................................................................................................................................... 5 2 Development of the programme in the period 2013 – 2017 .................................................................... 6 2.1 Regulatory developments .................................................................................................................. 6 2.2 Data regular analysis .......................................................................................................................... 7 2.3 International promotion .................................................................................................................... 7 2.4 RAMP standardisation inspections .................................................................................................... 9 2.5 EASA centralised database ............................................................................................................... 10 3 Areas of inspection .................................................................................................................................. 10 4 Main results of the Ramp Inspections ..................................................................................................... 11 4.1 Inspection findings in general .......................................................................................................... 11 4.2 Inspection findings and their categories .......................................................................................... 12 4.3 Historical overview ........................................................................................................................... 14 4.4 Inspection findings on a regional basis ............................................................................................ 15 4.5 Inspection findings related to checklist items ................................................................................. 20 4.6 The top 4 significant and major inspection findings related to checklist items .............................. 20 5 Conclusions .............................................................................................................................................. 21 Appendix A – Data collection by Participating States 2013 - 2017 ................................................................. 22 Appendix B – List of States/Territories of inspected operators ...................................................................... 25 Appendix C – Aircraft types inspected (by manufacturer) .............................................................................. 32 Appendix D – Operators inspected ................................................................................................................. 39 Appendix E – Results (findings & inspections) per inspection item .............................................................. 110 Appendix E.1 – Inspection items concerning flight deck ............................................................................... 112 E.1.1 – A23 - Defect notification and rectification .................................................................................... 113 E.1.2 – A13 - Flight preparation ................................................................................................................. 113 E.1.3 – A04 - Manuals ................................................................................................................................ 113 E.1.4 – A01 - General condition ................................................................................................................. 113 Appendix E.2 – Inspection items concerning cabin safety ............................................................................ 114 E.2.1 – B01 - General internal condition ................................................................................................... 114 E.2.2 – B12 - Access to emergency exits .................................................................................................... 114 E.2.3 – B07 - Emergency exits, lighting and marking, torches ................................................................... 114 E.2.4 – B03 - First aid kit/emergency medical kit ...................................................................................... 115 Appendix E.3 – Inspection items concerning aircraft condition .................................................................... 116 E.3.1 – C01 - General external condition ................................................................................................... 116 E.3.2 – C07 - Powerplant and pylon .......................................................................................................... 116 E.3.3 – C02 - Door and hatches ................................................................................................................. 117 TE.GEN.00400-004 © European Union Aviation Safety Agency. 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An agency of the European Union EU Ramp inspection programme - Annual Report 2013 - 2017 E.3.4 – C04 - Wheels, tyres and brakes ..................................................................................................... 117 Appendix E.4/5 – Inspection items concerning cargo and general ............................................................... 118 E.4.1 – D03 - Cargo stowage ...................................................................................................................... 118 E.4.2 – D01 - General condition of cargo compartment ........................................................................... 118 E.4.3 – D02 - Dangerous goods .................................................................................................................. 118 E.4.4 – E01 - General ................................................................................................................................. 118 TE.GEN.00400-004 © European Union Aviation Safety Agency. 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An agency of the European Union EU Ramp inspection programme - Annual Report 2013 - 2017 1 Executive summary This report is issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 of 5 October 2012, Annex II [PART- ARO], SECTION II - SUBPART RAMP, and specifically: ARO.RAMP.155 Annual report “The Agency shall prepare and submit to the Commission an annual report on the ramp inspection system containing at least the following information: (a) status of the progress of the system; (b) status of the inspections performed in the year; (c) analysis of the inspection results with the indication of the categories of findings; (d) actions taken during the year; (e) proposals for further improving the ramp inspection system, and (f) annexes containing lists of inspections sorted out by State of operation, type of aircraft, operator and ratios per item.” ARO.RAMP.160 Information to the public and protection of information (b) “The Agency shall publish an aggregated information report that shall be available to the public containing the analysis of the information received in accordance with ARO.RAMP.145. The report shall be simple and easy to understand, and the source of the information shall be de-identified.” Ramp inspections provide for a general indication of the safety of an operator; however, no full picture can be obtained on the safety of any particular aircraft or operator. Certain aspects are difficult to assess during a ramp inspection, mainly due to the limited time and information available. Nevertheless, the information gained through the EU Ramp Inspection Programme (hereafter referred to as the “Programme”) is an important element in the oversight performed by the responsible Aviation Authority (State of Operator, State of Registry and State of Licensing), as the findings raised: • Contribute to the safe operation of the aircraft inspected, by requiring that corrective actions are taken as appropriate,