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Order: Responsibility For Correct Maintenance Cannot Be Delegated

Steve Scott

Monday, October 18th, 2004

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While there is no question that Air Sunshine was responsible for the maintenance of its aircraft, since the work was done "in house," operators who have their maintenance performed by independent contractors are just as liable, according to a decision by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) head Marion Blakey. By Order No. 2004-8, served Oct. 4, Blakey decreed that Alaska Airlines should pay a $33,000 fine for improper work performed on its aircraft by contract providers. This latest development overturns a…

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