Air

The Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act requires that federal Ministers provide formal responses to the TSB as to action taken or planned in response to our recommendations.

The Board also makes recommendations to other organizations and will assess all these responses and evaluate the degree to which they address the safety issues and deficiencies using an Assessment Rating Guide.

For recommendations and assessments made prior to January 1, 2005, please refer to our Annual Reports.

Air Recommendations and Assessments of Responses

Recommendation A01-05
That the Bell 214B and Bell 205 flight manuals be modified to provide information regarding the inaccuracy of fuel quantity indications, thereby allowing pilots to make informed decisions in the event of a loss of fuel boost pump pressure.(A99P0075)
Response     Asssessment/Reassessment
Rating: Satisfactory in Part

Recommendation A01-04
That as a prerequisite to certification, all aircraft systems in the pressurized portion of an aircraft, including their sub-systems, components, and connections, be evaluated to ensure that those systems whose failure could exacerbate a fire in progress are designed to mitigate the risk of fire-induced failures.(A98H0003)
Response     Asssessment/Reassessment
Rating: Satisfactory in Part

Recommendation A01-03
That a certification test regime be mandated that evaluates aircraft electrical wire failure characteristics under realistic operating conditions and against specified performance criteria, with the goal of mitigating the risk of ignition.(A98H0003)
Response     Asssessment/Reassessment
Rating: Satisfactory in Part

Recommendation A01-02
That for the pressurized portion of an aircraft, flammability standards for material used in the manufacture of any aeronautical product be revised, based on realistic ignition scenarios, to prevent the use of any material that sustains or propagates fire.(A98H0003)
Response     Asssessment/Reassessment
Rating: Satisfactory Intent

Recommendation A01-01
That The Department of Transport undertake a review of its safety oversight methodology, resources, and practices, particularly as they relate to smaller operators and those operators who fly in or into remote areas, to ensure that air operators and crews consistently operate within the safety regulations.(A99A0036)
Response     Asssessment/Reassessment
Rating: Fully Satisfactory