Aviation Safety Inspector (Airworthiness

Duties

The duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Implements airworthiness safety program requirements for WS aviation activities through participation with agency crews and maintenance facilities.
• Evaluates aircraft fleet annually and serves as lead on lifecycle management, projecting known maintenance schedules and component replacement.
• Collaborates with regional leadership to project and plan for aircraft replacement, identifying future requirements, suitable aircraft that meet those requirements, and new technology.
• Act as liaison with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Aviation Safety Center (ASC) for all airworthiness and certification issues within the region.
• Assists the WS Aviation Safety Center Supervisory Aviation Safety Airworthiness Inspector (SASI) in conducting investigations of public complaints, congressional inquiries, and aircraft incidents.
• Provides verbal and/or written technical assistance to legal counsel, testifies at court trials and formal hearings, and gives depositions upon request.
• Conducts inspections to verify certification requirements (both helicopter and fixed wing) for all agency aircraft. Makes recommendations on the appointment of contract vendors.
• Reviews facility changes and negotiates with contractors and other aviation services vendors to resolve specific airworthiness/maintenance problems.
• Directs the inspection and surveillance of regional aircraft for continuous airworthiness and adherence to the WS airworthiness safety and maintenance programs.