Aircraft Accident Investigation Report

49 Section 4.1.1 (Maintenance Contracts) of the Maintenance Control Manual states that “ all maintenance on company aircraft will be contracted to the AMO as per Appendix C of this manual ”. Appendix C lists Tara Courier Service Limited and Airspeed Jamaica Limited as contracted AMO’s. Section 4.3 (Defect Control and Minimum Equipment List) of the Maintenance Control Manual states that “ pilots will record all defects in the aircraft technical (journey) log as soon as possible after the flight, and prior to further flight ”. Section 4.8 (Aircraft Logbooks) of the Maintenance Control Manual sates that “ the logbook will be kept onboard the aircraft while in operation and a copy of the previous log page on the ground. Each log page shall be in triplicates: one (1) original (white) and two (2) copies (pink and yellow). The yellow page will be pulled by maintenance, the original staying with the aircraft, and pink copy routed to operations ”. Section 4.12 (Aircraft Release to Service) of the Maintenance Control Manual states that “ the Certificate of Release to Service shall be issued in accordance with the applicable regulation. No person shall fly an aircraft for hire unless it has a valid Certificate of Release to Service signed by an appropriately licensed AME. It must capture his/her name, signature, license number, date, work performed, corrective action taken and the approved technical data used in the maintenance event ”. Management Structure The persons listed for the positions of Chief Flight Instructor and Maintenance Coordinator were no longer working for the operator at the time of the accident. The management persons listed in the Air Training Organizational Manual differs from some of the persons listed in the Operations Specifications A6. There was no Assistant Chief Flight Instructor or Quality Assurance Manager listed as being employed by the ATO at the time of the accident. The management positions listed in the Maintenance Control Manual differ from the positions listed in Operations Specification A6 and the Air Training Organizational Manual. There was no persons approved for the positions of Director of Maintenance & Chief Inspector at the time of the accident 1.17.3 Tinson Pen Aerodrome Tinson Pen Aerodrome, ICAO airport designator MKTP, is operated by the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), an entity established under the Airports Authority Act in 1974. The management at the aerodrome is not entirely autonomous and decisions regarding operations, maintenance and finance generally require channeling through NMIA Airports Limited (NMIAL) which is a wholly owned subsidiary of AAJ.