Who shall the operator make a report to if there is a malfunction of an aircraft that has or may have endangered its safe operation but that has not resulted in an accident or serious incident?
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A
To the competent authority and to the organisation responsible for the design of the aircraft.
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B
To the competent authority and to any other organisation required to be informed by the State of the operator.
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C
To EASA and to the organisation responsible for the design of the aircraft.
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D
To EASA and to any other organisation required to be informed by the State of the operator.
Be careful with this one, the examiner is testing your knowledge of the difference between an accident or serious incident and also just an incident. (These are defined below)
- Any accident, serious incident or occurrence = Report to the competent authority and to any other organisation required to be informed by the State of the Operator.
- Any incident, malfunction, technical defect etc that has NOT resulted in an accident or serious incident = Report to the competent authority and to the organisation responsible for the design of the aircraft
Accident: an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft which takes place between the time when any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight until the time that they have all disembarked, in which:
- Any person is fatally or seriously injured
- The aircraft sustains damage or structural failure
- The aircraft is missing or is completely inaccessible
Serious Incident: Involves circumstances indicating that an accident nearly occurred
Incident: An occurrence, other than an accident, associated with the operation of an aircraft which affects or could affect the safety of operation
ORO.GEN.160 Occurrence Reporting
(a) The operator shall report to the competent authority, and to any other organisation required to be informed by the State of the operator, any accident, serious incident and occurrence as defined in Regulation (EU) No 996/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council1 and Regulation (EU) No 376/2014.
(b) Without prejudice to point (a) the operator shall report to the competent authority and to the organisation responsible for the design of the aircraft any incident, malfunction, technical defect, exceeding of technical limitations or occurrence that would highlight inaccurate, incomplete or ambiguous information contained in the operational suitability data established in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 or other irregular circumstance that has or may have endangered the safe operation of the aircraft and that has not resulted in an accident or serious incident.
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