CONTENTS 1 SUMMARY 1 INTRODUCTION 5 Background, 5 Self-Inspection Program Overview, 5 FAA Regulatory Requirements, 5 FAA Guidance, 7 Additional Guidance, 7 Training of Inspection Personnel, 7 Scope of Study, 8 Study Methodology, 8 Participants, 8 Report Organization, 11 2 TRAINING 12 Part 139.303, 12 Part 139.327, 14 Initial Training, 15 Recurrent Training, 15 Training Design, 15 In-House Training, 16 Outsourced Training, 16 Current Airport Training Practices, 17 3 INSPECTING 20 Inspection Personnel, 20 Frequencies of Inspection, 20 Self-Inspection Tools, 20 Conducting the Inspection, 23 Inspection Records, 31 Current Airport Inspection Practices, 31 4 REPORTING DISCREPANCIES AND FINDINGS 35 Nature of the Discrepancy, 35 Reporting Methods, 35 Order of Priority, 36 Current Airport Reporting Practices, 36 5 FOLLOW-UP AND CLOSE-OUT 38 Follow-Up, 38 Close-Out, 38 Current Airport Follow-Up and Close-Out Practices, 39 6 QUALITY CONTROL 41 Human Factors, 41 Continual Improvement, 42 Quality Control in the Industry, 42 Current Airport Quality Control Practices, 43 7 OVERSIGHT 45 Oversight, 45 State Oversight, 47 8 CONCLUSION 51 Training, 51 Inspecting, 51 Reporting Discrepancies and Findings, 51 Follow-Up, Resolution, and Close-Out, 51 Quality Control, 51 Oversight, 52 Further Research, 52 ACRONYMS 53 REFERENCES 54 BIBLIOGRAPHY 55 APPENDIX A PARTICIPATING AIRPORTS 56 APPENDIX B PARTICIPATING FAA REGIONS 57 APPENDIX C PARTICIPATING STATE AVIATION AGENCIES 58 APPENDIX D AIRPORT SURVEY OF SELF-INSPECTION PRACTICES & TRAINING QUESTIONNAIRE 59 APPENDIX E SURVEY OF FAA CERTIFICATION.INSPECTION PRACTICES QUESTIONNAIRE 72 APPENDIX F AIRPORT OVERSIGHT BY STATE AVIATION AGENCIES SURVEY 76 APPENDIX G OPEN-ENDED RESPONSES BY AIRPORTS 83 APPENDIX H OPEN-ENDED RESPONSES BY FAA CERTIFICATION INSPECTORS 93 APPENDIX I SELF-INSPECTION CHECKLIST (COURTESY OF ST. CLOUD REGIONAL AIRPORT) 96 APPENDIX J SELF-INSPECTION CHECKLIST (COURTESY OF DANE COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT) 97 APPENDIX K FIELD CONDITION REPORT (COURTESY OF DANE COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT) 98 APPENDIX L SAMPLE WORK ORDER FORM (COURTESY OF CHERRY CAPITAL AIRPORT) 99 APPENDIX M AIRPORT SAFETY SELF-INSPECTION FLYER (COURTESY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE DOT) 100 APPENDIX N EXCERPT FROM AC 150/5200-18C 101