[DS-10]Dispute type
Business aviation maintenance disputes
Maintenance and records questions on privately operated aircraft.
- 600
- Projects in the firm's log
- 237
- Lease returns
- 97
- Pre-purchase inspections
- 36
- Repossessions
2015 to 2024
Redelivery condition
Condition at sale
Condition at recovery
[DS-10.1]Questions addressed
The technical questions.
Opinions are limited to the expert's field: aircraft maintenance, records and condition.
- 01Was the maintenance performed to the manufacturer's data?
- 02Were the inspections and sign offs proper?
- 03Were the charges reasonable for the work?
[DS-10.2]Basis
What is examined.
Every opinion states the facts relied on and where they came from.
- 01Work orders and logbook entries
- 02The aircraft
- 03Invoices and estimates
[DS-10.3]Process
How an engagement runs.
- 01Conflict checkSend the parties, counsel and aircraft involved. Nothing is reviewed until conflicts are cleared.
- 02Initial case reviewA first look at the pleadings and the key records to confirm the questions fall inside the expert's field.
- 03EngagementScope, role as consulting or testifying expert, schedule and fee terms set out in writing.
- 04Inspection and analysisAircraft inspection where it is available, full records review, and analysis against the contract and the regulations.
- 05Report and testimonyWritten report, review of opposing opinions, and testimony at deposition, arbitration or trial.
[EW]Related
Continue in the practice.
- DS-11Maintenance contract and warranty disputesScope, turn time, cost overrun and warranty questions between operators and providers.
- DS-12Arbitration supportTechnical analysis and testimony for lease and maintenance arbitrations.
- DS-01Lease return disputesRedelivery condition, records shortfalls, and the cost of bringing an aircraft to return standard.
- EW-04Request a case reviewSend the parties and the aircraft. Conflicts are checked before anything is read.
[00]Start here
Put the aircraft on the record.
A transaction to close, a redelivery in dispute, or a case that needs a technical opinion. One call reaches the people who do the work.