[EX-07]Area of expertise
Federal Aviation Regulations
Application of the FARs to maintenance, records and airworthiness on a specific 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
[EX-07.1]Questions addressed
The technical questions.
Opinions are limited to the expert's field: aircraft maintenance, records and condition.
- 01Which regulations applied to the operation and the maintenance at issue?
- 02What do those regulations require in practice?
- 03Was the conduct in question consistent with them?
[EX-07.2]Basis
What is examined.
Every opinion states the facts relied on and where they came from.
- 01The applicable parts of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations
- 02Operations specifications and approved manuals
- 03Maintenance and inspection records
[EX-07.3]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.
- EX-08Commercial aircraft maintenanceIndustry practice for line and heavy maintenance across Boeing, Airbus and regional types.
- EX-09Commercial aircraft storageStorage, preservation and return to service requirements, and what happens when they are skipped.
- EX-10MRO performance and proceduresWhether a repair station followed its own procedures, the task cards and the schedule.
- 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.