[EX-03]Area of expertise
Lease acceptance and return language
How delivery and redelivery conditions are written, measured and documented at the 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-03.1]Questions addressed
The technical questions.
Opinions are limited to the expert's field: aircraft maintenance, records and condition.
- 01What condition did the lease require at delivery and at return?
- 02How is each condition normally measured and evidenced?
- 03Did the aircraft and its records meet it on the relevant date?
[EX-03.2]Basis
What is examined.
Every opinion states the facts relied on and where they came from.
- 01Lease delivery and redelivery conditions
- 02Inspection reports, borescope records and status lists
- 03Correspondence on open items at return
[EX-03.3]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-04Maintenance program bridgingMoving an aircraft between operators and maintenance programs without losing task credit.
- EX-05Tooling and tool controlProper use, calibration and control of tooling in a maintenance environment.
- EX-06Maintenance trackingHow hours, cycles, life limited parts and recurring tasks are tracked, and how errors arise.
- 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.