Juergen T Steinmetz reports:
"During Ms. Garces’ tenure as Regional Maintenance Director for the midwest region, six Chicago-based aircraft mechanic whistleblowers triggered a federal investigation that reached worrisome conclusions regarding AA maintenance operations.
In a memorandum dated March 25, 2015, H. Clayton Foushee, FAA Director of Audit and Evaluation, cited an “exemplary investigation” by FAA investigators, which concluded that Americas Airlines maintenance managers had:
An [FAA] investigation team … conducted an exemplary investigation, interviewing dozens of witnesses and gathering hundreds of documents, ultimately substantiating all of the complainants’ allegations.”
FAA Memorandum dated March 25, 2015, by Director, Office of Audit and Evaluation, H.Clayton Foushee.
American’s problem was not limited to Chicago. FAA Director Foushee concluded that the above-referenced degradation of American’s maintenance culture:…
“… may be much more prevalent across American’s organization than even the complainants’ alleged, affecting maintenance activities in Dallas, New York, Miami and beyond. Additionally, there exists a substantial likelihood that American has not properly conducted lightning strike inspections for a protracted period of time.”
Among the specific allegations substantiated by the cited investigation was that Regional Maintenance Director Evita Rodriguez – now known as Evita Garces — instructed AA technicians:
“You need to strike a balance between safety and productivity. When I was stationed in JFK, I signed for sumping the Airbus, yet I never did. I am looking for that balance.”
( ASO CMO-67 Investigation Team Report dated February 27, 2015 at 11.)"
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