Aviation Safety: FAA's Use of Emergency Orders to Revoke or Suspend Operating Certificates

Abstract

At your request, we reviewed FAA'S use of emergency orders during fiscal years 1990 through 1997. This report provides information on (1) the extent to which FAA used emergency orders, including data on regional variation in their use, the types of certificate holders affected, and the final outcomes of cases initiated using emergency orders; (2) the ways in which changes in FAA'S policies might have affected the agency's use of emergency orders; and (3) the time needed for FAA to investigate alleged violations and issue emergency orders.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA351187

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Administrative Law
  • Aircraft Engines
  • Aircrafts
  • Aviation Safety
  • Civil Aviation
  • Commercial Aviation
  • Commercial Pilots
  • Congress
  • Data Analysis
  • Great Lakes
  • Information Systems
  • Law
  • Medical Specialties
  • New England
  • Pilots
  • Transportation
  • United States

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  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Government and Public Administration Law.