HC Deb 22 March 1996 vol 274 cc392-3W
Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the action his Department has taken to ensure that parts taken from the American 757 crash site in Colombia are not resold within the United Kingdom. [21785]

Mr. Norris

Aircraft parts are strictly regulated in all member states of the joint aviation authorities by a control system known as JAA form 1. This includes a document which controls the release into service of aircraft parts. In the UK this scheme is administered by the Civil Aviation Authority.

All CAA approved maintenance organisations are regularly surveyed to ensure satisfactory standards are maintained. These checks include the sources and supply of spare parts, quality assurance programmes and stores procedures. Parts and components are not fitted to UK registered aircraft unless the certifying engineers are confident that they are in full compliance with the requirements of the CAA and those of the aircraft manufacturer.