Pooling of data
3.13 Pooling of data
3.13.1 For a reliability program for a small fleet of aircraft, it is permitted to "pool" data, that is, to collate data from a number of operators of the same type of aircraft.
3.13.2 For this section, a small fleet of aircraft is a fleet of less than 6 aircraft of the same type.
3.13.3 For the analysis to be valid, the following things for the aircraft from which data is pooled must be substantially the same:
aircraft configuration;
aircraft age and utilisation rate;
type of operation and operating environment;
maintenance program and maintenance procedures.
3.13.4 The program must describe the pooling arrangement and the types and extent of data to be pooled.
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