(Sept. 1, 2005) To better understand the impact of European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Executive Director Decision (ED) 2004/04/CF, ARSA conducted an informal survey to determine the number of DER (8110-3s) repairs currently in existence.
The survey asked five simple questions:
- Are you an EASA Part 145 approved Repair Station?
- Are you located in the United States?
- Are you located in the European Union?
- Are you located outside the United States and the European Union?
- How many DER-approved repairs (8110-3s) does your repair station hold?
ARSA received 195 responses identifying in excess of 26,000 DER approved repairs. This matrix provides a complete breakout of the data collected.
| Question |
Yes |
No |
Total |
| Q1. Are you an EASA Part 145 Approved Repair Station? |
183 |
12 |
195 |
|
Number of DER approved repairs associated with Q1. |
25,857 |
169 |
26,026 |
| Q2. Are you located in the U.S.? |
177 |
18 |
195 |
|
Number of DER approved repairs associated with Q2. |
19,763 |
6,263 |
26,026 |
| Q3. Are you located in the European Union (E.U.)? |
6 |
189 |
195 |
|
Number of DER approved repairs associated with Q3. |
2,318 |
23,708 |
26,026 |
| Q4. Are you located outside of the U.S. and the E.U.? |
11 |
184 |
195 |
|
Number of DER approved repairs associated with Q4. |
3,945 |
22,081 |
26,026 |
It should be noted that some responses indicate answers like 1,000’s, more than 1,500 per year, etc. In those cases ARSA took a conservative approach and only utilized the base number.
If the data is extrapolated the potential number of DER approved repairs for 1,250 EASA Part 145 approved repair stations is 176,619.
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