Appendix B
I&O Plan Checklist
Response
Reference Comment General
1. Has approval of the I&O Plan been requested by the certificate holder in a cover letter addressed to the POI, accompanying submittal of the plan?
Yes No NA
2. Has a copy of the cover letter and plan been forwarded to HQ FAA/AFS-230?
Yes No NA
3. Does the I&O Plan identify the personnel, system equipment, and resources that have been committed to support of the FOQA program?
Yes No NA
4. Does the I&O Plan acknowledge that revisions will be documented in accordance with standard revision control methodology?
Yes No NA
5. Does the I&O Plan acknowledge that, following initial FAA approval, subsequent modifications to the FOQA program must be documented in revisions submitted to the POI and AFS-230?
Yes No NA
Appendix B I&O Plan Checklist
Response
Reference Comment
I&O Plan
1. Have the goals and objectives of the FOQA program been clearly specified?
Yes No NA
2. Have the major stakeholders within the air carrier been clearly identified?
Yes No NA
3. Has a copy of an agreement with the pilot association (if applicable) for FOQA data usage been included as an appendix?
Yes No NA
4. Are air carrier data safeguard and protection mechanisms described?
Yes No NA
5. Are the air carrier fleets (make, model, series) that are targeted for participation in the FOQA program identified?
Yes No NA
6. Are the capabilities of the planned airborne equipment for FOQA described?
Yes No NA
7. Does the plan identify provisions for airborne equipment maintenance and support?
Yes No NA
Appendix B I&O Plan Checklist
Response
Reference Comment
8. Is a fleet installation plan specified?
Yes No NA
9. Are the capabilities of the proposed ground data replay and analysis system (GDRAS) described?
Yes No NA
10. Does the plan identify provisions for maintenance of the GDRAS hardware and software?
Yes No NA
11. Does the plan describe other key technology components of the air carrier’s FOQA program?
Yes No NA
12. Has a single point of contact been designated to oversee the FOQA program?
Yes No NA
13. Does the plan define the air carrier’s organizational structure for oversight and operation of the FOQA program?
Yes No NA
14. Does the plan describe the roles and responsibilities of key air carrier personnel and teams?
Yes No NA
Appendix B I&O Plan Checklist
Response
Reference Comment
15. Does the plan specify the schedule and timeline for implementing the FOQA program?
Yes No NA
16. Are FOQA program start-up criteria specified?
Yes No NA
17. Does the plan describe how key FOQA team members will be trained?
Yes No NA
18. Does the plan describe how the air carrier will educate its pilots about the FOQA program?
Yes No NA
19. Is a plan for educating senior management and stakeholders described?
Yes No NA
20. Does the I&O Plan specify procedures for implementing and auditing security mechanisms?
Yes No NA
21. Is a data storage and retention policy specified?
Yes No NA
22. Are flight data collection and retrieval procedures specified?
Yes No NA
23. Are the procedures for defining fleet-specific events and associated parameters described?
Yes No NA
Appendix B I&O Plan Checklist
Response
Reference Comment
24. Are the fleet-specific event definitions, including trigger limits for each event’s severity classification, provided as Appendix 2 to the plan?
Yes No NA
25. Are the procedures for validating, refining, and tracking event definitions described?
Yes No NA
26. Does the plan acknowledge that updates to FOQA event definitions must be included in I&O Plan revisions submitted to the FAA?
Yes No NA
27. Are procedures for data review and evaluation specified?
Yes No NA
28. Does the plan provide for notifying appropriate air carrier departments of adverse trends revealed by FOQA data flightcrew training?
Yes No NA
29. Are procedures for taking, tracking, and following up on corrective actions specified?
Yes No NA
Appendix B I&O Plan Checklist
Response
Reference Comment
30. Are guidelines for crewmember contact and follow-up described?
Yes No NA
31. Is a description included of how FOQA system procedures will be documented?
Yes No NA
32. Does the plan describe the process for joint FAA/air carrier periodic reviews of the FOQA program and associated aggregate data?
Yes No NA