Hangar Inspection Committee meets with airport officials. DVPA formed a Committee to work with Phoenix Aviation investigating and developing improvements to the yearly inspection process. Goals are to reduce the uncertainties and anxiety tenants experience each spring.  Initial results from the 2009 Hangar Inspections have been tallied.  In summary, 757 hangars were inspected with 257 (34%) of them failing the first inspection!  This number is disappointing, since many of the failures were for the same reasons as last year. Many of the reasons are very basic and can easily be avoided.  Here is our version of “David Letterman’s Top Ten Reasons for Failing a Hangar Inspection!”

•  10.   Subleasing of the hangar.
•    9.   Poor housekeeping.
•    8.   Holiday items being stored.
•    7.   Household items - clothing, furniture, etc. being stored.
•    6.   Multiple bicycles / other transportation being stored.
•    5.   Non-aviation-related files being stored.
•    4.   Refrigerators on extension cords.
•    3.   Combustibles attached to walls.
•    2.   Unused refrigerators/filing cabinets/lockers/shelving being stored.

And the NUMBER ONE reason for failing a hangar inspection (again this year!) is

•    1.   Extension cords being left plugged in!

The hangar Inspection Committee strongly feels that the majority of inspection failures can be easily eliminated by avoiding the above “Top Ten” reasons.

 

Hangar Inspection Committee
Deer Valley Pilot Association