04.RL-2022-10.03

Isi rekomendasi

The ICAO Annex 1 requires the applicant of licensing for personnel other than flight crew members includes the requirements of medical fitness. The ICAO Document 8984 required the applicant of license shall be physically and mentally capable performing the duties of the license or rating applied for or held. To be declared as medically fit, the applicant shall conduct medical assessment which include physical and mental health. The requirement of the ICAO Annex 1 for medical fitness did not include the aircraft maintenance engineer.Aircraft maintenance personnel are included as safety-sensitive employees that defined as persons who might endanger aviation safety if they perform their duties and functions improperly.In this accident, the engineer who had been diagnosed with mental health issue and treated with medication that contained psychoactive substance, passed the license renewal, and performed his duty, resulted in decreasing of awareness and hit the tail rotor. Therefore, KNKT recommends ICAO to require aircraft maintenance engineer to conduct medical examination when applying a new or renewal license.