The first question we ask is – Whose insurance is the aircraft covered by? Is it the manufacturers, operators, MROs, or owners? Once we have the answer, we ensure that their representatives prepare the aircraft for our inspection by opening the avionics bay compartments. This is so that if an accident or damage occurs, then the insurance will cover it. We also ask that ground power be connected to provide extra light in the various compartments.

With the bays opened, the aircraft is ready for us to collect the necessary information. Have the appropriate representative position the steps or platforms to allow us access to the various areas. We will start the inspection at the front of the aircraft and work rearwards; we will take pictures of the compartments and the installed avionic equipment. We will have a pre-prepared document with the avionic items listed, so all we need to do is record the part and serial numbers of each unit. Where there are OBRMs installed, we will also record their part numbers.