C. Other Inspections. In addition to the inspections and surveillances described in subparagraphs 13-504A and B, an aviation safety inspector (ASI) may want to consider additional inspections and surveillance of examiners under the circumstances listed below.
· An examiner whose practical test passing rate exceeds 90 percent;
· An examiner who conducts three or more complete practical tests on a given day;
· An examiner who tests a student trained by that examiner without approval from the supervising field office or FAA office;
· An examiner whose certification file error rate exceeds 10 percent;
· An examiner who is the subject of a valid public complaint; or
· An examiner who has been involved in an accident, incident, or Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) violation.
NOTE: ASIs, in consultation with their FSDO management, may use their discretion and judgment in the kind and frequency of monitoring and inspections of their individual examiners. For example, an ASI should consider the difference between a pass rate exceeding 90 percent for a DPE that has conducted very few practical tests, and a pass rate exceeding 90 percent for a high activity DPE. Similarly, if a DPE’s error rate is above 10 percent, the ASI should consider whether the DPE has conducted very few practical tests or is considered high activity. Also, in a case where a DPE may have an excellent record for serving the public, and one applicant files a complaint, the ASI may want to discuss the complaint with the DPE, but the depth and detail of the monitoring, inspection, and surveillance may not have to be significant. Again, we expect ASIs to use their discretion and judgment and be professional.
