The purpose of this survey is to determine the audit burden currently placed on the contract maintenance industry; it will quantify issues of common concern regarding the untenable reality of non-stop, overlapping, and duplicative audits.

To ensure your company's voice is heard, please take the 20 minutes needed to respond completely to the questions below. The anonymous survey is directed at the maintenance portion of your business and results will only be distributed in aggregate form.

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1. Which of the following best describes your position and job title?

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2. How many facilities does your company have?

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3. Where is/are your facility(ies) located? (Check all that apply)

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4. How many persons (including all facilities) does your company employ?

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5. What type of civil aviation certificate(s) does/do your company hold? (Check all that apply)

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6. If your company is a repair station or aircraft maintenance organization, what ratings do you hold? (Check all that apply)

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7. What civil aviation authority certificate(s) do/does your company hold? (Check all that apply)

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8. As applicable, how much does each civil aviation authority charge your company annually in audit fees and expenses (NOT including certificate fees)?

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9. How many PAPER audits does YOUR company conduct annually on (leave blank if zero)—

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10. How many IN PERSON audits does YOUR company conduct annually on (leave blank if zero)—

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11. On average, how many PAPER audits does your company receive each year from (leave blank if zero)—

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12. On average, how many IN PERSON audits does your company receive each year from (leave blank if zero)—

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13. On average, how many findings are discovered per audit administered by (leave blank if zero)—

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14. On average, what percentage of those findings are duplicative?

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15. On average, what percentage of those findings are contradictory (i.e., there are different opinions on what constitutes compliance)?

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16. On average, what percentage of those findings are administrative (i.e., not directly related to potentially improper work, e.g., typographical errors, requests for clarity, etc.)?

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17. On average, what percentage of those findings concern commercial requirements (i.e., contractual or business obligations)?

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18. General comments or clarifications for the information provided:

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