The letter was signed by the agency's principal maintenance inspector and principal avionics inspector for Valujet.

The agency now has 933 maintenance inspectors who monitor 4,400 repair stations in this country.

I still recall my dismay as a lieutenant in Korea in the 1950's when two civilian maintenance inspectors made a hurried visit to inspect our vehicles.

Not sighting any recognizable star, Mr. Sullivan was about to head back to his job as a maintenance inspector at the General Services Administration.

The bill also required rotation of principal maintenance inspectors and stipulated that the word "customer" properly applies to the flying public, not those entities regulated by the FAA.

The board also heard testimony from John Tutora, an F.A.A. official who plans and directs work by maintenance inspectors.

The agency said its maintenance inspector made two visits to the shop where the Beech 1900d was serviced, one in July, soon after it opened, and one in September.

In the event we had a maintenance inspector paying us a visit, all aircraft with battle damage were reported as having taken it the day of his arrival.

He's a maintenance inspector.