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Airport director: FAA inspection found six minor issues; airfield deemed 'safe and effective'
Summary
Airport Director Christopher Marshall reported an April 10 FAA inspection that identified six minor discrepancies, recommended contractor maintenance for a PAPI navigational aid, and prompted several procedural fixes and infrastructure repairs at Clovis Municipal Airport.
Airport Director Christopher Marshall told the Clovis Civil Aviation Board that an April 10 Federal Aviation Administration inspection found six minor discrepancies but concluded the airfield is "safe and effective," and he outlined repairs and procedural changes the airport will pursue.
Marshall said the inspector dug to find problems but found the field generally sound. The report identified maintenance and procedural items including a partially inoperative PAPI glideslope system, faded taxiway signs, a missing safety placard at the self-service fuel pump, lapsed fire-inspection records that have since been corrected, and gaps in required refresher training for airfield movement-area personnel.
On the PAPI (precision approach path…
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