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TWG flags ground-engine run-ups as airline/airport lease issue to monitor
Summary
Participants recommended treating maintenance ground run-ups as an airline or airport-lease issue and including run-up monitoring and lease compliance (the 3-hour rule) among program tracking or work-plan items rather than as a pilot-controlled Fly Quiet element.
The discussion covered maintenance ground engine run-ups and whether they should be part of Fly Quiet scoring. Moderator and others noted run-ups are typically a lease or airline maintenance policy issue ("it's a lease thing, not a pilot thing") and that airport leases contain a 3-hour occupancy stipulation that may trigger fines if run-ups occur at night without subsequent departures.
Agency and staff members confirmed run-ups are tracked via reports and that the airport has three primary run-up pads for high-power tests. TWG members suggested including run-up reporting in the program's monitoring so that staff can identify violations of the lease-based rule and talk to airlines about operational choices that affect local noise.
Outcome: include ground run-up monitoring and possible lease-enforcement coordination in the Roundtable package as a work-plan or scoring-adjacent item.
