Human Factors / Performance

HF / Human Performance

Dramatic AW139 Accident at Houma: Skillful Recovery from a Latent Production Defect

Posted by on Sep 23, 2024 in Accidents & Incidents, Crises / Emergency Response / SAR, Design & Certification, Helicopters, Human Factors / Performance, Offshore, Oil & Gas / IOGP / Energy, Safety Management

Dramatic AW139 Accident at Houma, Louisiana: Skillful Recovery from a Latent Production Defect (ERA N811TA, 24 September 2022) On 24 September 2022, Leonardo AW139 offshore helicopter N811TA, of ERA...

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Deadly Delay: Catastrophic USAF CV-22B Osprey Gear Box Failure

Posted by on Aug 10, 2024 in Accidents & Incidents, Design & Certification, Fixed Wing, Helicopters, Human Factors / Performance, HUMS / VHM / UMS / IVHM, Maintenance / Continuing Airworthiness / CAMOs, Military / Defence, Safety Culture, Safety Management, Special Mission Aircraft

Deadly Delay: Catastrophic USAF Bell/Boeing CV-22B Osprey 10-0054 Gear Box Failure On 29 November 2023 US Air Force (USAF) Bell/Boeing CV-22B Osprey tiltrotor 10-0054 (call sign Gundam 22) of the 21st Special...

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