Super Puma Epicyclic Gear Health Monitoring Background
We look at health monitoring, both oil debris and HUMS/VHM, in light of the EC225 LN-OJF accident investigation.
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All Aboard CFIT: Alaskan Sightseeing Fatal Flight and Safety Culture
A case study of a pathological safety culture. Management and peer pressure, compounded by poor contracting and scheduling by a cruise line resulted in high risk flights in poor weather.
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Deepening Delivery: HeliOffshore 2017 Conference Report
We report from the third HeliOffshore Conference and AGM on deepening commitment and collaboration to improve offshore helicopter safety.
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BFU Report on Dramatic Challenger Wake Vortex Accident
A business jet was written off after dropping 9,000ft after an A380 wake vortex encounter resulted in a loss of control say the BFU.
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Bell 429 TR Pitch Change Link Bearing Failure
Bell Helicopter issues an ASB but it takes 6 months for an ‘Emergency’ AD and compliance by the operator. However, critical damage was missed.
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Super Puma Second Stage Planet Gear Background
In light of the LN-OJF investigation (and the earlier G-REDL accident) we look at this Critical Part in more detail.
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EASA Decisions on Management of Aeronautical Databases / Part-DAT
EASA is tightening the regulation of safety-critical aeronautical navigation databases from Jan 2019 (topically after concerns were raised by the Irish AAIU after an S-92A accident).
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NTSB Recommendation on JT15D Failure to Meet Certification Bird Strike Requirements
We look at three significant incidents that led to the conclusion that the JT15D-5 on the Beechjet 400A is uniquely vulnerable to bird strikes.
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Airworthiness Matters: Next Generation Maintenance Human Factors
Aerossurance’s Andy Evans was invited to write an article for the International Federation of Airworthiness “Airworthiness Matters” publication on Next Generation Maintenance Human Factors.
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Performance Based Oversight: Accountable Manager Meetings (CAP1508)
Performance Based Oversight (PBO): Accountable Manager Meetings The UK Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA) has published a new leaflet on Accountable Manager Meetings (AMMs): CAP1508: Getting the most out of the Accountable Manager Meeting As the UK CAA focus more on Performance Based Regulation (PBR), and specifically Performance Based Oversight (PBO), AMMs are increasingly a key part of the
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EC130B4 Loss of Control on Take-Off in Dubai
Investigators point to ‘overaggressive manoeuvre’ on take-off on a positioning flight back to base. Both occupants were seriously injured. The damaged helicopter span 50 times down heliport.
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Power of Prediction: Foresight and Flocking Birds
On the anniversary of the ‘miracle on the Hudson’ we look at how a catastrophic double engine bird strike in North America had been predicted 8 years before, in 2001.
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HROs and Safety Mindfulness
Research into Safety Mindfulness aims to create continuous safety knowledge loops within/across the different layers organisations.
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Safety Lessons from a Fatal Helicopter Bird Strike: PHI Sikorsky S-76C++
We look at a fatal S-76C++ helicopter accident that highlights a range of certification, modification, crew alerting, training and emergency response lessons, and also discuss current activity on helicopter bird strike certification requirements.
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Our Top 10 Articles of 2016
We look back on our top aviation and safety articles of 2016. We thank all our readers for their support in 2016 and hope we can continue to prove a valuable source of information and insight in 2017!
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CRJ-200 LOC-I Sweden 8 Jan 2016: SHK Investigation Results
Accident investigators make observations on human factors, training, instrumentation design, airworthiness reporting and SAR after the fatal LOC-I of a cargo CRJ-200 in Sweden in an accident reminiscent of AF447.
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CS-27 and CS-29 Amendment 4 Issued
EASA has issued Amendment 4 to the Certification Standards for large (CS-29) and small (CS-27) rotorcraft. We look at the changes.
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Military Airworthiness Conferences: EDA and DASA
Two recent conferences have been held on military airworthiness, in Europe and Australia, highlighting the value of the EMARs and the potential value of a Military-JAA.
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EASA Opinion on Technical Records (Opinion 13/2016)
This Opinion addresses a safety issue linked with a wrong airworthiness assessment of the aircraft status due to incomplete technical records.
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Brexit and Aviation
We look at the recent industry / Department for Exiting the EU joint statement on Brexit and aviation.
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LOC-I Departure: AAIB Report on King Air 200 Accident
We look at three aspects from the investigation into a fatal air accident in the UK: Recording of aircraft defects, TAWS and the carriage of non-crew members on the flight deck.
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EASA Opinion on Ageing Aircraft Structures (Opinion 12/2016)
EASA has recently issued a rule-making opinion on ageing structures of large turbine aeroplanes for a rule that will affect the current fleet and new types.
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EDA Issue Revised EMAR 145
Edition 1.2 is issued of the European Military Airworthiness Requirements for maintenance organisations.
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EASA Issue Drone Safety Risk Portfolio and Analysis
EASA issues a series of reports on drone/UAS/RPAS safety.
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EASA Consult on Proposed AD on AS350B3 / H125 Hydraulics
EASA is consulting on making 2 available, but not widely adopted, modifications mandatory in response to inadvertent operations of a hydraulic test switch that can result in Loss of Control – Inflight.
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