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May 28, 2007
Safety News In Brief
International Course on Human Factors in Flight Safety & Accident Investigation, SAS Flight Academy, Stockholm, 4 - 9 June 2007. The 2007 course is of particular operational relevance, and practical value in light of amendments to ICAO Annexes 6, 11...
May 28, 2007
Accidents And Incidents
DATE/SITE AIRCRAFT & REGN CIRCUMSTANCES DEATH & INJURY PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 IMAGERY AT WWW.IASA.COM.AU/280507.HTM 18 Apr 1652L Marsh Harbor Bahamas Beech 1900D reg: N46AR 2nd stage power turbine blades let go on #2 engine during power application...
May 21, 2007
When Air Safety Is Deemed Optional
The Life-Saving Systems That Regulators Ignore Air Safety Week is starting a file on optional safety systems that seem to be a good idea, but which aren't mandated by regulators. We'll kick off with the Emergency Vision Assurance System (EVAS). You can see...
May 21, 2007
Safety News In Brief
Argentine authorities are breaking international air safety norms and putting passengers at risk because they haven't fixed the country's only air traffic radar which was hit by lightning on 01 March. The International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers'...
May 21, 2007
Significant Regulatory Activity
Aircraft Effect AD 2007-10-08 Pacific Aerospace Limited Model 750XL Failure of the Autopilot System Computer resulting in the possibility of an out of trim condition, which may lead to loss of aircraft control. Requires disconnection of the autopilot...
May 21, 2007
Accidents And Incidents
DATE/SITE AIRCRAFT & REGN CIRCUMSTANCES DEATH & INJURY PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 IMAGERY AT WWW.IASA.COM.AU/210507.HTM 20 Apr day Eleuthera, Baham DHC8-Q300 of Bahamasair Ran off the runway on landing when one maingear collapsed suddenly. Fm Nassau nil...
May 7, 2007
Sudden Silences
In an unfortunate confluence of events, the FAA has just issued an ironic NPRM. Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH Model DA 42 airplanes have wing stub safety walkways with a drag equivalent to sandpaper grit 40, that adversely affects the aircraft's...
May 7, 2007
The FAA On Ice
Agency Solutions For Shedding Those Excess Pounds The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing to amend the airworthiness standards for transport category airplanes certificated for flight in icing conditions. The initiative is intended to improve...
May 7, 2007
Security Roundup
DATE INCIDENT 29 APR US Customs and Border Protection agents found more than 700 pounds of cocaine in the cargo hold of Aerom?xico Flight 668 on its arrival at O'Hare International Airport from Guadalajara, Mexico. 336 bricks of cocaine, with a street...
May 7, 2007
Significant Regulatory Activity
Aircraft Effect 2007-NE-09-AD SICMA pax seat A release of smoke was experienced in the passenger compartment during flight after an overheating of a reading lights power box of a PN 5039201-4T SICMA seat. An analysis found the overheating was caused by...
May 7, 2007
Safety News In Brief
34-year-old New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle died as a result of inadequate planning, judgment, and airmanship in the performance of a 180-degree turn maneuver inside of a limited turning space. NTSB investigators found that the SR22's pilots did not...
May 7, 2007
Accidents And Incidents
DATE/SITE AIRCRAFT & REGN CIRCUMSTANCES DEATH & INJURY PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 IMAGERY AT WWW.IASA.COM.AU/050707.HTM 07 Apr 1515L San Pablo City RP Agusta 109A helo reg: RP-C1495 Twin-engined helicopter crashed on a house in Laguna after an engine...
April 23, 2007
The Fire Next Time
Lessons From A Boeing 777 Main Electrical Load Center Fire On Feb 26, at 1,000 hrs local, a United Airlines 777-222 N768UA pushed back with its APU running and started engines at London's Heathrow Airport. After both engines were started, and at about the...
April 23, 2007
An Insider's Look At The Aging Aircraft Conference
The Decomposition Of Composites The annual Aging Aircraft Conference (AAC) is the premier exposition on leading edge technology and research in the critical area of aging commercial and military aircraft. The 2007 AAC, held April 16-19, attracted over 1,000...
April 23, 2007
Significant Regulatory Activity
After the same problem kept cropping up following their first AD last August, FAA has tried again with AD 2007-08-03. The original AD was intended to ensure that the fuel line fittings on various Cessna 172, 182 and 206 models were all tightened properly to...
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