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August 13, 2007
A Bridge Too Far Gone
The rush-hour collapse of the Interstate 35W bride on Aug. 1 hurling vehicles into the Mississippi River 64 feet below, killing five people and injuring more than 100 in Minneapolis, has spotlighted university-level research and development of structural...
August 13, 2007
Significant Regulatory Activity
In the wake of the Chalks Grumman G-73T Turbo Mallard accident investigation, the NTSB has issued two safety recommendations. The NTSB recommends that the FAA: a. Verify that the maintenance programs of commercial aircraft operators include stringent criteria...
August 6, 2007
Sensors May Monitor Aircraft for Defects Continuously
Networks of sensors mounted on commercial aircraft might one day check continuously for the formation of structural defects, possibly reducing or eliminating scheduled aircraft inspections. Like nerve endings in a human body, in situ sensors offer levels of...
August 6, 2007
Protecting Civil Transports from Stingers
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is considering multiple technological approaches for protecting commercial transports from man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS). Late last year, DHS awarded multi-million dollar contracts to three firms to...
August 6, 2007
Significant Regulatory Activity
The European Aviation Safety Agency and FAA are satisfied that the A380 has been shown to be safely controllable for operations on 45m(150ft) wide runways as it possesses an autoland system qualified for landing on runways that are 45 meters wide or more. The...
July 30, 2007
Significant Regulatory Activity
U.S. aircraft maintenance companies have lost a federal court appeal aimed at stopping Federal Aviation Administration-required drug testing of technicians at hundreds of aviation subcontractors. The FAA expanded drug testing in January 2006 to include...
July 23, 2007
The State Of Aviation And The NTSB Most Wanted List
As reported in the July 16 issue of Air Safety Week, National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Mark Rosenker is disappointed about the number of "most wanted" recommendations from the NTSB to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that remain...
July 16, 2007
Safety Board Wants FAA to Speed Action on "Most Wanted" Safety List
NTSB Chairman Mark Rosenker is disappointed about the number of "most wanted" recommendations from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that remain in an unacceptable action status. Chairman...
July 16, 2007
Safety News in Brief
Abstracts for plenary presentations and workshops are invited for submission for the 20th annual Canadian Aviation Safety Seminar (CASS 2008) on the subject of "Managing Change: The Impact of Strategic Decisions on Personnel and Processes"...
July 2, 2007
Misusing, Confusing and Disabusing the MEL
A Perfunctory "Press on Regardless" Turns Nasty The aircraft, an Airbus A319, was dispatched under the provisions of the operator's Minimum Equipment List (MEL) with the Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) generator on line, substituting for the No. 1 main...
July 2, 2007
On Becoming Electrically Inert
Switches that Kill After takeoff and in instrument conditions, at a point six minutes after takeoff, the pilot of a Beech 200 KingAir progressively lost his EFIS instrumentation (Proline 21 avionics) and all communications. He assumed that he had a major...
July 2, 2007
You Must Listen for the Clunk
Getting Your Gear Down on the Junglejet Junglejet is a slang term used to refer to Regional Jets manufactured by Embraer of Brazil. CRJ's, since they are made in Canada are, in the aviation vernacular, "Tundra Jets". In one of the more interesting...
July 2, 2007
Safety News in Brief
A Flight test safety workshop will be held at No.4 Hamilton Place, London W1J 7BQ on 17/18 October. The theme of the workshop is "Managing Risk for Flight Test". This is a joint event from the Royal Aeronautical Society, the Society of Experimental...
July 2, 2007
Significant Regulatory Activity
Review of Existing Regulations. FAA is notifying the public of the outcome of their periodic review of existing regulations. Notice summarizes the public comments received and the FAA's responses to them. This action is part of an effort to make the...
July 2, 2007
Accidents And Incidents
DATE/SITE AIRCRAFT & REGN CIRCUMSTANCES DEATH & INJURY PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 IMAGERY AT WWW.IASA.COM.AU/020707.HTM 18 May 1427L Fairbanks Alaska MD83 of Alaskan Reg: N949AS Going around from a misjudged 30 deg offset non-precision inst appch, the...
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