Article: Mishap Flotsam and Jetsam: tidbits of gouge from the Safety Center investigators.(Work zone: reducing mishaps by 50%)

After participating in nearly 40 Class A and B mishap investigations the last couple years, the Safety Center investigators remain impressed with the overall performance of aircraft mishap boards (AMBs), and we see no problem in the overall AMB structure, training or investigative process. But, during the investigations, we have seen simple blunders that not only were embarrassing, they actually hampered the process.

Accessing the dustbins of our brains, where we've stashed these observations, we want to share these tidbits so ASOs and AMBs do not repeat them.

* Avoid the temptation to cut and paste addressees from the mishap data report (MDR) to the ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!