Steve Scott

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• Cycling Circuit Breakers Can Improve Safety

  BY Steve Scott// August 23rd, 2004

  Operators are being encouraged to periodically cycle the circuit breakers on their aircraft. The initiative applies to thermally activated breakers, which function mechanically to protect a circuit from overheating and […]

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• Complicated Communications

  BY Steve Scott// August 16th, 2004

  Interviews with Scandinavian pilots and flight attendants Everybody except one agreed that communication to the cabin had been lost. Example: "It has gone from fairly good communication to zero communication. […]

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• Inadvertent Switch Selection Prompts Changes at BA

  BY Steve Scott// August 9th, 2004

  HEATHROW AIRPORT, UK – The take-off go-around (TO/GA) switch tends to be activated inadvertently on the Boeing B747-400 more often than on other aircraft in the British Airways (BA) fleet, […]

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• Safety Board Urges Deployment Of Cockpit Image Recorders

  BY Steve Scott// August 2nd, 2004

  One date already has come and passed since the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) urged the installation four years ago of cockpit video recorders, and another is fast approaching. At […]

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• Light Hand of the Law Laid on Violators

  BY Steve Scott// July 26th, 2004

  New report charges lax safety enforcement Apparently crime does pay, especially if a rule-breaker confesses before the cops discover the violation. This is one of the principal findings of a […]

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• Target Groups for EWIS-Specific Training

  BY Steve Scott// July 19th, 2004

  1. Personnel performing EWIS maintenance. 2. Personnel performing maintenance inspections on EWIS. 3. Personnel performing electrical/avionics engineering on in- service aircraft (i.e., people who may be involved in system modifications […]

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• ‘Country of Final Assembly’ Required on Safety Cards

  BY Steve Scott// July 12th, 2004

  Airlines have one year to provide information to passengers indicating the country in which the airplane they are flying was assembled. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is incorporating that information […]

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• ‘Zero Tolerance’ for Flying into Volcanic Ash Set as Goal

  BY Steve Scott// June 28th, 2004

  Experts call for further improvements in warning time and plume prediction The ash must not hit the fan. The ash is hurled skyward by volcanoes. The effect on a modern […]

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• Horror Stories Surface From Unheeded Calls For Improved Wiring Safety

  BY Steve Scott// June 21st, 2004

  The terms "accelerate" and "expedite" characterize safety recommendations issued this month by the UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) to improve the safety of aircraft electrical wiring. To illustrate the […]

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• Pilot Fatigue Woven Through Circumstances of FedEx Crash

  BY Steve Scott// June 14th, 2004

  Safety board calls for improved color vision tests and pilot screening Fatigue can defeat pilots’ proven performance records, progressive company policies and proven procedures. The object lesson comes from the […]

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