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NARAST MEETING. FLIGHT DATA ANALYSIS Kunming, China 14 – 16 April 2004. Flight data recorders. Required by Annex 6 6.3.3 Flight data recorders — aeroplanes for which the individual certificate of airworthiness is first issued on or after 1 January 1989
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NARAST MEETING FLIGHT DATA ANALYSIS Kunming, China 14 – 16 April 2004
Flight data recorders • Required by Annex 6 • 6.3.3 Flight data recorders — aeroplanes for which the individual certificate of airworthiness is first issued on or after 1 January 1989 • 6.3.3.1 All aeroplanes of a maximum certificated take-off mass of over 27 000 kg shall be equipped with a Type I FDR. • 6.3.3.2 All aeroplanes of a maximum certificated take-off mass of over 5 700 kg, up to and including 27 000 kg, shall be equipped with a Type II FDR.
Flight data recorders Addressed in Annex 13 • 5.7 Effective use shall be made of flight recorders in the investigation of an accident or an incident. The State conducting the investigation shall arrange for the read-out of the flight recorders without delay.
Flight data analysis • Requirement • Annex 6, Part I • Amendment 26 • Adopted 9 March 2001 • Effective16 July 2001 • Applicable 1 November 2001
Annex 6, Part I • 3.2.1 An operator shall establish and maintain an accident prevention and flight safety programme. • 3.2.2 Recommendation.—From 1 January 2002, an operator of an aeroplane of a certificated take‑off mass in excess of 20 000 kg should establish and maintain a flight data analysis programme as part of its accident prevention and flight safety programme.
Annex 6, Part I • 3.2.3 From 1 January 2005, an operator of an aeroplane of a maximum certificated take‑off mass in excess of 27 000 kg shall establish and maintain a flight data analysis programme as part of its accident prevention and flight safety programme. • 3.2.4 A flight data analysis programme shall be non-punitive and contain adequate safeguards to protect the source(s) of the data.
Reasons • Accident prevention • Lessons learned from accidents reports • Prevented recurrence • Interventions before accidents • Identify trends • Implement safety measures before accidents happen
Information • Flight Data Recorders (FDR) • Engine parameters • Aircraft configuration • Flight profile • Control inputs • Etc…
Use of information • Accident investigations • Maintenance purposes • Operational safety • Some operators have been doing it for years
Results obtained • Improved operating procedures • Improved training • Fuel economy • Reduced maintenance costs • Better understanding of difficulties • Safer operations
Challenges • Legal challenges • judicial environment • Crew confidence • Support of flight crews • Protection of sources • De-identify data • CAA/operator partnership
Technical challenges • Selection of data • Determine normality • Define exceedance • Analysis of data • What to do with results
NARAST MEETING FLIGHT DATA ANALYSIS - END - Kunming, China 14 – 16 April 2004