NARAST MEETING FLIGHT DATA ANALYSIS Kunming China 14

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. OPS/AIR-2004

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. OPS/AIR-2004

Flight data analysis • Requirement • Annex 6, Part I • Amendment 26 • Adopted 9 March 2001 • Effective 16 July 2001 • Applicable 1 November 2001 OPS/AIR-2004

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 Recommendation. — 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. OPS/AIR-2004

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. OPS/AIR-2004

Reasons • Accident prevention • Lessons learned from accidents reports • Prevented recurrence • Interventions before accidents • Identify trends • Implement safety measures before accidents happen OPS/AIR-2004

Information • Flight Data Recorders (FDR) • Engine parameters • Aircraft configuration • Flight profile • Control inputs • Etc… OPS/AIR-2004

Use of information • Accident investigations • Maintenance purposes • Operational safety • Some operators have been doing it for years OPS/AIR-2004

Results obtained • Improved operating procedures • Improved training • Fuel economy • Reduced maintenance costs • Better understanding of difficulties • Safer operations OPS/AIR-2004

Challenges • Legal challenges • judicial environment • Crew confidence • Support of flight crews • Protection of sources • De-identify data • CAA/operator partnership OPS/AIR-2004

Technical challenges • Selection of data • Determine normality • Define exceedance • Analysis of data • What to do with results OPS/AIR-2004

NARAST MEETING FLIGHT DATA ANALYSIS - END Kunming, China 14 – 16 April 2004