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The Zonal Safety Analysis (ZSA) looks at each compartment on the aircraft and looks for hazards that can affect every component in that compartment, such as loss of cooling air or a fluid line bursting. The Common Mode Analysis (CMA) looks at the redundant critical components to find failure modes which can cause all to fail at about the same time.
The crash of an Air Force Osprey aircraft eight months ago in Japan that killed all eight airmen on board was caused by a “catastrophic failure” of one of the aircraft’s proprotor gearboxes ...
The established safety objective for catastrophic failure conditions, "No single failure will result in a Catastrophic Failure Condition," is now explicitly extended to undetected failures having either hazardous or catastrophic effects, now designated as "significant latent failures" (SLF).
Most commercial aircraft that operate at high flight altitudes are pressurized at a maximum cabin altitude of approximately 8,000 feet. On most pressurized aircraft, if cabin pressurization is lost when the aircraft is flying at an altitude above 4,267 m (14,000 feet), compartments containing the oxygen masks will open automatically, either above or in front of the passenger and crew seats ...
Aviation accident analysis is performed to determine the cause of errors once an accident has happened. In the modern aviation industry, it is also used to analyze a database of past accidents in order to prevent an accident from happening. Many models have been used not only for the accident investigation but also for educational purpose. [1]
Pages in category "Airliner accidents and incidents caused by instrument failure" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Health and usage monitoring systems (HUMS) is a generic term given to activities that utilize data collection and analysis techniques to help ensure availability, reliability and safety of vehicles. Activities similar to, or sometimes used interchangeably with, HUMS include condition-based maintenance (CBM) and operational data recording (ODR).
Scripps News spoke with aviation expert Kit Darby who explained why certain technologies may have been disabled before the deadly crash near Reagan National Airport on Wednesday.