Air safety

Chapter 4: Dynamics of aircraft degradation The dynamics of the number of failures is accumulated to help predications of mechanical failures especially basing on last repairs or periodic inspections. Factors are related to procedures and the time as well as extent of maintenance being the variable under control as the methodology is applied. The aircraft system is designed with an intended or expected life period, where period refers to time units (hours) of being used. Failed state, is reached…

Gladwell makes a very interesting argument in chapter 7 of Outliers (2008). He claims that the flight crew and their inability to communicate effectively is the number one cause of plane crashes. He supports his argument with studies on different cultures and their ability to communicate with persons in authority or of higher ranks. This inability for the “second in command” to communicate with the pilot, leads to information not being heard or in some cases said, and can have a fatal outcome.…

of Abilene, Texas. Shortly after birth he and his family moved to Flower Mound, TX. He was raised in Flower Mound. Shortly after college, Jimmy joined the United States Air Force. Jimmy raised one boy and one girl their names are Alex and Angela, And 5 lovely grandkids. Jimmy Park was only in the Air Force for 5 years after his Air force days he became a Pilot for American Airlines. Jimmy flew millions of people in his lifetime. He flew all the plane from an E145 all the way up to a B77W. Jimmy…

Eastern Air Lines aircraft crashed into the Everglades around 11:42 pm Eastern Standard time. This occurred on December 29, 1972 and missed its landing airfield by 18 miles to the Northwest. The Aircraft was spread across the swampy terrain and was a complete lost. Due to accident, 94 passengers of the 163 lost their lives as well as five of the 13 crew. All passenger were injured with varying degrees of injuries. The flight started from John F. Kennedy Airport and was generally uneventful…

Colgan Air Flight 3407, a passenger flight from Newark, New Jersey to Buffalo, New York, carrying forty-five passengers and four crew members. During the instrument landing system approach, the aircraft went into an aerodynamic stall, causing the it to crash and kill all passengers on board. Captain Marvin Renslow was in command of the flight, having accumulated over 3,000 flight hours. Renslow was accompanied by Rebecca Shaw, the first officer who had 2,000 flight hours under her belt. The…

On the evening of October 19, 2004 a corporate airline jet that was doing business for American Airlines crashed during the final approach into Kirksville Regional Airport in Kirksville, Missouri. There were fifteen individuals on board the aircraft when it crashed into trees. After striking the ground the aircraft was destroyed and after the impact a fire on the ground broke out because of the plane crash. The conditions of that night were IMC. (NTSB) History of the Flight It was on the night…

In this case several survivors of an airplane crash on the Andes Mountains faced the problem of not being found. The cold temperature and lack of food made it hard for some to survive, however one of the survivors made it after two months, and was able to find help, that lead to the rescue of 14 people. Today I will evaluate how the leader would act, if leader member exchange, the normative model, the situational leadership theory, the contingency model, and the path-goal theory were involved as…

14CFR Part 91 explains and outlines the requirements for a 100 hour inspection and an annual inspection. The difference between each inspection is that one must be performed after 100 flight hours and the other must be done at the end of 12 calendar months. The details of both inspections are all listed in 14CFR Part 43. Each A&P mechanic may come up with their own checklist on the items required for that inspection, but they must still contain everything listed by the rule book. For the sake of…

in the complete destruction of Air Cal 336 resulting in 34 injuries, 4 of them very serious. From the beginning of the scenario there is already evident internal noise that affects both pilots as the landing plane was Air Cal 336 and the plane taking off was Air Cal 931. This similarity would most definitely have caused uncertainty amongst them as it would’ve been unclear who the air traffic controller was addressing whilst sending out their instructions. The two air craft had indistinguishable…

For the past few decades, maybe centuries, many planes and ships have randomly disappeared, and all in the same area - the Bermuda Triangle. One of the biggest disappearances includes Flight MH370. Many have speculated about the cause, or causes. Some of the causes are supernatural, including aliens, Atlantis death rays, and large, giant sea monsters, like krakens. Other theories are completely natural, like methane crystals, large waves, and human stupidity. Most have settled for the theory of…