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Incapacitated
A decrease in a 737’s cabin pressure left both pilots on an Australian cargo flight struggling to breathe.
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Accident/Incident Investigation, Maintenance Matters, News
Biocide Overdose
Unclear maintenance procedures led to an excessive treatment of an A321’s fuel system with biocide, an AAIB report says.
Accident/Incident Investigation, BASS2021, News
Cutting Back on Errors
SMS and FDM are among the most effective methods of assessing safety during flight, an NTSB aviation accident investigator says.
Accident/Incident Investigation, News, Safety Standards
Safety News in Brief
Mexico’s aviation safety rating has been downgraded by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.
Accident/Incident Investigation, COVID-19, News
Safety News in Brief
Countries Ease COVID-19 Travel Restrictions
Accident/Incident Investigation, In Memoriam
Former NTSB Vice Chair Robert T. Francis Dies
Francis also was a member of the Foundation’s Board of Governors and its Icarus Committee.
Accident/Incident Investigation, Airport Ops, News
Visibility Issues Cited in 2019 Toronto Taxi Lane Collision
A Jazz Aviation Dash 8 was damaged beyond repair; some passenger injuries stemmed from disregard of the flight attendant’s instructions during the evacuation.
News, Accident/Incident Investigation
Blade Fatigue Crack Cited in 2018 Fatal Depressurization
A fatigue crack in a fan blade in the engine of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 was to blame for the chain of events that ended with an uncontained engine…
News, Accident/Incident Investigation, Flight Deck
Coffee Spill Leads to Smoke, Then a Diversion
A spilled cup of coffee on the flight deck of an Airbus A330 knocked out the flight crew’s audio control panels (ACPs) and touched off a chain of events that…
News, Accident/Incident Investigation, Safety Recommendation
ATSB Seeks Better Design Tolerance to Dual Control Inputs
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and aircraft manufacturer ATR should act to improve aircraft system design tolerance to dual control inputs by pilots, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau…