TY - JOUR
T1 - Predicting and mitigating failures on the flight deck
T2 - An aircraft engine bird strike scenario
AU - Banks, Victoria
AU - Allison, Craig
AU - Parnell, Katie
AU - Plant, Katherine
AU - Stanton, Neville
PY - 2022/3/16
Y1 - 2022/3/16
N2 - Engine damage as a consequence of foreign object debris (FOD) during flight is frequently caused by birds. One approach to minimising disruption caused by this damage is to provide flight crew with accurate information relating to the continuing operational status of the aircraft’s engines. Before designing such avionic systems however, understanding of current procedures is needed. Hierarchical Task Analysis (HTA) and Systematic Human Error Reduction and Prediction Approach (SHERPA) were used to identify potential failures that flight crew may make when managing an engine bird strike. Workshops with commercial pilots generated insights into current practice and a commercial pilot SME reviewed outputs for accuracy. Over 200 potential failures were identified, most commonly related to communication. Remedial measures, considering future avionic systems, are proposed to mitigate identified failures. This analysis provides a starting point for future design concepts for assisting flight crew in dealing with engine malfunction due to FOD strikes.
AB - Engine damage as a consequence of foreign object debris (FOD) during flight is frequently caused by birds. One approach to minimising disruption caused by this damage is to provide flight crew with accurate information relating to the continuing operational status of the aircraft’s engines. Before designing such avionic systems however, understanding of current procedures is needed. Hierarchical Task Analysis (HTA) and Systematic Human Error Reduction and Prediction Approach (SHERPA) were used to identify potential failures that flight crew may make when managing an engine bird strike. Workshops with commercial pilots generated insights into current practice and a commercial pilot SME reviewed outputs for accuracy. Over 200 potential failures were identified, most commonly related to communication. Remedial measures, considering future avionic systems, are proposed to mitigate identified failures. This analysis provides a starting point for future design concepts for assisting flight crew in dealing with engine malfunction due to FOD strikes.
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/3d7cd105-d0ef-320e-b6a6-bc6a36d617a7/
U2 - 10.1080/00140139.2022.2048897
DO - 10.1080/00140139.2022.2048897
M3 - Article
SN - 0014-0139
JO - Ergonomics
JF - Ergonomics
ER -