Flightdeck Crew Alerting Issues: An Aviation Safety Reporting System Analysis.

Abstract

This document describes an analysis of the Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) database regarding flightdeck crew alerting deficiencies. The ASRS database contains thousands of reports concerning actual or potential deficiencies, which may compromise the safety of aviation operations in the National Aviation System. This analysis searched the ASRS database for incidents of flight technical errors resulting from confusion1 distraction, or annoyance associated with the sounds and lights present in the cockpit. The analysis of the ASRS reports produced six major crew alerting problem areas: (1) Distraction of Alerts; (2) Missed Alerts; (3) Lack of Alerts; (4) Alert Inhibit Logic; (5) Non-distinguishable Alerts; and (6) Multiple Alerts. These problem areas resulted in a variety of flight technical errors, such as altitude and heading deviations, attention deviations, and aborted takeoffs. The crew alerting problems indicated in the ASRS reports are examined in detail, and any pertinence to the design of the Data Link system is concluded.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA302250

Entities

People

  • Albert Rehmann
  • Mark Neumeier
  • Michael C. Reynolds
  • Robert D. Mitman

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Aircraft Doors
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Aviation Safety
  • Circuit Breakers
  • Data Links
  • Design Criteria
  • Detectors
  • Flight Crews
  • Ground Proximity Warning Systems
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Nose Wheels
  • Safety
  • Situational Awareness
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.