Flight Safety Information May 19, 2011 - No. 103 In This Issue US pilots to appeal Brazilian sentence in Gol crash Brazil's Black Eye: Criminalizing Pilots Argentina plane crash kills all 22 people on board France's BEA Pushed to Release Information Early Qantas flight QF32 A380 engine explosion: Rolls-Royce to blame says ATSB report 3 hurt as refueling plane bursts into flames at Point Mugu Official: Probe under way after 'potential conflict' of planes Man gets nearly 4 years for gun at airport TSA discovers handgun in employee bag at JWA Gulf Air renews its place on IOSA registry Sikorsky cited for repeat safety defect on Black Hawks National Safety Council...International Air Transport Section(ARTEX) Meeting US pilots to appeal Brazilian sentence in Gol crash Lawyers for two American pilots who were flying a US-bound Embraer Legacy 600 involved in a mid-air collision with a Gol Boeing 737-800 in 2006 over the Amazon forest will appeal a guilty charge and sentence handed down by a Brazilian court on 16 May. All 154 passengers and crew on the Gol 737 were killed after a head-on collision between the two aircraft at 37,000ft (11,285m) left the Boeing out of control. The Legacy pilots were able to land the damaged new business jet, which they were ferrying back to the US, at a nearby military air base. Though the pilots were acquitted on five of the six charges, which included inadvertently and negligently turning off the Legacy's transponder; failing to turn on the aircraft's traffic and collision avoidance system (TCAS) and not implementing lost communications procedures, they were convicted of failing to notice a cockpit indication that TCAS system had been inhibited. Lack of TCAS protection left both aircraft with only see-and-avoid capabilities at very high closure speeds, with neither aircraft attempting a last-minute course change before the collision. The judge sentenced the pilots to 4 years and 4 months community service to be served in the US, presumably in relation to a Brazilian consulate or embassy, says Joel Weiss, the pilots' attorney in the US. Weiss says the sentence also includes a suspension of the mens' pilots licenses during the 52-month period, but it is unclear if that is to apply to flight in Brazil or elsewhere or whether the court has the power to enforce the action. Both pilots are today employed as commercial pilots, says Weiss, adding that convictions in Brazil are not typically carried out until the appeal process is completed. "This single count guilty verdict is in error, and we will certainly appeal," says Weiss. "It is based on a misunderstanding of the pilots dialogue in the cockpit in American idiom, which was 'lost in translation', and inadequate consideration of an expert report we submitted on this issue." Harsher results could come in the imminent sentencing of Brazilian air traffic controllers involved. The US National Transportation Safety Board, which consulted in the investigation, had found that pilots had been following controllers' directions when the collision occurred. A Brazilian investigation blamed controllers as well as the Legacy pilots. "The loss of effective air traffic control was not the result of a single error, but of a combination of numerous individual and institutional [air traffic control] factors that reflected systemic shortcomings in emphasis on positive air traffic control concepts," the NTSB had stated in its 2008 report on the accident. http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/05/18/356887/us-pilots-to-appeal-brazilian- sentence-in-gol-crash.html Back to Top Brazil's Black Eye: Criminalizing Pilots In this week's verdict on the collision between a GOL 737 and an Embraer Legacy, the Brazilian government proved that its justice system couldn't untangle itself from its internal politics after all. As we reported this week, the court convicted Joseph Lepore and Jan Paul Paladino of negligence, claiming the two turned off or failed to notice a failure in their transponder that led to the collision. The court also found the military controllers who put the two airplanes together to be culpable. The two American pilots were tried and testified in absentia through a remote connection to a courtroom in the U.S. For as mistaken as proceeding with a criminal trial in the first place was, the verdict itself was an even bigger joke. The judge sentenced the pilots to four years, then suspended that in lieu of an equal amount of public service work. There's no extradition possibility here and I doubt if the court has any standing to enforce the sentence. As this case progressed, I really thought the Brazilians would come to their senses, realize that criminalizing this accident serves no one and would just quietly make it go away. For reasons known only to people who understand Brazilian politics and culture, they didn't do that. In all this time-five years-they couldn't untangle this mess and work in their own (global) interest. It makes me wonder what airlines and pilots who fly into Brazil must think. They have unique criminal liability for what most countries in the developed would consider an accident. I also wonder what they think in the halls of Embraer. They can't possibly like this verdict, can they? I wonder if we will hear them speak out about it. They should step up to the plate. In the U.S., we routinely get excoriated for our money grubbing civil tort climate, perhaps deservedly. But I'll take that system any day over one biased to treat pilots as criminals in accidents for which they were at fault. Even in the U.S., criminal actions can result in cases of willful negligence. But what sane person turns off a transponder to willfully cause an accident? The answer to that fundamentally erodes this verdict, one that Brazil should never have let seen the light of day. http://www.avweb.com/blogs/insider/AVwebInsider_BrazilVerdict_204679-1.html Back to Top Argentina plane crash kills all 22 people on board (BBC) A small plane has crashed in southern Argentina, killing all 22 passengers and crew on board, officials say. The plane went down in the Patagonian province of Rio Negro, after issuing a distress call, the operating company Sol Airlines said. Rescuers were sent to the crash site near the town of Los Menucos. A local hospital director said no one had been found alive and that "everything was destroyed and burned", Argentine media reported. The plane, a Saab 340 turboprop with capacity for 34 people, was carrying 19 passengers, including a baby, and three crew. It was on a flight between Neuquen near the Andes to Comodoro Rivadavia. Wreckage was found some 25km (15 miles) south-west of Los Menucos. Ball of fire Argentine media reported that the plane, which crashed on Wednesday night local time, may have iced up. However, a statement from Sol Airlines said there was so far no indication of what had caused the crash. The company said it received an emergency communication from the plane at just before 2100 local time (2400 GMT ) about halfway into the flight. Los Menucos Mayor Mabel Yahuar said a man had seen a ball of fire fall from the sky and alerted the authorities. But it was difficult for emergency services to reach the crash site, given the terrain and that it was night, she said. "There's no mobile phone signal in the area. It is an uninhabited place and really cold," Ms Yahuar was quoted as saying by Clarin newspaper. ************* Status: Preliminary Date: 18 MAY 2011 Time: ca 21.55 Type: Saab 340A Operator: SOL Líneas Aéreas Registration: LV-CEJ C/n / msn: First flight: Crew: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 Passengers: Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 19 Total: Fatalities: 22 / Occupants: 22 Airplane damage: Destroyed Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair) Location: near Prahuaniyeu (Argentina) Phase: En route (ENR) Nature: Domestic Scheduled Passenger Departure airport: Neuquén Airport, NE (NQN) (NQN/SAZN), Argentina Destination airport: Comodoro Rivadavia Airport, CB (CRD) (CRD/SAVC), Argentina Flightnumber: 5428 Narrative: A Saab 340A passenger plane crashed near Prahuaniyeu, Argentina. There were 19 passengers and three crew members on board. The airplane operated on Sol Líneas Aéreas flight 5428 from Córdoba (COR) to Mendoza (MDZ), Neuquén (NQN) and Comodoro Rivadavia (CRD). The flight departed Neuquén at 20:08 for the final leg of the flight. There were no survivors. Argentine aviation sources indicate that the airplane involved in the accident was LV- CEJ. ASN is awaiting official confirmation. www.aviation-safety.net Back to Top France's BEA Pushed to Release Information Early, Echos Reports (Bloomberg) France's air-safety investigator, the BEA, is under pressure from the government to quickly release a report on causes of the Air France crash in June 2009, Les Echos reported, without saying how it got the information. Transport Minister Thierry Mariani had talks two days ago with BEA director Jean-Paul Troadec on a fast release of information recovered from the Airbus A330's black boxes, or flight-data and cockpit recorders, the French daily said. Airbus SAS, the aircraft's manufacturer, wants to reassure potential buyers ahead of the Paris Air Show next month, the newspaper said. Lawyers for families of victims may also begin demanding transcripts of the recordings for evidence in lawsuits, Echos reported. Investigators of the Air France Flight 447 crash said May 16 they successfully recovered the full contents of the black boxes. The plane plunged into the Atlantic en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, killing all 228 people onboard. Back to Top Qantas flight QF32 A380 engine explosion: Rolls-Royce to blame says ATSB report The engine failure on QF32 was the result of an oil pipe defect, the ATSB revealed in a new report. Australia's ATSB air safety regulator has released an interim report that blames engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce for the Airbus A380 engine failure on flight QF32 last November. The explosion in the engine shredded part of the wing and sent engine fragments into the side of the A380, necessitating an emergency landing in Singapore. Leaked photos from the investigation show the extent of the damage to the superjumbo -- although, reassuringly for passengers, there were no injuries as a result. In March, the ABC Four Corners TV programme revealed that Rolls-Royce knew that the engines were defective. But the full extent of the problem is shown in the new ATSB report. The main focus of the report is on an oil pipe defect that "resulted in fatigue cracking in the pipe, so that oil sprayed into an engine cavity where it ignited because of the high air temperature." An engine disc then failed and spun out of control, wrecking the engine and sending parts flying into the wing and fuselage of the A380. Shockingly, Rolls-Royce didn't keep adequate records of the oil pipe part that caused the near-disaster. "A lack of measurement records for the FW48020 standard oil feed pipes meant that Rolls-Royce was unable to establish whether those oil feed pipes had been manufactured to specification," the ATSB ruled. The ATSB also recommended "that Rolls-Royce plc address the safety issue and take actions necessary to ensure the safety of flight operations in transport aircraft equipped with Rolls-Royce plc Trent 900 series engines." Some of those actions have already been taken, resulting in the removal of 53 A380 engines from service since the QF32 incident. The ATSB's final report is expected in May 2012. Meanwhile, the Qantas A380 involved in the incident, VH-OQA (named Nancy-Bird Walton) is still in Singapore -- without its engines -- awaiting repair. In related news, the ATSB also ruled that a partial power loss in February on a second Qantas A380, VH-OQC (named Paul McGinness), was caused by an oil leak. http://www.ausbt.com.au/qantas-flight-qf32-a380-engine-explosion-rolls-royce-to- blame-says-atsb-report Back to Top 3 hurt as refueling plane bursts into flames at Point Mugu The pilot, co-pilot and navigator of a civilian 707 sustain non-life-threatening injuries when the aircraft starts burning during a takeoff attempt at Navy base. Smoke rises from a Boeing 707 used to refuel military planes, which was engulfed in flames during takeoff Wednesday at Point Mugu naval air station. The three crew members were hospitalized. Three crew members escaped from a civilian refueling aircraft that exploded into flames Wednesday evening during an attempted takeoff at Point Mugu Naval Air Station. The Boeing 707 aircraft was nearly filled to capacity with 150,000 pounds of fuel that stoked intense flames and thick clouds of dark smoke that billowed for miles as firefighters tried to control the blaze, officials said. A base spokesman said the crew members - a pilot, co-pilot and navigator - worked for Omega Aerial Refueling Services, which contracts with the Navy to refuel aircraft. They were taken to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the Ventura County Fire Department. The blaze broke out about 5:25 p.m. as the aircraft skidded out of control on the far end of the main runway, said Vance Vasquez, a spokesman for the base. Fire crews on the ground were being aided by a helicopter that made repeated water drops as flames consumed the crumpled fuselage. Base fire crews and the Ventura County Fire Department were on the scene. According to Omega's website, the company uses a Boeing 707-300 model. Boeing Co. built the planes in Renton, Wash., from 1959 to 1982. Although the exact age of the downed aircraft was not known, aerial refueling tankers have been a sore subject for the military for years. The massive aircraft, which are used to refuel warplanes while in flight, have been heavily criticized for being run-down and corroded. . The Air Force has been trying to replace its fleet of aerial tankers - many of which were built during the Eisenhower administration - for more than a decade. The Pentagon has twice awarded the contract to replace the fleet, only to see its decision overturned amid accusations of underhanded politics and discriminatory rule- making. In February, the Pentagon awarded the contract for a third time. As firefighters continued to battle the blaze Wednesday night, Karen Harlen watched the smoke from several hundred yards away at Missile Park. A human resources manager with an aerospace company, she said she regularly comes to the park to relax and watch the planes come and go. "I'm so happy no one was badly hurt," Harlen said. "These kids, you always worry about them." http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0519-plane-crash- 20110519,0,4803565.story?track=rss Back to Top Official: Probe under way after 'potential conflict' of planes (CNN) -- Federal officials are investigating a "potential conflict" between two planes at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, which happened shortly after Vice President Joe Biden's plane landed. "It has nothing to do with Biden's plane," a Federal Aviation Administration official said. An investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board will look into the incident Monday morning between an ExpressJet plane taking off from one runway, while a SkyWest jet was preparing to land on an intersecting airstrip, an official told CNN Homeland Security correspondent Jeanne Meserve. The SkyWest aircraft, which was coming in behind the other jet, was ordered to circle around the airport after an air traffic controller recognized the potential conflict, the official said. It made an otherwise normal landing. The ExpressJet takeoff was not altered. The flights were being handled by different air traffic controllers, according to the official, who said there was "no operational error" -- a term used when flights get too close to each other. The official did not say how close the planes were. The incident took place shortly after Biden's plane landed at the airport for the inauguration of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Back to Top Man gets nearly 4 years for gun at airport . DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.(AP) - A New York man who had a gun in his carry-on luggage at a Daytona Beach airport last year has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison. A federal judge in Florida sentenced 46-year-old Alberto Cintron on Tuesday to 47 months. He was found guilty in March of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Prosecutors say Cintron was passing through the security checkpoint at Daytona Beach International Airport last August when a Volusia County deputy spotted the handgun on the X-ray scanner. Cintron admitted to deputies that he had obtained the silver and black AMT .380-caliber semiautomatic handgun from a friend in New York years ago. Cintron is prohibited from possessing a firearm because of a 1993 federal conviction for cocaine distribution. Back to Top TSA discovers handgun in employee bag at JWA Authorities at John Wayne Airport stopped an American Airlines employee when they found a loaded handgun in his carry-on bag during a security check Monday, a spokesman for the Transportation Security Administration said. The airline worker was preparing to board an afternoon flight to Dallas. He told authorities that he owned the Smith & Wesson .38-caliber special, but did not realize that he still had the gun in his bag, said Nico Melendez, a TSA regional spokesman. An officer confiscated the gun and its ammunition, then allowed the man to proceed to the departure gate. Melendez had no information about the man's job or rank within American Airlines, or whether he was a crew member on the Dallas flight. Earlier Monday, another security check revealed a single round of .22-caliber ammunition in the exterior pocket of a passenger's carry-on bag, Melendez said. The passenger, headed to Seattle on Alaska Airlines, said he did not realize that the bullet was in the bag and that the bag belonged to his 9-year-old son, who had been out shooting with a family member, Melendez said. All weapons must be declared to an airline and checked in, and guns must be unloaded and properly stored, Melendez said. http://www.dailypilot.com/news/tn-dpt-0519-jwa-20110518,0,6751027.story Back to Top Gulf Air renews its place on IOSA registry after completing international safety audit Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has once again renewed its place on the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) Registry until 2013 after successfully completing the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) safety audit requirements. "Registering and renewing a place in the IOSA registry is of great importance for an airline as well as travelling passengers as it has become a benchmark for global aviation safety standards," says Gulf Air Chief Executive Officer Mr. Samer Majali. "As an airline, this certifies that we follow and practice the highest safety standards set by IATA while continuously updating our safety standards to conform to international regulatory revisions and best practices within the industry." he added. "For our customers, the IOSA certification reassures them they are flying with an airline that conforms to strict international safety standards. Passenger safety is top priority for Gulf Air and the IOSA registration is a testament to our commitment that we fly our aircraft to the highest level of operational safety." "For the airline, the IOSA certification has the added benefit of cost savings as it eliminates the need for multiple audit reports." concluded Mr. Majali. The IOSA, established in 2003, is an internationally recognized and accepted evaluation system designed to assess the operational safety management and control systems of an airline. The certification is considered as the benchmark for global safety management in airlines. Gulf Air received its first IOSA registration in 2005 and has been successfully renewing its place in the registry every two years. Over the years, the standards have evolved to ensure a higher level of conformity and to keep pace with regulatory change and enhancements in the industry's best practice. In order to renew its current registration, Gulf Air has to satisfy more than 900 standards in eight operational areas, including flight operations, operational control and flight dispatch, aircraft engineering and maintenance, cabin operations, ground handling, cargo operations and operational security. "The IOSA standards exceed the already stringent regulatory requirements that we have to meet. Our continued conformity with IOSA requirements is a clear message to our customers that operational safety and quality are our primary concern," says Gulf Air Senior Manager Operations Quality Assurance Captain Donald D. Broadfoot. "Five IOSA auditors spent five days reviewing Gulf Air's operational and maintenance practices, ensuring that we continue to meet all of the requirements of this comprehensive standard." Preparing for or completing IOSA Registration is a condition to become a member of IATA; currently over 360 airlines across the world are IOSA registered operators. The IOSA programme aims to standardize and promote air safety practices, and includes coordination with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) and many other aviation authorities around the world. Gulf Air's IOSA renewal, ensures that the highest level of operational safety and regulatory compliance was achieved and maintained. http://www.ameinfo.com/265478.html Back to Top Sikorsky cited for repeat safety defect on Black Hawks United Technologies Corp.'s Sikorsky Aircraft unit has been cited by Pentagon inspectors for a safety part defect, after two failures in four months on new Army and Navy H-60 Black Hawk helicopters, according to officials. The citation was issued Feb. 24, six days after the second failure of a valve used to control the dispersal of fire extinguishing agents. The first occurred in October. The failures occurred during acceptance testing before delivery, said the Defense Contract Management Agency. A Sikorsky spokesman said the problem's been fixed. The citation was issued because if the valve doesn't work it "could cause the fire extinguishing system to operate improperly," the DCMA said in an e-mail from Jacqueline Noble, an agency spokeswoman. The part is used on all Army and Navy Black Hawks. The citation is a warning that remains in effect until Stratford-based Sikorsky demonstrates the problem is fixed, the agency said. A Level III Corrective Action Request is issued to top management "to call attention to a serious nonconformity," especially one involving flight safety, that repeats within a year, said the agency e- mail. The citation is one level below the most serious type, which may result in a suspension of payments or deliveries or, in some cases, trigger a suspension or debarment proceeding. The agency determined in Sikorsky's case the more serious citation "is not appropriate at this time." The agency said it expected Sikorsky will correct the defect and the issue will be resolved by late June. The DCMA is not withholding progress payments or taking other contractual remedies "and does not anticipate the need to do so," it said. Still, "Sikorsky appears to have a long-standing and serious systemic problems with its quality assurance system that could affect flight safety," said Nick Schwellenbach, director of investigations for the non-partisan Project On Government Oversight in Washington D.C. The February citation was one of more than 500 Corrective Action Requests of varying severity levels issued to Sikorsky between July 2009 and last month, said Schwellenbach, who received the data through the Freedom of Information Act. At least 66 CARs involve flight safety issues, he said. Sikorsky spokesman Paul Jackson dismissed any implication the company has a quality problem. "Safety is utmost importance to Sikorsky and we take strong exception to any statements or inferences to the contrary," he said in an e-mail when asked to comment on the POGO claim. The CAR system identifies "potential issues so they can be rectified before aircraft reach the field." In the case of the valve, "the root cause of this problem was found and corrected" with a new procedure for attaching the wiring. The valve supplier "has submitted a proposed design improvement of the electrical terminals that is under Sikorsky review," he said. http://www.ctpost.com/default/article/Sikorsky-cited-for-repeat-safety-defect-on- Black-1384080.php#ixzz1Mo80l9Ul Back to Top National Safety Council International Air Transport Section(ARTEX) Aviation Ground Safety Seminar & Section Meeting June 7- 8, 2011 NSC Corporate Office - Chicago, IL USA You are cordially invited to attend and participate in the upcoming ARTEX Aviation Ground Safety Seminar and Section Meeting at the National Safety Council's Headquarters in the metro-Chicago area, Illinois, USA on June 7-8, 2011. The Aviation Ground Safety Seminar will take place on Tuesday, June 7 and Wednesday, June 8. The ARTEX Section Business Meeting will take place on Wednesday, June 8th. ARTEX is the oldest Section of the NSC - our first meeting was in 1928. The Section's scope includes all phases of ground and in-flight operations except those under control of the flight crew. Functions covered by this scope include: ramp operations, baggage handling, aircraft maintenance, fuel and cabin servicing; ground equipment operations; and facility maintenance. ARTEX is responsible for the Aviation Ground Operations Safety Handbook, 6th Edition (265 pages) that is recognized as a premier publication on the topic. We are excited to announce that our preliminary agenda includes expert speakers and interesting presentations on multiple aviation ground safety topics including: * Complacency, the Silent Killer * Meeting the Challenges of Implementing SMS Across Multiple Cultures * Threat and Error Management * The Myth of Electricity * Safety Training Documentation Innovations for Customer, Regulatory and Internal Requirements * OSHA Updates The preliminary agenda and speaker panel is attached. We have scheduled ample breaks for attendees to network and exchange ideas informally. We are also planning a group social and networking event for Tuesday evening - more details to follow! The registration fee - $100 US on or before May 27, 2011, $125 US after May 27, 2011 - your registration includes on-site continental breakfasts, AM and PM refreshment breaks, and catered lunches on Tuesday and Wednesday. 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Email: sloane.grubb@nsc.org Aviation Ground Safety Seminar Agenda Tuesday, June 7, 2011 8:00 - 8:30 am * Continental Breakfast and Registration 8:30 - 8:45 am * Introductions/Housekeeping Items James Orff - MBA, CSP, CM, CPEA Senior Risk Control Consultant Wells Fargo Insurance Services 8:45 - 9:15 am * Welcome Address Michael Quiello United Airlines 9:15 - 10:30 am * "Complacency, the Silent Killer" Don Wilson Electrolab 10:30 - 11:00 am * Break Sponsored by TACAIR 11:00 - 12:00 pm * "Threat and Error Management" Jerry McGill United/Continental Airlines 12:00 - 1:00 pm * Lunch 1:00 - 3:00 pm * "The Myth of Electricity" Robert LoMastro Safety Wizard 3:00 - 3:30 pm * Break 3:30 - 4:30 pm * "Meeting the Challenge of Implementing SMS Across Multiple Cultures" Patrick Moylan Signature Flight 6:00 - 7:30 pm * Group Social Event Reception Location: TBD Aviation Ground Safety Seminar Agenda Wednesday, June 8, 2011 8:00 - 8:30 am * Continental Breakfast and brief remarks James Orff, MBA, CSP, CM, CPEA Senior Risk Control Consultant Wells Fargo Insurance Services 8:30 - 9:30 am * "Safety Training Documentation Innovations for Customer, Regulatory and International Requirements" Brian Heard GAT Airline Ground Support 9:30 - 10:30 am * "OSHA Update" Nancy Quick OSHA 10:30 - 11:00am * Break 11:00 - 12:00 pm * "SMS Under Parts 139 and 131" (Speaker TBD) FAA 12:00 - 12:30 pm * Round Table and Closing Remarks James Orff Senior Risk Control Consultant Wells Fargo Insurance Services 12:30 - 1:30 pm * Lunch 1:30 - 2:30 pm * Working Group Meetings 2:30 - 4:30 pm * ARTEX Business Meeting and Meeting Close Curt Lewis, P.E., CSP CURT LEWIS & ASSOCIATES, LLC