Flight Safety Information September 2, 2014 - No. 180 In This Issue Lion Air crew castigated in Bali crash final report Knee wars: Delta Air Lines flight diverted by seat recliner fight Jet with cracked windshield returns to Los Angeles Cabin crew 'flung to ceiling' as easyJet aircraft hits turbulence Man arrested for trying to open airplane door during flight. PRISM TO HELP PREPARE FOR E-IOSA Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach Campus Offers Aviation-Focused Professional Programs for 2014 Upcoming Events Employment Lion Air crew castigated in Bali crash final report The final report into the crash of a Lion Air Boeing 737-800 aircraft on short finals to land at Denpasar's Ngurah Rai International airport on 13 April 2013 has identified several safety issues around the skill of the pilots and the carrier's emergency response procedures. The National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) report retains the same chronology as the preliminary report issued in May 2013. As with the earlier report, it highlights the failure of the captain and first officer to communicate effectively prior to impacting the water. The final report also refers to CCTV footage, which shows the extent of the rainy weather immediately prior to the crash, which prevented the flight crew from seeing the runway. The first officer, who was flying, mentioned that the runway was not in sight as the aircraft descended through 900ft on final approach after an uneventful flight from Bandung. Although the aircraft's automated systems issued a "minimum" warning at 550ft, the crew disengaged the autopilot and autothrottle, and continued the descent flying manually. At 300ft, the report reveals that the cockpit voice recorder picked up a sound consistent with rain hitting the windshield, although there was no sound of windshield wipers. When the 737 had descended to just 150ft, the captain took control of the aircraft, while the first officer again said that he could not see the runway. During interviews, the captain maintained that he was confident the runway would appear at any moment. It was only when the enhanced ground proximity warning system called a 20ft height alert that the pilot commanded a go-around but, just 1s later, the aircraft impacted the water. Though there were no fatalaties among the 101 passenges and seven crew, four passengers suffered serious injuries. The aircraft, bearing registration PK-LKS, was a complete hull loss. "The (pilot in command's) expectation that he would be able to see the runway after the rain can be considered as inability to accurately perceive what was going on in the flight deck and outside the aircraft, including the thunderstorm formation that was observed at an aircraft altitude below 900ft. This might be due to unutilised resources available in the flight deck and the limited visibility due to the hazy conditions which made the pilot unable to see the thunderstorm formation properly." The report makes it clear that the captain's go around decision came far too late. It notes that the bare minimum altitude for a 737 go around is 50 feet, as 30 feet of altitude are lost when executing the manoeuvre. The manoeuvre also demands three seconds to executive effectively. After the aircraft came to rest in the water, the report shows that the crew handled the evacuation poorly. The first officer initally attempted to evacuate passengers through the right cockpit window. When this proved unviable, he conducted the evacuation through the right-hand service door. Meanwhile, a flight attendant on the left side of the aircraft was unable to detach a life raft from the aircraft, as her only training for this exercise consisted of watching a video. The report lists 13 recommendations for five parties including Lion Air, airport operator PT Angkasa Pura I, and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. The key recommendations, however, focus on ensuring the pilots employ effective crew resource management skills, hand flying skills, and emergency procedures. http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/lion-air-crew-castigated-in-bali-crash-final- report-403198/ Back to Top Knee wars: Delta Air Lines flight diverted by seat recliner fight Two passengers argued over a reclining seat during a Delta flight from New York to West Palm Beach, Fla. Monday. The flight was diverted to Jacksonville, Fla. JACKSONVILLE, FLA. - A Delta Air Lines flight from New York to West Palm Beach, Fla., was diverted to Jacksonville because of a dispute between passengers over a reclining seat. Jacksonville station News 4 Jax reports that Delta says the flight was diverted Monday night. Passenger Aaron Klipin told the station a woman sitting next to him got into an argument with a passenger behind her. The woman was trying to recline her seat while the other passenger was trying to sleep on the tray table. Klipin says the woman who was trying to sleep started screaming. A flight attendant came over and the woman who was screaming demanded that the flight be diverted. The plane landed in Jacksonville and continued on to West Palm Beach. Delta says local law enforcement removed the unruly woman from the plane. Just last month, a United Airlnes flight was also diverted when two passengers got into an argument over a reclining seat. The fight started on a United Airlines flight because one passenger was using the Knee Defender, a $21.95 gadget that attaches to a passenger's tray table and prevents the person in front of them from reclining. The dispute on United Flight 1462 from Newark, New Jersey to Denver escalated to the point where the airline decided to divert to Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, according to Transportation Security Administration spokesman Ross Feinstein. The Federal Aviation Administration leaves it up to individual airlines to set rules about the device. United Airlines said it prohibits use of the device, like all major U.S. airlines. Spirit Airlines and Allegiant Air take the reclining mechanisms out of their seats, leaving them permanently upright. The fight started when the male passenger, seated in a middle seat of row 12, used the Knee Defender to stop the woman in front of him from reclining while he was on his laptop, according to a law enforcement official with knowledge of the situation who spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak. A flight attendant asked him to remove the device and he refused. The woman then stood up, turned around and threw a cup of water at him, the official says. That's when United decided to land in Chicago. The two passengers were not allowed to continue to Denver. http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2014/0902/Knee-wars-Delta-Air- Lines-flight-diverted-by-seat-recliner-fight Back to Top Jet with cracked windshield returns to Los Angeles GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) - An American Airlines jet bound for North Texas has safely returned to Los Angeles International Airport after the front windshield cracked. American spokesman Paul Flaningan said Tuesday that nobody on Flight 2448 to Dallas- Fort Worth International Airport was hurt. Flaningan says the Boeing 757 took off Monday afternoon but within minutes the pilot noticed a windshield crack. Flaningan says authorities are trying to determine what caused the crack and that there's no preliminary indication of a bird strike. He says the jet carrying 184 passengers and a five-person crew returned to Los Angeles. Passengers boarded another American jet and were on their way about 90 minutes later. Flaningan says the windshield-damaged jet was taken out of service for repairs. http://www.seattlepi.com/news/us/article/Jet-with-cracked-windshield-returns-to-Los- Angeles-5727890.php Back to Top Cabin crew 'flung to ceiling' as easyJet aircraft hits turbulence Cabin crew were flung to the ceiling during "terrifying" turbulence on an easyJet flight from Gatwick, according to eyewitnesses. Lucy and David Westbrooke were flying to their honeymoon location near Naples when their flight hit a thunderstorm. The couple, who married on Saturday, said at one point the aircraft hit an air pocket and plummeted. Three cabin crew hit the ceiling, with one suffering a broken hip, the London Evening Standard reported. Several others people were thought to be injured in the plunge. The bad weather experienced on the aircraft - an Airbus with 154 passengers on board - prompted the pilot to make the decision to land in Rome. Mrs Westbrooke, 30, said: "It was terrifying - what a start to married life. One stewardess said this was by far the worst she had experienced." Mr Westbrooke, 32, added: "We nose-dived. All three cabin crew hit the ceiling." In a statement easyJet said: "EasyJet can confirm that flight EZY8529 from London Gatwick to Naples on 1 September diverted to Rome Fiumicino due to thunderstorms over Naples. "The safety and wellbeing of our passengers and crew is easyJet's highest priority and our pilots are highly trained to manage turbulence. Unfortunately due to the turbulence one of our crew sustained an injury, and as such were met by paramedics upon arrival at Rome Fiumicino airport in line with our procedures. "The aircraft landed safely and routinely and all passengers disembarked normally and were transported to Naples by coach. EasyJet would like to apologise to passengers for any inconvenience caused. The aircraft was carrying 154 passengers and six crew." http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2014/09/02/49178/cabin-crew-flung-to-ceiling- as-easyjet-aircraft-hits.html Back to Top Man arrested for trying to open airplane door during flight Kaohsiung, Sept. 2 (CNA) A passenger was arrested late Monday for attempting to force open an airplane door during a flight from Macau to Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan. The unidentified man was traveling on EVA Airways flight 836 when he suddenly left his seat, walked toward the door and tried to open it, the Aviation Police Bureau's Kaohsiung branch said Tuesday. Flight attendants and several other passengers immediately stepped forward to stop him and pull him back to his seat, the bureau said. After landing, the man was taken away by aviation police and interrogated. He said he had taken unspecified illegal drugs in Macau two days ago and that his actions were probably caused by drug-induced delusions, according to the bureau. It said the man was unarmed, showed no signs of strong resistance on the plane, and was cooperative when he was arrested. According to the bureau, the man's violation of the Civil Aviation Act was "not serious" and he was released after the police collected a urine sample for drug testing. http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201409020035.aspx Back to Top Back to Top Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach Campus Offers Aviation-Focused Professional Programs for 2014 SOURCE: EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY AUG 27, 2014 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - As part of Embry-Riddle's commitment to continuing professional education and lifelong learning, the university is hosting a variety of aviation-focused short courses and workshops at the Daytona Beach Campus taught by aviation industry subject-matter experts. These Professional Programs courses are designed for industry professionals involved in the operation, management and supervision of aviation organizations. The staff at Professional Programs can also create specialized programs to offer on-site, customized education and training in a variety of aviation, safety and security subjects. "Embry-Riddle's professional programs are offered through all three campuses and provide an opportunity for aviation professionals to continue their education past the 'traditional' university level," said Sarah Ochs, Director of the College of Aviation's Professional Programs in Daytona Beach. "A great example of a customized curriculum from this past year is the aviation operations and safety workshop organized for South African aviation and regulatory agencies that was held at Embry-Riddle's Daytona Beach Campus." For a complete list of professional and corporate education programs at our Daytona Beach, Prescott and Worldwide Campuses, go to: http://proed.erau.edu/index.html. Fall 2014 Certificate of Management in Aviation Safety Short-Courses* at Daytona Beach Campus Oct. 20-24, 2014: OSHA/Aviation Ground Safety This course gives the participant working knowledge of OSHA's General Industry Safety and Health standards. In addition, participants will gain a fundamental working knowledge of an aviation ground safety program. Participants will also receive the OSHA 30-Hour General Industry Safety & Health Card. Oct. 27-31, 2014: Aviation Safety Program Management Participants will gain working knowledge of the development and management of an effective safety program. Topics include economics of safety; risk management; safety climate; regulatory safety and health programs; safety analysis techniques; and safety management systems. Nov. 3-7, 2014: Aircraft Accident Investigation and Management This course will teach the fundamentals required to conduct or manage an aircraft mishap/accident investigation. The participant will review the investigation sequence from the preplanning stage through the general survey and specific analysis of a mishap/accident, culminating with the determination of contributing factors and probable cause/s. *The above series of courses can be completed independently or as part of the Embry- Riddle Certificate of Management in Aviation Safety; discounts are available for multiple course selection. Fall 2014 Workshops at Daytona Beach Campus Oct. 2-3, 2014: Airline Network Planning This short course is intended for air transport industry managers and aviation professionals entering a management role and focuses on airline schedule planning framework, profitability forecasting models, fleet assignment and revenue management. Nov. 17-18, 2014: Introduction to Aviation Safety Management Systems Participants will gain a solid foundation in basic Safety Management Systems (SMS) concepts that will support further implementation of SMS within their organizations. Topics include safety culture; human factors; reactive, proactive and predictive safety management tools; external audits; safety assurance; and SMS implementation overview. Nov. 19-21, 2014: SMS: Applications & Implementation This course will give participants an expanded background in intermediate and advanced Safety Management Systems (SMS) concepts, and will support both implementation and continuous improvement of an active SMS within their organization. Attendees will be able to implement the theory, principles and applications of SMS as well as the current FAA guidance for operators and organizations. Dec. 9-11, 2014: Unmanned Aircraft Systems The Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) course identifies the key concepts, attributes and challenges of UAS operations. Topics include core concepts; UAS regulation; sensors, payloads and geospatial data; human factors in UAS; and national airspace integration. For detailed course descriptions and dates, and to register online, go to: www.proed.erau.edu. For more information, please contact Sarah Ochs, Director of Professional Programs at (386) 226-6928 or case@erau.edu. About Professional and Corporate Education at Embry-Riddle Facilitated by industry leaders from around the globe, the curriculum at Embry-Riddle covers the operation, engineering, research, manufacturing, marketing and management of modern aircraft and the systems that support them. Individuals and organizations benefit from professional development courses offered on two residential campuses and at classrooms around the world. Learn more about upcoming seminars and workshops at www.proed.erau.edu. Daytona Beach, Fla., Campus Embry-Riddle's Daytona Beach Campus offers participants world-class technical and research lab facilities led by a team of leading industry experts and top academics. Prescott, Ariz., Campus The Prescott Campus is home to the Robertson Safety Institute (RSI), a nationally recognized center for research, development and corporate outreach in safety education. The Institute includes the Robertson Crash Lab, aviation safety and security archives and access to advanced engineering, scientific and forensic resources. Worldwide Campus With more than 150 campuses across the globe and the option to take online courses, Embry-Riddle Worldwide's Professional and Corporate Education Program offers over 25 targeted courses in aviation, aerospace UAS and business management that can deliver professional development solutions via classroom, online, a live webcast or a blended training approach. About Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the world's largest, fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace, is a nonprofit, independent institution offering more than 70 baccalaureate, master's and Ph.D. degree programs in its colleges of Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, Engineering, and Security and Intelligence. Embry- Riddle educates students at residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Fla., and Prescott, Ariz., and through the Worldwide Campus with more than 150 locations in the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. The university is a major research center, seeking solutions to real-world problems in partnership with the aerospace industry, other universities and government agencies. For more information, visit http://www.embryriddle.edu, follow us on Twitter (@EmbryRiddle) and https://www.facebook.com/EmbryRiddleUniversity, and find expert videos at https://www.YouTube.com/EmbryRiddleUniv. www.erau.edu Back to Top NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AIR RACES EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO Small UAS CHALLENGE OVERVIEW: The objective of the sUAS ERAU Challenge held in conjunction with the National Championship Air Races is to educate the public on UAS opportunities and operations, highlight the rapidly expanding business opportunities of UAS, highlight Nevada's and ERAU's leadership in the field, and showcase the innovative developments in multiple areas of UAS design (e.g., system, subsystem, and element development and configuration, verification and validation testing, application, and integrated system demonstration). Participants of this inaugural event will benefit by displaying their sUAS and its capabilities to a broad range of aviation enthusiast, businesses, governmental and media organizations. Two major issues surrounding the use of sUAS in national airspace system (NAS) are safety and liability;concerns that are also paramount to the Reno Air Races. To mitigate these concerns (i.e., Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations governing the use of UAS are in the development phase), an indoor facility (hangar) and/or an outdoor facility with safety nets and other safety precautions will be used. Since no flying will occur outside a controlled area, the FAA rules would not apply and competitors can participate in the challenge knowing their safety and legal concerns are mitigated. However, participants are required to sign an acknowledgement of liability and that they are entering the challenge at their own risk. The race course will be challenging and damage to participant's sUAS is possible. PARTICIPANTS: The Challenge is open to any private, academic or commercial participant, limited to one vehicle per entity and a maximum field of 20 entries or as determined by the event staff. The sUAS must be able to take off and land vertically (VTOL), be less than approximately 36 inches in major axis, less than 18 inches in elevation, and weigh less than 10 pounds. The sUAS will be required to use an electric propulsion, actuation, and powersystem, controlled by remote transmission using the FCC unlicensed bands (operators for all entries will be required to hold at least a Technician Class Amateur Radio license, show documentation or demonstrate that transmission power levels of their design conform to unlicensed requirement levels). To ensure control reliability, a spectrum analyzer will be employed to ensure deconfliction. CHALLENGE: The Challenge will be composed of three separate events combining for an overall and individual event champion. The events will be (subject to change): - Obstacle Course (emphasizing agility and maneuverability, time measured) - Dead Lift (lifting ability, weight measured both maximum and specific weight) - Time Trial (speed over a closed course, time measured) Initial inspection of each sUAS will occur prior to the competition start from 9:00am to 10:00am each morning to ensure compliance with size and modification rules. A full list of rules will be available upon request. The Challenge will take place over three days with check in at 9:00am and the competition from 10:00am to 1:00pm daily. The course will be open for practice on Thursday of race week. Thursday, Sep 11: Registration and practice Friday, Sep 12: Qualifications Saturday, Sep 13: Eliminations Sunday, Sep 14: Finals There will be no charge for entry in the ERAU sUAS Challenge and each entry will receive complementary general admission tickets to the National Championship Air Races for Thursday through Sunday. Back to Top INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF AIR SAFETY INVESTIGATORS ISASI 2014 45TH ANNUAL SEMINAR "Investigations and Safety Management Systems" This year's seminar will take place at the Stamford Hotel in Glenelg, near Adelaide, Australia, from 13 -16 October, 2014. All current information regarding seminar registration, hotel reservations and speakers can be found on the official seminar website at www.asasi.org. Please note the deadline for Early Bird Registration and the discounted rate at the hotel is midnight September 4. Questions can be directed to: Mr. Lindsay Naylor ISASI 2014 Seminar Chair lindsaynaylor77@gmail.com or Ms.Barbara Dunn International Seminar Chair - ISASI avsafe@shaw.ca Back to Top Upcoming Events: ACI-NA Annual Conference and Exhibition Atlanta, GA September 7 - 10, 2014 http://annual.aci-na.org/ Small UAS CHALLENGE September 11-14, 2014 Reno, NV IFA - Maintaining Airworthiness Standards and Investing in the Most Important Asset 'The Human Element' 17 - 18 September, 2014 Emirates Eng Facility, Dubai www.ifairworthy.com ISASI 2014 - Annual Seminar October 13-16, 2014 Adelaide, Australia www.isasi.org IASS 2014 Abu Dhabi, UAE November 11-13, 2014 http://flightsafety.org/meeting/iass-2014 ERAU UAS FUNDAMENTALS COURSE December 9 - 11, 2014 ERAU Daytona Beach Campus, FL www.daytonabeach.erau.edu/uas FAA Helicopter Safety Effort three-day safety forum April 21-23, 2015 Hurst, Texas eugene.trainor@faa.gov www.faahelisafety.org Back to Top Employment: ARGUS PROS CHEQ Manager Please submit your cover letter and resume at: https://home2.eease.adp.com/recruit/?id=13469062 Curt Lewis