Flight Safety Information February 10, 2017 - No. 031 Incident: Dniprovia E145 at Ivano-Frankovsk on Feb 7th 2017, overran runway on landing BAe-125 Runway Excursion (Brazil) Airbus A330 Compressor Stalls Passenger Held For Opening Safety Door, Inflating Slide Of IndiGo Aircraft New airport chief has to fix safety issues at Cleveland Hopkins airport GE Aviation hails $2B order Prescott Safety Manager Named in Top 8 Nationally Trump slams 'out of whack' FAA in meeting with airlines Emirates Says Flight Was Delayed After Delta Withheld $300 Spare Part FATIGUE MANAGEMENT NBAA COMPENSATION SURVEY. Incident: Dniprovia E145 at Ivano-Frankovsk on Feb 7th 2017, overran runway on landing A Dniproavia Embraer ERJ-145 on behalf of UIA Ukraine International Airlines, registration UR-DNP performing flight PS-79 from Kiev to Ivano-Frankovsk (Ukraine) with 47 passengers and 4 crew, landed on Ivano-Frankovsk's runway 10 at 11:51L (09:51Z) but overran the end of the runway by about 150 meters and came to a stop with all gear on soft ground. There were no injuries, the aircraft sustained minor if any damage. The passengers disembarked onto soft ground and were taken to the terminal. The aircraft was subsequently towed to the apron. Ukraine's NBAII opened an investigation into the occurrence rated a serious incident. The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 30 hours after landing. Ivano-Frankovsk offers a runway 10/28 of 2510 meters/8230 feet length. Back to Top BAe-125 Runway Excursion (Brazil) Status: Preliminary Date: Thursday 9 February 2017 Type: British Aerospace BAe-125-800B Operator: Líder Táxi Aéreo Registration: PT-OTC C/n / msn: 258194 First flight: 1991 Crew: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 Passengers: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 Total: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 Airplane damage: Unknown Location: São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, SP (GRU) ( Brazil) Phase: Landing (LDG) Nature: Executive Departure airport: Brasília-Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport, DF (BSB/SBBR), Brazil Destination airport: São Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH/SBSP), Brazil Narrative: The BAe-125-800B corporate jet was chartered to fly Mr Aécio Neves, a member of the Brazilian Federal Senate, from Brasília to São Paulo. During takeoff one of the tyres of the main landing gear reportedly failed. The flight crew elected to continue to São Paulo, diverting from the planned destination of Congonhas Airport to Guarulhos Airport because the latter has longer runways. During landing rollout the aircraft suffered a runway excursion. In the process the left hand main landing gear collapsed. https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20170209-0 Back to Top Airbus A330 Compressor Stalls Date: 09-FEB-2017 Time: 22:50 Type: Airbus A330-223 Owner/operator: Aerolineas Argentinas Registration: LV-FNJ C/n / msn: 300 Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: Other fatalities: 0 Airplane damage: Minor Location: New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK) - United States of America Phase: Standing Nature: International Scheduled Passenger Departure airport: New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK) Destination airport: Buenos Aires/Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport, BA (EZE/SAEZ) Narrative: Aerolineas Argentinas flight AR1301, an Airbus A330-200, returned to the gate at New York-JFK Airport after flames/sparks were seen emitting from the no.2 PW4168A engine. The incident occurred as the aircraft was lined up and preparing for takeoff from runway 31L. When ARFF services attentded they found no evidence of a fire. The plane taxied back to the gate The airline reported that the engine suffered a compressor stall. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=193459 Back to Top Passenger Held For Opening Safety Door, Inflating Slide Of IndiGo Aircraft An Indigo flight from Mumbai to Chandigarh was delayed after a passenger opened the emergency door and inflated the slide before the aircraft took off from Mumbai airport. The passenger who opened the emergency exit door of the aircraft was handed over to the security staff and the CISF at the Mumbai airport and has been detained for unruly behaviour. In a statement, IndiGo confirmed the incident reported on IndiGo flight 6E 4134 from Mumbai to Chandigarh. "Just after the boarding got completed (While the aircraft was stationary), a passenger seated on seat number 12C suddenly opened the emergency exit door and inflated the slide. IndiGo staff on board immediately observed this and alerted the Captain-in-Command," the statement said. IndiGo added that an FIR has been filed against the passenger. "Any untoward behavior which compromises the safety of our passengers, crew or the aircraft is of a serious concern to us. IndiGo has filed the FIR against this passenger. This matter is now with the local authorities," the statement added. http://www.timesnow.tv/india/video/passenger-held-for-opening-safety-door-inflating-slide-of-indigo- aircraft/55625 Back to Top New airport chief has to fix safety issues at Cleveland Hopkins airport: editorial Snow removal vehicles wait at Hopkins Airport. (Chuck Crow, The Plain Dealer, File, 2014) Despite last year's $200,000 fine from the Federal Aviation Administration for failing to adequately staff and de-ice airport runways, Cleveland Hopkins International Airport may still have issues with snow and ice removal, based on an internal memo and the airport's brief closure Dec. 30 during an ice storm. Newly sworn-in Airport Director Robert Kennedy must resolve this potentially dangerous issue once and for all by providing closer supervision, better training and by demanding that employees get the job done -- or else. Too many lives are potentially at risk for airport officials to shrug off this issue. The city maintains that no one has ever been in any danger because runways have been closed long before they become too slippery for landings and takeoffs. Meanwhile, the FAA is still watching. "As part of a regularly scheduled review next month, the FAA will assess the airport's overall compliance with the new winter operations plan," said Tony Molinaro, a spokesman for the FAA, in a Jan. 31 email to the editorial board. The hiring of the highly regarded Kennedy, former deputy manager of the Atlanta airport and a sought- after consultant, is welcome news for Cleveland, which needs to improve the professionalism and oversight of its airport operations. Kennedy, who took office last month, already made a good call in demanding that he get a phone call from staff before they close airport runways. Now Kennedy has to make sure that airport safety is not compromised because of possible snow and ice- removal flaws. A leaked Jan. 4 memo sent by field maintenance manager Robert Henderson to the airport's snow and ice removal teams says they struggled with everything from poor radio communications and trucks running off the runaway into safety areas to distracted leadership during the Dec. 30 ice storm. The memo is not clear about whether the runways were closed or not. Kennedy needs to make sure snow-removal training is up to par. He should also follow up on a plan he floated to invite experts from other major airports to review Cleveland's overall operations. More transparency also is needed. Cleveland.com asked for the work histories of airport supervisors last fall, but it still hasn't received them. That's inexcusable. Also inexcusable was Henderson's tirade to the maintenance crew after his Jan. 4 memo leaked. According to a secret audio, an irate Henderson vowed to punish whoever leaked the document. That's the wrong focus. Fixing the airport's snow removal problems should be Henderson's priority - and Kennedy must make sure it is. http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2017/02/new_airport_chief_has_to_fix_d.html Back to Top GE Aviation hails $2B order GE Aviation said Thursday Singapore Airlines has announced an order valued at $2 billion to the company. In this December 2014 photo, engineers work on a LEAP commercial jet test engine at GE Aviation in Evendale. GREG LYNCH / STAFF GE Aviation said Singapore Airlines has announced an order valued at $2 billion to the company. The order is for 20 GE9X-powered Boeing 777-9 aircraft and five spare engines, the company said in an announcement. Singapore Airlines ordered 20 777 planes, with each 777 having two engines, leading to 45 engines total in the order, a GE spokesman said Thursday. GE Aviation is a major employer in Dayton, Southwestern Ohio - and beyond. The company has a $51 million electrical power research and design center near the University of Dayton main campus at 111 River Park Drive. The company also has a presence in Vandalia and Beavercreek. "Singapore Airlines' order for 20 GE9X-powered 777-9 aircraft demonstrates the airline's confidence in the new engine-aircraft combination," Ted Ingling, GE9X general manager at GE Aviation said in a statement. "The new GE9X engine has performed flawlessly through initial testing. "With more than 700 engines on order, it has become one of the fastest selling widebody engines for GE Aviation," he added. The first GE9X engine completed testing in 2016 with flight-testing anticipated later this year, GE said. Certification is scheduled for 2018. IHI Corporation, Safran Aircraft Engines, Safran Aero Boosters and MTU Aero Engines AG are participants in the GE9X engine program. http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/aviation-hails-order/qCBf3SUJ0Dr16foZNMwwIP/ Back to Top Prescott Safety Manager Named in Top 8 Nationally Congratulations to Prescott Aviation Safety Program Manager Brian Roggow, recently selected as a Regional Honoree for the 2017 General Aviation Awards. With eight FAA regions, Roggow is one of the Top-8 nationally in his category, FAA Safety Team (FAAST) Representative of the year. "I am honored to have been recognized as the Arizona FAASTeam representative of the year and as a national finalist representing the western-pacific region," Roggow said. "I am grateful to many colleagues and friends, both in the Embry-Riddle and aviation communities that have helped facilitate the seminars, workshops and other safety outreach efforts." Roggow has been with Embry-Riddle since 2005. During that time, his roles have included flight instructor, assistant training manager, check instructor, and adjunct faculty. He became the aviation safety program manager in 2011. Roggow initially "fell into" the interim safety manager role due to several key issues that needed timely attention. Facing those challenges opened his eyes to the scope of effective safety management and its interfaces throughout the organization. "The gratification from reducing organizational risks by proactive means and by helping colleagues and students learn from their mistakes and those of others is immeasurable," Roggow said. - See more at: http://news.erau.edu/news-briefs/prescott-safety-manager-named-in-top-8- nationally/#sthash.LjLuOjC1.dpuf http://news.erau.edu/news-briefs/prescott-safety-manager-named-in-top-8-nationally/ Back to Top Trump slams 'out of whack' FAA in meeting with airlines President Donald Trump mocked the Federal Aviation Administration's overhaul of the air traffic control system on Thursday and pledged to rebuild the nation's airports without hiking costs for travelers. The criticism of the FAA comes as some members of Congress and most of the major airlines push to spin off the air traffic control operation into a separate organization, and as FAA tries to implement the long- delayed NextGen system to modernize its aging technology. "I hear the government contracted for a system that's the wrong system," Trump told the White House gathering of airline and airport executives. "I hear we're spending billions and billions of dollars. It's a system that's totally out of whack. It's way over budget. It's way behind schedule. And when it's complete, it's not going to be a good system. Other than that, it's fantastic." And while Trump sounded a sympathetic note on a possible air traffic control overhaul, which U.S. airlines except for Delta support, participants at the meeting said he stopped short of backing the initiatives like the one pushed by lawmakers like House Transportation Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.). "We didn't get a sense from the president that he was ready to jump on it, either," said Kevin Burke, president and CEO of Airports Council International - North America. Trump, who once sought to launch his own airline and currently owns several aircraft, had fought a legal battle in Florida over the noisy jets flying over his Mar-a-Lago mansion in Palm Beach. In 2015, the FAA yanked Trump's name off some of its airborne navigation points over the Palm Beach area after he had made derogatory remarks about Mexican immigrants while launching his presidential campaign - at the time, the agency said it preferred "noncontroversial" labels for those waypoints. At Thursday's meeting, Trump appeared to take a shot at FAA Administrator Michael Huerta, an Obama administration appointee whose term ends in 2018. "I hear we have the wrong system. ... And is the gentleman who's the head of the FAA right now not a pilot?" Trump asked the executives. "I'd like to find out because I think it maybe would be good to have a pilot - like a really good pilot that knows what's going on. ... I would think you need a very sophisticated person in that job." Huerta is a former managing director of the 2002 Winter Olympics who also held positions at the ports in New York and San Francisco. Airport executives said Trump seized on the amount of money that's been earmarked so far for NextGen - the Government Accountability Office has pegged the figure at $7.4 billion through fiscal 2016 - and asked how long it would take to improve the air traffic control system and how much it would cost. "Clearly, this is a gentleman who's done a lot of flying," Burke said. "I'd call him an aviation aficionado." Among the attendees was Nick Calio, the president and CEO of Airlines for America, as well as executives from United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines. "We are grateful to President Trump for hosting this meeting and were encouraged by his in-depth understanding of our industry and the need to reform our air traffic control system," Calio said in a statement following the meeting. "We share his administration's goals of growing jobs, reducing taxes and regulation, and expanding our economy." Neither Trump nor his new Transportation secretary Elaine Chao have said whether they favor the FAA breakup, which ran into resistance in both the House and the Senate during the Obama administration. Lawmakers must reauthorize the FAA's authority and funding stream by Sept. 30. Trump didn't delve into the specifics of where he would find the funding to overhaul aviation infrastructure - a figure airport executives have pegged at $100 billion over five years - but he dismissed the airports' preferred source: hiking the passenger facility charge added to each airline ticket. The current $4.50 charge assessed to passengers is "a lot," Trump said. "There are other ways of doing this, because you're only hurting yourself. Eventually people are just going to stop flying. It's very expensive with all the taxes. I mean, there are other ways." "Don't worry about the money," he added. "I'll be able to get the money. The money - we're going to change things around." Trump also seemed to acknowledged the criticisms made by some U.S. airlines of the state-run Middle Eastern carriers Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways. The U.S. airlines have asserted that the Gulf competitors receive government support that's given them an unfair advantage and breaches Open Skies agreements. But Trump said those foreign airlines also benefit the U.S. economy. "I know you're under pressure from a lot of foreign elements and foreign carriers. I've been hearing that a little bit," Trump said at the start of the discussion. "At the same time, we want to make life good for them, also. They come with big investments. In many cases, those investments are made by their governments. But they are still big investments." But the president said he has heard the complaints of U.S. carriers. "Probably about one hour after I got elected, I was inundated with calls from your industry and many other industries because, you know, it's a pretty unfair situation," Trump said. Pilot unions' battle against an Obama administration decision allowing cut-rate carrier Norwegian Air International to conduct trans-Atlantic flights didn't come up during the meeting, airport officials said. Neither did Trump's executive order temporarily prohibiting citizens from seven predominantly Muslim countries from traveling to the United States - a move that spurred protests and sowed confusion among foreign travelers at airports nationwide in the immediate aftermath. Trump directed his staff to arrange a follow-up meeting with aviation industry representatives in two-and- a-half to three months. Airport officials said former DOT counsel DJ Gribbin attended the meeting and is the special assistant to the president for infrastructure. Bill Vanecek, director of aviation at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, said their goal then will be to narrow the policy options on how and when to move forward with an aviation-specific infrastructure plan. In the meantime, Trump is promising that the sector will like where he goes on infrastructure. "We have an obsolete plane system. We have obsolete airports," Trump said. "We have obsolete trains. We have bad roads. We're going to change all of that, folks. You're going to be so happy with Trump. I think you already are." http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-criticize-faa-234849 Back to Top Emirates Says Flight Was Delayed After Delta Withheld $300 Spare Part Gulf carrier says U.S. rival located part but wouldn't sell it Emirates, the world's biggest long-haul airline, said a flight from Seattle to Dubai was delayed for more than six hours after it was unable to obtain a $300 spare part from Delta Air Lines Inc., which has led a campaign against the expansion of Mideast carriers in the U.S. A Boeing Co. 777 due to depart the American city at 9 a.m. on Feb. 2 was held up by a mechanical issue requiring the replacement of a minor hydraulic component, Emirates says. While the part was sourced from Delta's local engineering office and installed on the plane, a senior manager at the U.S. carrier's Atlanta base later ordered that it be removed, it claims. "It is sad, in our view, that any airline would deny such standard technical assistance to another carrier based on orders from headquarters that had nothing to do with maintenance or cost, but seem clearly to have been intended to inflict harm on the airline and its customers," Emirates said in an e-mail. Delta shares parts with other airlines whenever possible through an industry agreement and doesn't withhold them from any particular carrier, Delta spokesman Michael Thomas said. The item in question was the last spare of its kind in Delta's Seattle inventory, and company policy requires that it keep the last one on hand in case Delta needs it, Thomas said. "Having the right spare parts in the right places and in ample quantity is critical to ensuring a reliable airline operation for our customers," Thomas said. Gulf Dispute Delta, together with American Airlines Group Inc. and United Continental Holdings Inc., is embroiled in a long-running dispute with the three main Gulf carriers after urging the federal government to block their growth on the grounds that they received illegal aid payments -- a suggestion that Emirates, Qatar Airways and Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways all reject. The issue may be reignited after U.S. airline representatives met with Donald Trump Thursday, with the president telling them they faced "big league" competition, much of it "subsidized by governments." Qatar Air Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker branded Delta "wicked" last year after the Doha-based carrier's first flight to Atlanta with the Airbus Group SE A380 superjumbo was directed to a remote gate at the world's busiest airport, leaving elderly and infirm passengers to disembark via temporary stairs rather than through the usual air-bridge. At the time, Delta said Qatar Airways was late in trying to secure gates for the A380 flight, which require special gates because of the jet's size. Delta attempted to accommodate Qatar's flight, despite the carrier's tardiness, while making sure it could accommodate its own schedule, a company spokeswoman said in June. Card Payment In the incident this month, Emirates said Delta had refused a credit-card payment for the spare and ordered a local engineering provider to remove it from the 777. Code-share partner Alaska Airlines Inc. eventually came to the rescue by providing the part, leaving the flight to depart 6 hours and 24 minutes late. "Despite this incident, Emirates will continue to render such technical support to other carriers, including Delta, irrespective of whether we agree or disagree with their policy views," the Gulf company said. Thomas, the Delta spokesman, said it wasn't immediately clear Thursday why the company originally allowed Emirates to use the part before calling it back. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-09/emirates-says-flight-was-delayed-as-delta- withheld-300-spare Back to Top FATIGUE MANAGEMENT Fatigue Management Workshop by A. Fletcher in San Diego, March 19th, 2017 http://fatigueconference2017.com/workshop.html 10th International Conference on Managing Fatigue in San Diego, March 20-23rd, 2017 http://fatigueconference2017.com/index.html FRMS Forum Regional Meeting in San Diego, March 24th, 2017 https://www.frmsforum.org/regional-conference-san-diego-march-24th-2017/ Back to Top NBAA COMPENSATION SURVEY 2017 NBAA Compensation Survey Now Open, Members Encouraged to Participate Feb. 3, 2017 Making informed decisions regarding the hiring and retention of flight department personnel requires a clear understanding of the highly competitive job market. By participating in NBAA's annual Compensation Survey, it's easy for members to acquire this critical salary and benefit data. "The NBAA Compensation Survey is a key resource for any U.S.-based flight department that wants to remain competitive in this changing labor market," said Peter Korns, NBAA's manager of operations. "Department budgeting and employee retention are growing challenges for many business aircraft operators, so the need for a trusted and respected benchmark resource is high." Participating in this industry survey by sharing salary and benefit information is the first step in getting the valuable data necessary to run an efficient department. For instance, the NBAA Compensation Survey has shown over the last five years that salaries across all surveyed flight department positions have increased 11.5 percent. The 2017 survey is now open, and NBAA is collecting this vital data by inviting operating member companies to submit salary and essential benefit information for 16 aviation job descriptions: * Aviation Department Manager (does not fly) * Aviation Department Manager (flies) * Chief Pilot * Senior Captain * Captain * Copilot * Director of Maintenance * Manager of Maintenance * Maintenance Foreman * A&P Maintenance Technician * Maintenance Technician Helper * Avionics Technician * Scheduler * Licensed Dispatcher * Flight Attendant * Line Service Personnel Data for these positions will be collected and compiled over the next few weeks, after which NBAA will follow a newly adopted internal audit, where submitted information will be validated to ensure quality and accuracy. Final survey results will be published early this summer, and will be available free of charge to companies that participate in the survey. The results will cost $250 for non-participating NBAA members. NBAA member companies that fly at least one business aircraft and have full-time employees are encouraged to participate by providing salary and benefit information via a secure online form. The deadline to complete the 2017 survey is Friday, Feb. 24. Beginning in the late 1960s, NBAA has conducted annual salary surveys to give aviation managers benchmarks for employee compensation. Each year, the association and its committee leaders evaluate the survey questionnaire and develop new methods to streamline the submission process for participating companies while focusing on essential compensation information. The 2017 survey includes questions related to deferred contribution plans, such as 401Ks, in an effort to consider the totality of what goes into current compensation packages for business aviation professionals. View the NBAA Compensation Survey. Curt Lewis