Flight Safety Information February 2, 2018 - No. 025 In This Issue Incident: Cathay Pacific A333 at Hong Kong on Feb 1st 2018, engine shut down in flight Incident: Nelson DH8C near Palmerston North on Feb 1st 2018, engine shut down in flight Incident: Jetblue E190 near Stewart on Jan 31st 2018, smoke in cockpit EVAS - Cockpit Smoke Protection Accident: Spirit A320N near Fort Lauderdale on Jan 28th 2018, fumes on board Passengers initiated evacuation after power bank started emitting smoke on Aeroflot Airbus A320, Russia French helicopter crash - five dead as two aircraft in flames in major disaster Paris-bound flight forced to return to Hong Kong airport due to technical issues American Airlines crew uses zip ties, duct tape to restrain woman who got violent on flight from Dallas Undetectable subsurface defect led to uncontained engine failure on American Airlines Boeing 767 Report: Airline Safety Record Analyzed Here's What Happens When a Plane Is Struck by Lightning $100 million settlement for man critically injured in fiery Frisco helicopter crash AIR FORCE GROUNDS POPULAR TRAINING AIRCRAFT Fire on a Commercial Airplane? This Video Shows the World's Calmest Passengers Team Up to Put It Out UN agency hails E. Africa's aviation safety standards TapJets Battles FAA over Emergency Certificate Revocation CommutAir, a United Express® Carrier, Appoints Vernon Berry Director of Quality Control and Chief Inspector Approximately 700 JetBlue Pilots Descend on JetBlue Airways Headquarters The Airbus Vahana flying taxi actually flew for the first time Boeing's 747 jet gets lifeline as UPS orders 14 Wow! Space Station Crosses Moon's Face Just Before Epic Lunar Eclipse (Photos) GRADUATE RESEARCH SURVEY - 1 GRADUATE RESEARCH SURVEY - 2 ISASI Kapustin Memorial Scholarship Applications Due in April Position: Assistant/Associate Professor - Tenure Track Faculty - Aviation Technology Position: Manager, Safety Programs ICAEA Conference -- Language as a Factor in Aviation Safety Incident: Cathay Pacific A333 at Hong Kong on Feb 1st 2018, engine shut down in flight A Cathay Pacific Airbus A330-300, registration B-HLN performing flight CX-913 from Hong Kong (China) to Manila (Philippines) with 271 people on board, was climbing out of Hong Kong's runway 07R when the crew declared "Mayday, Mayday, Mayday, lost one engine". The aircraft levelled off at 5000 feet and returned to Hong Kong for a safe landing on runway 07R about 50 minutes after departure. A ground observer reported hearing a loud bang and seeing streaks of flame from the left hand engine followed by lesser bangs. A replacement Boeing 777-300 registration B-HNK reached Manila with a delay of 7.5 hours. http://avherald.com/h?article=4b4632da&opt=256 Back to Top Incident: Nelson DH8C near Palmerston North on Feb 1st 2018, engine shut down in flight An Air Nelson de Havilland Dash 8-300 on behalf of Aire New Zealand, registration ZK-NEG performing flight NZ-8231 from Rotorua to Wellington (New Zealand), was enroute at FL200 about 5nm north of Palmerston North (New Zealand) and about 75nm northnortheast of Wellington, when the crew decided to divert to Palmerston North due to an engine (PW123) problem prompting them to shut the engine down. The aircraft landed safely on Palmerston North's runway 07 about 35 minutes later. The airline confirmed the aircraft landed on one engine. http://avherald.com/h?article=4b462def&opt=256 Back to Top Incident: Jetblue E190 near Stewart on Jan 31st 2018, smoke in cockpit A Jetblue Embraer ERJ-190, registration N265JB performing flight B6-2533 from Burlington,VT to New York JFK,NY (USA), was enroute at FL280 about 50nm north of Stewart,NY (USA) when the crew donned their oxygen masks due to smoke in the cockpit originating from the windshield and diverted the aircraft to Stewart where the aircraft landed safely on runway 27 about 15 minutes later. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/JBU2533/history/20180131/2314Z/KBTV/KJFK http://avherald.com/h?article=4b462bd4&opt=256 Back to Top Back to Top Accident: Spirit A320N near Fort Lauderdale on Jan 28th 2018, fumes on board, crew feeling increasingly incapacitated A Spirit Airlines Airbus A320-200N, registration N902NK performing flight NK-517 from Akron/Canton,OH to Fort Lauderdale,FL (USA), was enroute at FL380 about one hour prior to estimated landing, when a passenger began to complain about an abnormal smell on board. Cabin crew attending to the passenger confirmed the unusual smell, that became stronger and stronger until the cabin air became nearly "not breathable". The flight crew was informed, informed ATC about the fumes on board and began to descend the aircraft early, about 20 minutes prior to landing the captain confirmed the odour in the cockpit, too, the flight crew donned their oxygen masks. Flight attendants felt increasingly nauseous, a number indicated they nearly passed out over the odour. Below 10,000 feet the captain depressurized the aircraft, the cabin air improved. The aircraft landed on Fort Lauderdale's runway 10L about one hour after the first passenger complaint. Emergency services needed to treat flight and cabin crew still on board of the aircraft, all cabin crew and flight crew were taken to hospitals. First information reaching The Aviation Herald on Jan 30th 2018 stated: "This afternoon Spirit Airlines incurred a severe full engine wet seal breach fume event. The Capt was nearly incapacitated on landing and was on quick don emergency cockpit oxygen." Subsequent research established the following: First medical findings indicate seriously increased levels of carbon monoxide with all members of the cabin crew, several flight attendants reached levels near lethal values. One flight attendant suffered a heart condition, which currently can not be ruled out to become chronic. Another flight attendant suffered from disorientation, migraine and loss of memory, a nerve ending inflammation was diagnosed. The flight attendants were kept in hospital care until Jan 31st 2018 and were released into home care subsequently, but still feel ill. According to information The Aviation Herald received the captain felt first symptoms of incapacitation during landing, too. Maintenance boarded the aircraft after landing, could not detect any odour and was about to return the aircraft to service, when the captain intervened stating that there had been a serious fume event. One of the engine (PW1127G) wet seals was subsequently found breached. The FAA was notified of the event at 15:17L on Jan 28th 2018 about 2 hours after landing. The Aviation Herald learned of the occurrence on Jan 30th 2018 and inquired with the NTSB, the same day the NTSB stated in their first reply that they had not been informed about such an event. On Feb 1st 2018 the FAA sent following statement: "Spirit Airlines 517, an Airbus A320, landed safely at Fort Lauderdale- Hollywood International Airport at about 1:15 pm on January 28 after declaring an emergency and reporting fumes in the aircraft. The FAA is investigating." The FAA did not answer the question by the AVH, why the NTSB had not been informed about the occurrence and learned of the occurrence through the inquiry by the AVH only. On Feb 1st 2018 the NTSB indicated that (in response to the inquiry by AVH two days earlier) they are collecting information to rate the occurrence and decide whether an investigation will be opened. The airline has been invited for comment but has not followed up so far. The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Fort Lauderdale for about 9 hours, then positioned to Orlando,FL, remained on the ground in Orlando for 19 hours, then returned to service. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/NKS517/history/20180128/1600Z/KCAK/KFLL http://avherald.com/h?article=4b4623d6&opt=256 Back to Top Passengers initiated evacuation after power bank started emitting smoke on Aeroflot Airbus A320, Russia Date: 31-JAN-2018 Time: Type: Airbus A320-214 (WL) Owner/operator: Aeroflot - Russian Airlines Registration: VQ-BPU C/n / msn: 5921 Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: Other fatalities: 0 Airplane damage: Minor Location: Volgograd Airport (VOG/URWW) - Russia Phase: Standing Nature: Domestic Scheduled Passenger Departure airport: Moskva-Sheremetyevo Airport (SVO) Destination airport: Volgograd Airport (VOG/URWW) Narrative: A passenger's powerbank began emitting smoke as the passengers were deplaning after flight SU1182 had landed at Volgograd. The smoke was quickly contained. Some passengers opened the overwing emergency exits to evacuate the aircraft. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=205468 Back to Top French helicopter crash - five dead as two aircraft in flames in major disaster AT LEAST five people have died after two military helicopters crashed in Southern France. At least five people have died in a horror helicopter crash in southern France One person was also confirmed missing, according to officials, with a search underway by authorities. The army helicopters crashed near Lake Carcès, about 50km from Saint-Tropez. Three helicopters were deployed on site. Research is underway to find the 6th person which was onboard. Helicopters involved in the accident are two Aérospatiale Gazelles. Video footage shows fallen debris scattered across a large area of land, with people scouting the vicinity for missing people. The helicopters involved in the accident are two Gazelles It is not yet known whether bystanders were in the area at the time of the crash. A local official said both aircraft were from the Army's School of Light Aviation (EALAT) in the nearby town of Cannet des Maures. The choppers were believed to be carrying a total of five people, all of them linked to the school although authorities have confirmed they are still searching for other passengers. While the army has reportedly confirmed the incident, the circumstances surrounding the tragedy are still not known. The helicopters involved were both Aérospatiale Gazelles - a model favoured by the French military. https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/913530/French-helicopter-crash-military-aircraft-accident- fatalities *************** Date: 02-FEB-2018 Time: 09:00 LT Type: Aérospatiale SA 341 Gazelle Owner/operator: French army (EALAT) Registration: C/n / msn: Fatalities: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 Other fatalities: 2 Airplane damage: Unknown Location: Cabasse, near Carcès lake, Var - France Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) Nature: Military Departure airport: Destination airport: Narrative: 2 helicopters crashed. At least 5 occupants died. One is missing. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=205506 Back to Top Paris-bound flight forced to return to Hong Kong airport due to technical issues, in second incident in six hours * Cathay Pacific plane headed for Manila had turned back due to similar issue A Paris-bound flight had to return to Hong Kong hours after taking off due to technical issues with its engine on early Friday morning, the second such incident to happen within six hours. Hong Kong's Airport Authority received a call at around 3am on Friday morning from air traffic control staff saying that an Air France plane headed to Paris had to turn back. A Civil Aviation Department spokesman said the pilot of the aircraft made a request to return to Hong Kong due to a technical problem with one of the aircraft's engines. "There was no reports of injuries and the airport operations were not affected by the incident," the CAD spokesman said. Cathay Pacific flight makes emergency return after engine trouble Passenger Alan Lo, who was on the plane, wrote on Facebook on Friday morning that he was told that the incident had been caused by a failure in the engine's fire alarm sensor. "Back to Hong Kong, something wrong with the [fire] alarm," Lo wrote. A screen capture from flightaware.com shows the flight path of AF185. Photo: flightaware.com The airline said the flight was cancelled due to "technical issues", according to a flight status report on its website. According to online flight tracking service Flightradar24, the aircraft departed from Hong Kong at about 1.03am, making a U-turn when it was flying above Wuhan in central China. 'At least 12 crew members killed' in Chinese military plane crash The Fire Services Department sent 14 vehicles, one ambulance and two fire vessels in response to the standby request. After the plane landed safely at 4.47am on Friday, the standby request was cancelled. There was no rescue operation carried out, a Fire Services Department spokeswoman said. Plane makes 'miracle' emergency landing on California motorway This was the second such incident involving a similar engine issue within six hours. On Thursday night, a Cathay Pacific Airways flight bound for Manila made an emergency return to Hong Kong soon after take-off due to a "technical issue with one of the aircraft's engines". A Facebook user claiming to have witnessed the plane's return to the airport said they saw some "explosions" and that there were flames. Elderly flight passenger throws coins into engine for 'luck', delays take-off for hours A Fire Services Department spokeswoman said they received a call at 9.09pm on Thursday night for a standby request after receiving a report about possible engine issues. The department sent 27 vehicles, seven ambulances and five vessels. As with the latter incident, there was no rescue operation required after the aircraft landed safely in Hong Kong. A spokesperson for Rolls-Royce, the company that manufactures the engines on the plan, said: "We're working closely with our customer [Cathay Pacific] to assist them at this time." http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2131703/paris-bound-fight-forced- return-hong-kong-airport-due Back to Top American Airlines crew uses zip ties, duct tape to restrain woman who got violent on flight from Dallas A passenger on an American Airlines flight from DFW International Airport to North Carolina was restrained with zip ties and duct tape Wednesday morning after authorities say she became violent. Flight 1033 was approaching Charlotte Douglas International Airport when 36-year-old Charlene Sarieann Harriott, who was seated at the back of the plane, ran toward the cockpit, according to a criminal complaint. Flight attendants chased after Harriott when she refused to stop, The Charlotte Observer reported, eventually restraining her in the first-class section with zip ties and duct tape as the plane touched down. At that point, Harriott "became more aggressive and physically violent," according to the complaint - biting one crew member on the arm and breaking the skin, kicking another attendant in the stomach and leg and punching a third crew member in the arm. Mecklenburg was arrested on three counts of assault and battery, as well as the federal charge of interfering with a flight crew member. She was being held Thursday at the Mecklenburg County jail and will remain there until a detention hearing next week. The flight attendants, who weren't seriously injured, were treated at a clinic at the airport. https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2018/02/01/american-airlines-crew-uses-zip-ties-duct- tape-restrain-woman-got-violent-flight-dallas Back to Top Undetectable subsurface defect led to uncontained engine failure on American Airlines Boeing 767 American Airlines flight 383 after evacuation (NTSB) The NTSB determined that an internal defect in a Boeing 767 engine caused an uncontained engine failure resulting in a fire and the emergency evacuation of all aboard. American Airlines flight 383, a Boeing 767 bound for Miami, was on its takeoff roll at Chicago O'Hare International Airport Oct. 28, 2016, when a turbine disk in the right engine failed, sending metal fragments through a fuel tank and wing structure. The flight crew rejected the takeoff just as the jetliner approached takeoff speed and stopped the airplane on the runway. All 161 passengers and 9 crewmembers evacuated as emergency responders battled the fuel-fed fire. The airplane was damaged beyond repair. One passenger was seriously injured. The failed turbine disk was recovered in four pieces, one of which weighed 57 pounds and was found more than a half mile from the airplane. Through extensive examination of the disk fragments at the NTSB lab in Washington investigators determined there was a subsurface defect in the disk at the time of manufacture. Because of the nature of the defect and the limits of inspection methods, the NTSB concluded the defect was likely undetectable when the disk was produced in 1997. Investigators further determined the defect had been propagating microscopic cracks in the disk for as many as 5,700 flight cycles - one takeoff and one landing - prior to the accident. Although the disk had been inspected in January 2011, the NTSB said the internal cracks were also most likely undetectable at that time because the current required inspection methods are unable to identify all subsurface defects. The NTSB determined the pilots made the appropriate decision to abort the takeoff and shut down the damaged engine. Because the pilots were working with a checklist that didn't differentiate between an engine fire in the air from one on the ground, the undamaged engine was not immediately shut down. The passenger who was seriously injured sustained those injuries as a result of evacuating the airplane, as directed by a flight attendant, and encountering jet blast from the engine that was still running. The NTSB discovered numerous problems with the evacuation, including a lack of communication between the flight deck and cabin crew, deviation by a flight attendant from emergency evacuation procedures, and the crew's lack of coordination following the evacuation. The NTSB also noted the flight attendants, who had difficulty using the aircraft interphones to communicate with the cockpit and passengers, were inadequately trained by American Airlines on the different interphone systems installed in its planes. Video of the evacuation as well as accounts by flight attendants revealed many passengers disregarded pre-flight safety instructions to leave personal belongings behind and instead exited the burning airplane with carry-on luggage. https://news.aviation-safety.net/2018/02/01/undetectable-subsurface-defect-led-uncontained- engine-failure-american-airlines-boeing-767/ Back to Top Report: Airline Safety Record Analyzed For the first time in aviation history, in 2017, not a single person died anywhere in the world because of a jet airliner accident. One man died in the crash of a Canadian ATR42 turboprop in December. The chance of dying in an airline crash now is about 1 in 50 million, according to a recent analysis in The Wall Street Journal. "It's just stunning," safety consultant William Voss told the Journal. "I hope that we can sustain it, but that's hard to do." The flawless safety record can be attributed to a lot of hard work by many people over many years, but luck also played a role. Several analysts noted that a few close calls last year, notably the Air Canada incident in San Francisco, could have dramatically changed the outcome. The analysts also said there have been substantial improvements in the developing world, which has long trailed behind in airline safety. Some of the improvement, the Journal says, can be attributed to changes at banks and leasing companies that have made it easier for airlines in less- developed countries to afford new airplanes. That has reduced the number of old, poorly maintained aircraft in the air. Also, the European Union began publishing a list of "blacklisted" airlines in 2006, the Journal says. That pressured the offending airlines to improve safety if they wanted to attract customers. Other key changes: The International Air Transport Association in 2003 began requiring members to pass a safety audit; self-correcting safety systems in aircraft; a 90 percent drop in runway incursions due to improved technology; and cockpit systems that warn pilots of unsafe runway conditions. https://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Report-Airline-Safety-Record-Analyzed-230253-1.html Back to Top Here's What Happens When a Plane Is Struck by Lightning In the U.S., lightning strikes about 25 million times a year and kills an average of 49 people, according to the National Weather Service. Worldwide, lightning strikes on commercial planes are daily occurrences. That somewhat frightening figure has some people asking: Is it safe to fly in lightning? The answer, one expert says, is a resounding "yes." "Standard commercial airplanes are designed to take lightning strikes," says Prof. John Hansman, professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and director of the International Center for Air Transportation at MIT. For safety reasons, planes hit by lightning mid-flight undergo inspection after landing but in most cases, the aircraft is either unharmed or sustains only minor damage. The last commercial plane crash in the U.S. confirmed to be directly caused by lightning was in 1967, when the plane's fuel tank exploded as a result, according to Scientific American. Since then, more techniques have been determined to reduce the threat of lightening. Planes are intricately designed machines, and manufacturers pay particular attention to electrical wiring. Electrical parts around components like electronic flight equipment and fuel tanks are carefully grounded to prevent the formation of electric arcs, which could threaten a plane's safety. A stray arc could cause an explosion, for example, if it ignites vapors in the fuel tanks. Lightning typically strikes a relatively sharp edge of a plane, like a wingtip or nose, and the current exits via the tail, according to Hansman. This happens because an aircraft's fuselage, or body, acts as a Faraday cage (a container that blocks electromagnetic fields). Energy and electric charge from the lightning bolt run around the outside of the vessel, protecting the interior from any voltage. Newer airliners like the Boeing 787 and the Airbus A350 are made with a higher proportion of composite materials like carbon fibers, resulting in a reduced electrical conductivity of the fuselage and wings, says Hansman. Manufacturers have also developed a workaround by adding more metal wiring into the composite material to ensure good conductivity on the aircraft's exterior. In short, lightning strikes are "not a severe problem from a safety standpoint," says Hansman. When air operators route around stormy areas, it is to prevent turbulence or possible external damage caused by things like hail rather than to avoid lightning. http://time.com/4910412/plane-struck-lightning-safety/ Back to Top $100 million settlement for man critically injured in fiery Frisco helicopter crash The settlement is on behalf of a man critically injured during a fiery Flight for Life helicopter crash in 2015. Airbus Helicopters and Colorado-based Air Methods will pay a record-breaking $100 million to settle the lawsuit filed on behalf of a man critically injured during a fiery Flight for Life helicopter crash in 2015. The amount of the settlement, bound to generate a massive amount of attention within the nation's aviation community, was announced Thursday, a little more than a month before a trial was to begin in Colorado. Flight nurse Dave Repsher suffered burns on more than 90 percent of his body after an Airbus AS- 350 crashed shortly after takeoff from the Flight for Life base in Frisco, Colorado. As highlighted in a series of 9Wants to Know stories, the helicopter - while relatively new - was equipped with a plastic fuel tank that easily ruptured upon impact. Surveillance video obtained exclusively by 9Wants to Know shows fuel pouring out of the helicopter a few seconds after impact. Pilot Pat Mahany died shortly after the crash. While the fire contributed to his death, an autopsy report also showed massive internal injuries. "The fuel system was not crash resistant," explained Denver attorney Murray Ogborn who represented the Repshers along with Missouri-based attorney Gary Robb. Had the fuel system not ruptured upon impact, "[Dave] would have walked away," explained Ogborn. While the Federal Aviation Administration ordered all newly certified helicopters to have crash- resistant fuel systems in 1994, it's rule didn't apply to all newly built helicopters. The loophole - one members of the Colorado Congressional delegation have since tried to close - has allowed manufacturers to continue to build thousands of helicopters with antiquated fuel systems since then. For example, the helicopter that crashed in Frisco was close to 2 years old, but the model (the AS- 350) received FAA certification in 1977. That meant, according to the FAA's own rules, the relatively new Flight for Life helicopter needed only have a fuel system onboard capable of meeting standards in place when Jimmy Carter was President. The AS-350 that crashed had a fuel tank that some critics suggested more closely resembled a big plastic milk jug than a sturdy fuel tank. "I think that's an excellent description of what it was. A flying milk jug," said Ogborn. Ogborn said the Repshers, in addition to paying eight-figure medical bills, plan on using the money from the settlement to raise the issue of helicopter safety on a national level. Aribus issued the following statement to 9News: "The 3 July 2015 accident in Frisco, Colorado, involving an H125 (AS-350) helicopter was an immense tragedy, and we at Airbus Helicopters were deeply saddened by it. We continue to offer our sincere condolences to everyone affected by this terrible event. The settlement with David Repsher and his wife reflects the serious and devastating nature of this accident, which Airbus Helicopters does not take lightly. Prior to this accident, Airbus Helicopters had already made or recommended a series of modifications to the H125 model to further enhance safety, and provided guidance notably on the dual hydraulic indicator system, and we have since implemented a series of additional safety improvements in an effort to prevent a similar accident from occurring and to further enhance the safety of the occupants. Safety remains at the core of all of Airbus' activities and our most important priority. We are committed to delivering products that exceed industry safety standards, and to supporting flight safety for thousands of men and women around the world who are transported in our aircraft every day." Air Methods issued the following statement as well: "We continue to be inspired by the strength and courage of Dave Repsher and his family, and hope this resolution provides closure for everyone that was impacted by this accident. At Air Methods, safety is our highest priority, and we continue to raise the bar to ensure the safe return of our crews and patients to their loved ones. To that end, we have taken a number of proactive steps to improve crashworthiness protections in all of our aircraft, and have supported the implementation of stronger regulations, new legislation and industry-wide safety standards. As part of our commitment, we have received the first Airbus AS350 helicopter with the new, FAA- approved crash resistant fuel system (CRFS). Additionally, we are retrofitting our entire Airbus AS350 and EC130 fleet with the updated CRFS. Together with the entire Flight for Life and Frisco communities, we remain steadfast in our mission of providing lifesaving emergency air medical transport services to those in need. For us, it's always been about doing the right thing." http://www.9news.com/article/news/investigations/fueling-the-fire/100-million-settlement-for- man-critically-injured-in-fiery-frisco-helicopter-crash/73-513596757 Back to Top AIR FORCE GROUNDS POPULAR TRAINING AIRCRAFT The U.S. Air Force announced Thursday that it has temporarily grounded a popular training aircraft known at the T-6. There are 99 of those aircraft at Columbus Air Force Base. TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) - The U.S. Air Force announced Thursday that it has temporarily grounded a popular training aircraft known at the T-6. There are 99 of those aircraft at Columbus Air Force Base. The Air Force says it has grounded the T-6 system-wide because of what it calls "a cluster of unexplained physiological events" related to hypoxia. Ten of those events occurred at Columbus Air Force Base. The other three at bases in Oklahoma and Texas. The Beechcraft T-6 is a two-seater turbo-prop airplane, and it's popular because it's significantly cheaper to operate than the jets the Air Force was using. The T-6 has been operational for about 18 years and it's used widely in North America to train new pilots and give them the foundational skills they need to move on to more advanced aircraft. Hypoxia is a lack of oxygen -- and it can be deadly, especially when this airplane is flying at or near its ceiling of 31,000 feet. The cause of these events isn't clear - so far technicians have been unable to find the root causes. Authorities at the Air Education and Training Command in Texas told WTVA that a task force has been established to look into these unexplained events. The fleet will remain grounded until that team can develop a plan to reduce or eliminate the risks to pilots. ORIGINAL ARTICLE JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (Press Release) - The 19th Air Force commander has issued an operational pause for all T-6 Texan II operations to ensure aircrew safety after a cluster of unexplained physiological events occurred at Columbus AFB, Mississippi, Vance AFB, Oklahoma, and Sheppard AFB, Texas within the last week. Maj. Gen. Patrick Doherty directed the operational pause, beginning Feb. 1, to enable the Air Force to examine the root causes of the incidents, educate and listen to aircrew, develop and deliver mitigation solutions. "The safety of our instructors and student pilots is paramount and has been our priority and focus," said Maj. Gen. Patrick Doherty, 19th Air Force commander. "We're acting swiftly, making temporary, but necessary, changes to everyone's training, general awareness, checklist procedures, and possibly modify aircrew flying equipment to mitigate risk to the aircrew while we tackle this issue head-on to safeguard everyone flying T-6s." The Air Force established a general officer-led team to integrate and coordinate efforts across the Air Force to address aircrew Unexplained Physiological Events in early 2018. Brig. Gen. Bobbi Jo Doorenbos is leading the team and will work closely with 19th Air Force, AETC, and other MAJCOMs to examine the causes of these incidents and ensure industry and enterprise-wide solutions are given high priority to find root causes and deliver solutions across all weapon systems. http://www.wtva.com/content/news/472175273.html Back to Top Fire on a Commercial Airplane? This Video Shows the World's Calmest Passengers Team Up to Put It Out The fact that these videos often go viral illustrates just how rare things like this are--but they're still scary. Remember a couple of weeks ago, when a chilling video emerged of an American Airlines flight in which cabin crew warned passengers to brace for an emergency landing? Fortunately, that plane landed safely. But in its wake, and following another airplane video we'll share below, some Russian passengers are probably wondering what all the commotion was about. A flight this week from Moscow to Volograd, Russia turned scary upon landing, when flames erupted and the cabin was filled with smoke. The cause, according to a Russian news report, was that a passenger's mobile device, "believed to be a portable phone charger," erupted in flames. As mentioned, the Aeroflot A320 was already on the ground after the 500-mile-plus flight, but some passengers panicked according to news reports. Others were much calmer than you might imagine, working with flight attendants within the crowded coach class section of the fuselage, and putting out the fire with whatever they had available. A passenger caught at least the tail end of the scene on video. (Embedded below). A passenger passes a plastic water bottle forward, and a flight attendant who seems to be armed with the world's tiniest fire extinguisher takes charge. A Russian language news site said that separately, two passengers acting on their own opened the doors and slid down emergency chutes. (This quote was interpreted automatically, so it's a bit of a garbled translation, but you can figure out what they're saying even if you don't speak Russian.) After the arrival of the aircraft, the provision of ladders and the beginning of the disembarkation of passengers, one of the newly arrived passengers began to smoke the mobile phone battery. According to the representative, flight attendants quickly eliminated smoke, but two passengers independently released emergency ladders. The remaining passengers without panic left the aircraft on ordinary ladders, told in Aeroflot. Obviously this all would have been even scarier had the fire happened while the flight was still in the air. But it's also easy to imagine that things could have gotten much worse on the ground very quickly, had calm cooperation among the passengers not been the order of the day. This seems like a good time to point out that while accidents do happen--and specifically, fires break out on planes more often that we might want to admit (don't Google that if you want to remain calm before your next flight--air travel is truly much safer than most other forms of transportation. In other words, there are more than 100,000 commercial flights a day in the world, and the fact that these kinds of videos often go viral when they're released, paradoxically proves the rarity of the events they portray. (Even if, in the words of a Southwest flight attendant that have stuck with me, airplane travel is just "cramming a bunch of strangers together in a pressurized metal tube and vaulted them tens of thousands of feet into the sky.") We're just glad everybody made it off the plane safe and sound. Here's the video: https://www.inc.com/bill-murphy-jr/video-shows-worlds-calmest-passengers-amid-fire-in- commercial-airplane-cabin.html Back to Top UN agency hails E. Africa's aviation safety standards NAIROBI, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- The UN specialized agency on civil aviation on Thursday hailed the East Africa Community (EAC)'s aviation safety record. Barry Kashambo, the regional director for Eastern and Southern Africa at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) told an aviation forum in Nairobi that the high standards has been validated by the continued progress in the ICAO safety audits taken in the last four years. "Four out of the five audited EAC states are among the 12 that are above 60 percent effective implementation score in the Eastern and Southern Africa," Kashambo said. "This translates in 80 percent of the audited states being above the Abuja target of ensuring that Africa's aviation accident rate be in line with global average by end of 2015," he said during the occasion of the official opening of the fourth EAC Symposium on Aviation Safety. The two-day symposium was organized by the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) in collaboration with the Civil Aviation Safety Oversight Agency (CASSOA), the administrative agency of the East African Community (EAC) that focuses on safe and secure development of aviation in the region. The regional aviation conference brought over 300 delegates from East Africa and across the world to review ways to improve aviation safety in the EAC. Kashambo said ICAO shares the region's desire to build resilient state aviation oversight systems that will ensure protection of the lives of the traveling public. He noted that the target of improved safety can only be achieved if the region fulfills certain prerequisites such as the availability of financial aid and human resources as well as harmonized regulatory frameworks. http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-02/01/c_136942820.htm Back to Top TapJets Battles FAA over Emergency Certificate Revocation * The agency claims the company flew passengers illegally, but TapJets says that's not true. * TapJets Inc. is fighting the FAA, which put a halt to its operations based on events in late 2016. On January 26, the FAA issued an Emergency Order of Revocation against TapJets Inc., claiming that the company conducted various flights in violation of federal aviation regulations. The agency claimed that the company flew 10 flights during the period between September 28, 2016, and January 22, 2017, with unqualified pilots. Allegedly, one copilot only had a student pilot's certificate. The agency further claimed that 14 passenger-carrying flights were conducted with aircraft that were not listed on TapJets' air carrier certificate. As a result, the FAA immediately revoked the company's ability to conduct charter flights. Now, the Houston-based company says it is "vigorously defending itself against all such allegations," in a press release posted on its website. TapJets claims the flights in question were conducted during the "initial development of our company," and that the passengers on those flights were non-paying friends and family members conducted to test software. As such, the flights would be classified under FAR Part 91.501, not Part 135, which would be the federal regulations the FAA alleges the company violated. "We are concerned about why - a year after the fact - the FAA has raised these allegations based on an anonymous complaint, in their attempt to classify these flights as Part 135," the company said. "More importantly, they concern a part of our operating model that no longer even exists, and in no way affects or impacts any of the past, present or future flights that customers book on TapJets' platform." Since beginning operations in May 2016, TapJets has endeavored to become the "Uber of jet charter," with more than 2,000 commercial flights to date. The company claims to be "the World's first hail-a-jet company capable of instantly booking a private jet in under one minute." https://www.flyingmag.com/tapjets-battles-faa-over-emergency-revocation Back to Top CommutAir, a United Express® Carrier, Appoints Vernon Berry Director of Quality Control and Chief Inspector NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio, Feb. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Fast-growing CommutAir announced it has appointed Vernon Berry as Director of Quality Control and Chief Inspector (14 CFR 119). Vern will report to CommutAir's Chief Operating Officer, Joel Raymond, and be based at the company's main maintenance base in Albany, NY. Vern will lead CommutAir's Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Maintenance Records, and CASS functions during a period when it will more than double its fleet of Embraer ERJ145 jet aircraft. Vern brings a wealth of quality control and quality assurance experience to CommutAir. Previously, Vern was the VP of Quality Assurance and Chief Inspector for RAVN Alaska based in Anchorage. Vern also held a similar role at Silver Airways in Gainesville, Florida. Careers Through 2019, CommutAir will triple in size to an all-jet fleet of 61 aircraft and is actively hiring Aircraft Technicians, Supervisors, Inspections, and Specialists at multiple Maintenance facilities. A key differentiator of CommutAir is that it can recruit personnel directly into various positions and fully compensate them for their experience. CommutAir is also recruiting Pilots and guaranteeing Captain pay 1 year after training. Its industry- leading benefits include: * Fastest United Airlines Career Path Program (CPP) * Rapid upgrades and guaranteed Captain Pay After Year 1 * $22,100 sign-on bonus with paid ATP-CTP For career opportunities go to http://www.flycommutair.com/careers/ About CommutAir Founded in 1989, CommutAir operates as United Express and is majority-owned by Champlain Enterprises, Inc. and 40% owned by United Airlines, Inc. CommutAir operates ~900 weekly flights to 30+ destinations, using the Embraer ERJ145 aircraft, from bases in Newark, NJ, and Washington-Dulles. CommutAir's 900+ employees are well-known in the industry for fostering a family culture and a friendly work environment. Back to Top Approximately 700 JetBlue Pilots Descend on JetBlue Airways Headquarters * After Three Years, "It's Time" for a Contract LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Approximately 700 JetBlue pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l (ALPA), held their first-ever informational picket this week at JetBlue headquarters in Long Island City, N.Y. The event is part of the pilots' campaign for a contract that includes compensation bringing them in line with their peers at other airlines. "For the past few months, we've done ads, billboards, and radio spots sending the company the message that it's time to deliver a contract" For more information about JetBlue pilots' negotiations, visit JetBlueALPAPilots.com. Founded in 1931, ALPA is the world's largest pilot union, representing more than 59,000 pilots at 33 airlines in the United States and Canada, including the more than 3,500 pilots of JetBlue Airways. Visit the ALPA website at www.alpa.org or follow us on Twitter @WeAreALPA. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180201006598/en/Approximately-700-JetBlue- Pilots-Descend-JetBlue-Airways Back to Top The Airbus Vahana flying taxi actually flew for the first time Seems like just yesterday Airbus' Vahana autonomous electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) craft was little more than a painted concept, but now it's actually flown, during a full-scale prototype test that lasted just under a minute, and during which the Vahana aircraft was fully self- piloted and fling at a height of 16 feet off the ground. The Vahana VTOL, which resembles a complicated helicopter or an overground drone, depending on your perspective, is being developed by Airbus Silicon Valley skunkworks A³, and is aiming to eventually become something that can actually offer service to customers and transport people and goods within cities, cutting above traffic and making short-hop trips between strategically placed launch and landing pads. This first flight is obviously a far cry from a working, commercial passenger drone service, but the successful first flight, which was followed by a second successful flight the next day, is a step in the right direction. Next, Vahana says it'll aim to move from being able to hover the vehicle, to being able to have it fly itself directionally, which will obviously be a key ingredient in terms of getting people and stuff from point A to point B. https://www.yahoo.com/tech/airbus-vahana-flying-taxi-actually-024207299.html Back to Top Boeing's 747 jet gets lifeline as UPS orders 14 A Boeing 747 cargo jet sits on the tarmac after being unloaded at a United Parcel Service facility in Louisville, Kentucky. UPS has ordered 14 more of the 747 freighters. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg) The deal comes weeks after Delta Air Lines parked the last of its 747 aircraft, marking the end of U.S. passenger service for the plane. It also rewards Boeing's optimism that the jet would live on as a cargo-hauler. The long goodbye for Boeing's 747 jetliner is turning out to be a little premature. The plane maker won a lifeline for the endangered jumbo as United Parcel Service ordered 14 more of the jetliners. The deal came weeks after Delta Air Lines parked the last of its 747 aircraft, marking the end of U.S. passenger service for the humpbacked plane nicknamed the Queen of the Skies. At the end of 2017, Boeing had just 12 unfilled orders in its dwindling 747 backlog, 11 of them destined for UPS. The latest deal will provide more than two years of output at the production rate of six jets annually. The UPS deal rewards Boeing's optimism that the venerable jet, which transformed air travel when it debuted in 1970, would live on as a cargo-hauler. The courier is also taking four Boeing 767 freighters as it rushes to keep up with growing demand and parlays gains from the recent U.S. corporate tax cut into stepped-up investment. "The biggest reason we decided to expand is, one, we had an option on the 14, and with the tax reform that came in, it made us more optimistic that the economy was going to continue to be clicking," said UPS Chief Executive Officer David Abney. UPS' 747 deal is worth $5.65 billion at Boeing's list price of $403.6 million for the freighter. The hulking jumbos, built to carry a 137.7-ton payload, are needed as UPS expands its network to profit from burgeoning air shipments in China and other Asian markets. With the latest transaction, the Atlanta-based company is exercising options that double a previous order for the 747-8. All 32 of the new Boeing jets will be delivered by the end of 2022, adding more than 9 million pounds of cargo capacity, UPS said. The company's global airline network includes more than 500 owned and leased aircraft. UPS received three new 747-8 freighters in 2017. UPS' appetite for the 747 means Boeing will continue producing its largest aircraft into the 2020s, more than half a century after the plane started whisking passengers across oceans. As sales slowed, the manufacturer had insisted that a long-awaited rebound in the air-cargo market would spark new interest in the jumbo freighter. The hinged nose of the jet flips open so that large, bulky items such as oil-drilling equipment can be loaded quickly. Airbus is moving to a manufacturing pace similar to Boeing's 747 for its A380 superjumbo after landing a lifesaving order from Emirates Airline last month. Demand for such four-engine aircraft has fallen as the jet makers created twin-engine models, such as the Boeing 777 and Airbus A350, which are able to fly similar numbers of people over long distances. https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeings-747-jet-gets-lifeline-as-ups-orders-14/ Back to Top Wow! Space Station Crosses Moon's Face Just Before Epic Lunar Eclipse (Photos) NASA photographer Bill Ingalls captured this shot of the International Space Station transiting the full moon on Tuesday (Jan. 30) from Alexandria, Virginia. Credit: Bill Ingalls/NASA A spectacular photo shows the International Space Station (ISS) crossing the face of the moon in the lead-up to Wednesday morning's (Jan. 31) long-awaited "Super Blue Blood Moon" eclipse. NASA photographer Bill Ingalls captured the shot from Alexandria, Virginia, on Tuesday (Jan. 30) - a day before the full moon plunged into Earth's shadow in the first total lunar eclipse since September 2015. NASA astronaut Bill Ingalls captured this view of the International Space Station crossing the face of the moon on Jan. 30, 2018 from Alexandria, Virginia. There's a lot more to say about Wednesday's skywatching spectacle, of course. The eclipse involved a moon that was both "blue" (it was the second full moon of January) and "super" (it was near the closest point to Earth along the moon's elliptical orbit). The "blood" part, by the way, refers to the coppery-red color the moon often assumes during a total eclipse. This comes from reddish wavelengths of sunlight refracted by Earth's atmosphere onto the lunar surface. (Other wavelengths are shorter and get scattered by molecules in our air.) Such an eclipse hadn't occurred anywhere in the world since 1982, and not in the United States in more than 150 years. The ISS is currently fully staffed, with six crewmembers on board. They are NASA astronauts Joe Acaba, Mark Vande Hei and Scott Tingle; cosmonauts Alexander Misurkin and Anton Shkaplerov; and Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. In case you're wondering, it looks like the space station's crew was not able to see the Super Blue Blood Moon eclipse. The eclipse occurred while the crew was busy working, and most of the station's windows point down toward the Earth, making it hard to bring the moon in view. Kanai shared that news Wednesday on Twitter after the lunar eclipse ended. https://www.space.com/39559-space-station-crosses-moon-before-eclipse-photos.html Back to Top GRADUATE RESEARCH SURVEY - 1 Ph.D. Research Survey Request - Win a $100 Amazon Gift Card Research Title: General Aviation Pilot Acceptance and Adoption of Electronic Flight Bag Technology Researcher: Troy Techau If you are you a pilot and have flown in general aviation (14 CFR § 91) in the past year, you can fill out a survey and get a chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card. I'm Troy Techau, a Ph.D. Candidate at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and the title of my research is General Aviation Pilot Acceptance and Adoption of Electronic Flight Bag Technology. Why do some general aviation pilots choose to use electronic flight bags (EFBs), and others choose not to use EFBs during their flight operations? I'm interested in the opinions of pilots that use EFBs as well as those pilots that do not use EFBs. As an incentive for completing the survey, you'll have the option of entering a drawing to win a $100 Amazon gift card. The survey is anonymous, and should take at most 15-20 minutes. Please visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/efb4 to get started! Questions? Contact me at techaut@my.erau.edu, or Dr. Steven Hampton at hamptons@erau.edu. Back to Top GRADUATE RESEARCH SURVEY - 2 Attention pilots, I am currently a human factors graduate student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University conducting a study into the effects of voice gender on pilot perceptual processes as part of my thesis research. The study is aimed at further investigating how speaker voice gender can affect an individual's perception while task saturated, specifically how different air traffic controller voice genders can affect the time it takes a pilot to perceive their instructions. All potential participants should hold no more than a private pilot certificate, be non-professional pilots, have no prior military flight experience, and be at least 18 years of age. This study requires a 30-minute in-person data collection trial to be conducted at the San Carlos Airport (SQL) in San Carlos, CA, located in the San Francisco Bay Area. For more information, please visit www.bit.ly/2FKfORA, or email Tucker Lambert at lambert5@my.erau.edu Thank you, again. Your help is greatly appreciated. Kind regards, Tucker Lambert (650) 200-8426 Back to Top ISASI Kapustin Memorial Scholarship Applications Due in April Applications for the 2018 ISASI Rudolph Kapustin Memorial Scholarship must be submitted on or before April 15, 2018, says ISASI Secretary Chad Balentine, who serves as Scholarship Committee Chairman. Balentine noted that this worthy program is designed to encourage and assist college-level students interested in the field of aviation safety and aircraft occurrence investigation. ISASI funds the Rudolf Kapustin Memorial Scholarship through donations and will provide an annual allocation of funds for the scholarship if funds are available. Applicants must be enrolled as full time students in an ISASI recognized education program, which includes courses in aircraft engineering and/or operations, aviation psychology, aviation safety and/or aircraft occurrence investigation, etc. Applicants must have major or minor subjects that focus on aviation safety/investigation. A student who has received the annual ISASI Rudolf Kapustin Memorial Scholarship will not be eligible to apply for it again. Students who wish to apply should go to http://isasi.org/Documents/Forms/ISASI%20Rudolf%20Kapustin%20Memorial%20Scholarship%20Form%20Jan%2010%202018%200923.pdf for guidelines and the application form. Chad Balentine ISASI International Secretary Kapustin Scholarship Selection Committee Chairman email: chad.balentine@isasi.org Phone: 703.689.4225 Back to Top Assistant/Associate Professor - Tenure Track Faculty - Aviation Technology Job Duties: Indiana State University's Aviation Technology Department is seeking applications for a Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate Professor Faculty position. Duties include supporting the Unmanned Systems Program and teaching undergraduate courses in the Aviation Department degree programs. This is a nine-month position with the possibility of summer teaching assignments. Qualifications: Required Education: Master's degree in Aviation, Education, Electronics, Engineering, Engineering Technology, Robotics or an Unmanned Systems related field and demonstrated experience in UVS in academia. Must have a minimum of 18 graduate hours in aviation or unmanned systems related courses. Completion of an appropriate doctorate degree will be required within 5 years. Must have extensive knowledge in unmanned systems procedures, components, and applications. Must have extensive knowledge and demonstrated experience in unmanned systems operations to include land, marine, and aerial types. Must have demonstrated experience in operating unmanned systems in manual, semi- autonomous, and autonomous modes. Must have extensive knowledge of FAA airspace and regulatory issues. Department: The Aviation Technology Department in a part of the College of Technology and currently offers the following BS degrees: Professional Aviation Flight Technology, Aviation Management, and Unmanned Systems. Application Process: For full-consideration, please submit your application by March 1, 2018. To view the full description and to apply, please visit: http://jobs.indstate.edu/postings/20462. If you have questions please contact Dr. Richard Baker, Chair, Faculty Search Committee, Department of Aviation, Indiana State University, Terre Haute IN 47809. richard.baker@indstate.edu; (812) 237-2641 About the Institution: Established in 1865, Indiana State University is a four-year public university that integrates teaching, research, and creative activity in an engaging, challenging, and supportive learning environment to prepare productive citizens of the world. Indiana State is dedicated to teaching and the creation of knowledge while maintaining its longstanding commitment to inclusiveness. Located in Southwest Indiana, Indiana State University is conveniently located 10 minutes from I- 70 making trips to Indianapolis, St. Louis, Chicago and Cincinnati easily accessible. Indiana State University sits in the central part of downtown Terre Haute making the commute to shopping, food, housing, arts, sports and entertainment within 15 minutes to campus. Indiana State University has been listed by both Forbes and the Princeton Review as one of the top schools in the Midwest for the 5th and 13th year, respectively. U.S. News Best Colleges rankings describe Indiana State University as pedestrian friendly and beautifully landscaped, and has been recognized by Princeton Review as one the most environmentally responsible colleges. Indiana State University's commitment to community engagement and public service sets it apart. Students are motivated to apply both knowledge and creativity with local surrounding communities and counties. As a medium size public university, Indiana State University is known to have one of the most diverse student populations in the State of Indiana. With approximately 12,000 undergraduate students and 2,000 graduate students, our minority student population is nearly 25%. Indiana State University continues to grow in enrollment and is committed to student development, leadership, and success. Indiana State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All are encouraged to apply including women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. Back to Top OVERVIEW The Manager, Safety Programs is primarily responsible for the oversight and management of Endeavor Air's Voluntary Safety Programs, including the Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP), Flight Operational Quality Assurance (FOQA), Fatigue Risk Management, and Line Operations Safety Audit (LOSA). Based in Minneapolis, MN; the Manager, Safety Programs plays a key role in identifying hazards that affect safety of flight, analyzing the hazards using a combination of traditional investigative methods and advanced data analysis techniques, and ensuring appropriate mitigation strategies are developed and implemented. RESPONSIBILITIES * Responsible for developing and executing a proactive and predictive data analysis plan to create industry leading safety programs * Directs and facilitates the identification and management of safety hazards in support of Endeavor's Safety Management System (SMS) * Oversees the collection, review, analysis, and mitigations of all reported safety events, as appropriate * Maintains the department safety reporting systems (Q-Pulse and WBAT) to ensure accurate and up-to-date incident tracking * Develops recommendations to enhance safety and compliance based on information derived from safety investigations * Utilizes industry data sources to calibrate Endeavor's safety programs against other airlines * Manages the monthly and quarterly safety newsletters to frontline employees * Produces FAA quarterly reports for the ASAP and FOQA programs * Ensures the proper functioning of GDRAS (Ground Data Replay and Analysis System) software, hardware, and associated programs * Oversees the data collection process from the aircraft in conjunction with Maintenance and Engineering * Works closely with employee unions to ensure proper staffing for participation in ASAP, FOQA, LOSA, and Fatigue programs * Maintains the FOQA system's organization, security, data storage, report retrieval, trending and event databases * Serves as the primary company contact for NTSB and FAA investigations * Participates as an active member of Endeavor Air's Accident Investigation team during NTSB investigations * Presents safety data to stakeholders inside and outside of the organization to include meetings with senior management, employee training events, and industry conferences * Identifies safety issues for review by management, including the CASS and Flight Standards Review Boards, communicating data trends, reports, and risk analyses * Ensure ongoing compliance with applicable rules, regulations, and corrective measures * Computer work, in a typical office environment for the majority of the day * Ability to work in a warehouse, industrial, airline hanger, or outdoor environment as required * This position is "on call" 24 hours per day * Must be willing, able and prepared to participate in extremely stressful work situations, such as aircraft accidents and incidents * Other duties as assigned JOB QUALIFICATIONS * Bachelor's degree in an aviation related field * 5 years of experience working in a safety management role * Previous experience providing work direction in a leadership role, motivating and mentoring employees * Experience working with federal or state regulatory agencies * Competency in FAA and NTSB regulations, FAA voluntary safety programs (ASAP, FOQA, LOSA), reporting requirements, and internal policy * Competency in the understanding of Safety Management Systems * Exceptional investigative, analytical, organizational and communications (written and verbal) skills are essential and required * Excellent organizational and analytical skills * Strong interpersonal skills with focus on communication and problem resolution * Strong work ethic, reliable, self-motivated with a positive attitude * Repetitive motion such as typing on the computer and phone work * Occasional physical exertion such as: pulling, pushing, reaching, bending, standing, walking, and light lifting of boxes, bags files, and electronic equipment not in excess of 30 lbs. APPLY HERE Curt Lewis