Flight Safety Information - November 29, 2021 No. 237 In This Issue : Incident: Amapola F50 at Helsinki on Nov 25th 2021, engine shut down in flight : Accident: Aeroflot B773 at Moscow on Nov 24th 2021, bird strike : Incident: Easyjet Switzerland A319 at Geneva on Nov 26th 2021, strong odour on board : Accident: Frontier A320 at Trenton on Nov 23rd 2021, bird strikes : Incident: Finnair A319 at Ivalo on Nov 27th 2021, runway excursion on landing : Accident: Malta Air B738 at Bologna on Nov 24th 2021, flock of herons, both engines ingested birds : Incident: LATAM Cargo B763 at Sao Paulo on Nov 26th 2021, tail scrape on departure : Woman attacks Spirit Airlines flight attendants, restrained by passenger with zip ties : NTSB: Pilot error likely caused plane crash near DeLand that killed 3 people in 2019 : Finnair crew may face weeks of quarantine in Hong Kong after pilot's Covid diagnosis : $11,000 per violation: FAA sends warning about holiday laser lights : Justice Department Addresses Rise in Criminal Conduct on Commercial Aircraft : Man apprehended after emerging from wheel well of airplane that had just arrived from Guatemala : NASA gives green light to fuel James Webb Space Telescope : Position Available: Analyst, Safety/Flight Operations Quality Assurance : Position Available: Specialist - Flight Safety Investigations Incident: Amapola F50 at Helsinki on Nov 25th 2021, engine shut down in flight An Amapola Flyg Fokker 50, registration SE-MFZ performing flight HP-322 from Helsinki to Joensuu (Finland) with 31 passengers and 3 crew, was climbing out of Helsinki's runway 22L when the crew declared emergency reporting the failure of the right hand engine indicating they could still climb a bit more but only at 400fpm. The crew shut the engine down and decided to return to Helsinki causing a major alert calling 15 emergency vehicles into their stand by positions. The crew requested runway 15 for landing, positioned for an ILS approach to runway 15 and landed safely on runway 15 about 15 minutes after departure and taxied to the apron. The aircraft remained on the ground in Helsinki for about 70 hours then positioned to Malmo (Sweden). http://avherald.com/h?article=4f0dd69b&opt=0 Accident: Aeroflot B773 at Moscow on Nov 24th 2021, bird strike An Aeroflot Boeing 777-300, registration VP-BHA performing flight SU-200 from Moscow Sheremetyevo (Russia) to Bejing (China), was accelerating for takeoff from Sheremetyevo's runway 24L when the aircraft collided with a number of pigeons. In the absence of abnormal indications the crew continued takeoff and continued to Beijing for a safe landing about 6.5 hours later. Rosaviatsia reported about 8-10 pigeon carcasses were recovered from the runway. A post flight inspection revealed damage to fan blades 3 and 6 of the left hand engine (GE90), to the air intakes and cowlings of both engines, inner flaps right wing and right main landing gear strut. A detailed inspection found structural damage to the Outlet Guide Vanes. The aircraft is still on the ground in Bejing on Nov 28th 2021. http://avherald.com/h?article=4f0dc0ec&opt=0 Incident: Easyjet Switzerland A319 at Geneva on Nov 26th 2021, strong odour on board An Easyjet Switzerland Airbus A319-100, registration HB-JYK performing flight U2-1357 from Geneva (Switzerland) to Amsterdam (Netherlands), was climbing out of Geneva's runway 22 when the crew stopped the climb at FL150 advising ATC they were investigating a minor issue. The crew subsequently requested to return to Geneva reporting a strong odour on board. The aircraft landed safely back on Geneva's runway 22 about 25 minutes after departure. The aircraft taxied to the apron to the nearest stand available, where passengers disembarked normally. A passenger reported a strong smell of burnt plastics was noticed in the cabin. Flight attendants investigated, advised the flight crew who returned to Geneva. The flight was cancelled and the passengers rebooked onto the next day's replacement flight DS-9357. The passengers reached Amsterdam with a delay of about 16 hours. The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Geneva about 45 hours after landing back. http://avherald.com/h?article=4f0ddeeb&opt=0 Accident: Frontier A320 at Trenton on Nov 23rd 2021, bird strikes A Frontier Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration N233FR performing flight F9-820 from West Palm Beach,FL to Trenton,NJ (USA), was on approach to Trenton's runway 06 when the aircraft flew through birds and received a number of bird impacts. The aircraft continued for a safe landing. The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT STRUCK MULTIPLE BIRDS AND POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED A HOLE IN THE FUSELAGE, TRENTON, NJ.", the damage was unknown and the occurrence rated an incident. The following day the FAA reported the damage was substantial and the occurrence is now rated an accident. The aircraft remained on the ground in Trenton for about 70 hours before returning to service. http://avherald.com/h?article=4f0ab470&opt=0 Incident: Finnair A319 at Ivalo on Nov 27th 2021, runway excursion on landing A Finnair Airbus A319-100, registration OH-LVL performing flight AY-601 from Helsinki to Ivalo (Finland) with 73 people on board, landed on Ivalo's runway 22 but veered to the left and collided with a snowbank aside of the runway. There were no injuries, the aircraft received minor damage. The aircraft remained on the ground for about 5 hours, then was able to depart for the return flight and reached Helsinki with a delay of 4 hours. Finnair reported the aircraft began to drift at low speed and contacted a snow bank with one of the landing gears. The aircraft was subsequently towed to the apron. A minor fault was found with one of the engines (CFM56) which is supposed to be the result of the crew trying to stop the aircraft before the 15cm high snowbank. http://avherald.com/h?article=4f0d164d&opt=0 Accident: Malta Air B738 at Bologna on Nov 24th 2021, flock of herons, both engines ingested birds A Malta Air Boeing 737-800 on behalf of Ryanair, registration 9H-QDG performing flight FR-1194 from London Stansted,EN (UK) to Bologna (Italy), was on final approach to Bologna's runway 12 when the aircraft flew through a flock of herons, which impacted nose, windshield, both wings, a number of herons were ingested by the right hand engine which subsequently suffered compressor stalls until touch down. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on runway 12 at 23:24L (22:24Z). Post flight examination revealed evidence the left hand engine had also ingested a number of birds. The aircraft is still on the ground in Bologna on Nov 27th 2021. http://avherald.com/h?article=4f0cdddd&opt=0 Incident: LATAM Cargo B763 at Sao Paulo on Nov 26th 2021, tail scrape on departure A LATAM Cargo Boeing 767-300 freighter, registration N538LA performing flight UC-1108 from Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP (Brazil) to Santiago (Chile), departed Guarulhos' runway 27R when upon rotation a puff of smoke was seen from underneath the aircraft's tail, that obviously touched the runway surface. The crew continued takeoff, tower as well as the crew of another aircraft informed the crew about the possible tail strike. THe crew continued the flight to Santiago where the aircraft landed safely about 3:50 hours later. The aircraft remained on the ground in Santiago for about 3.5 hours, then departed for the next sector to Miami,FL (USA). http://avherald.com/h?article=4f0cd853&opt=0 Woman attacks Spirit Airlines flight attendants, restrained by passenger with zip ties A woman attacked two flight attendants on a Spirit Airlines flight to Nashville on Saturday night, was restrained by a fellow passenger, and then yelled at police officers to "shoot me" when they arrested her. Airport police arrested a 42-year old female for public intoxication after the flight crew contacted officers on the ground at Nashville International Airport around 7 p.m., an arrest affidavit said. The flight took off from Fort Lauderdale at about 6 p.m., according to Spirit Airlines spokesperson Nicole Aguiar and FlightAware, a flight tracking website. When the plane arrived, members of the crew told officers that she attacked two flight attendants, punching one and pulling the other's hair. Aguiar did not comment on details in the affidavit but said law enforcement officers removed "a passenger for unruly behavior." "We do not tolerate aggressive behavior of any kind, and this passenger is no longer welcome on any of our flights," Aguiar said in an email. When the passenger deplaned, another passenger was restraining her feet with zip ties, the affidavit said. She smelled of alcohol, spoke in a slurred manner, and her eyes were bloodshot. She told officers she drank "a lot," the affidavit said. After police arrested her, she yelled at the officers on several occasions, using expletives and saying "I didn't do anything wrong" and "shoot me," according to the affidavit. The passenger also resisted getting into the police cruiser, including by stiffening her legs to prevent officers from closing the door. Davidson County Sheriff's Office jail logs show that she was admitted into jail on Saturday night at 8:40 p.m., but that she was released 6 a.m., Sunday. "Thank you to our guests who assisted our crew and local law enforcement for their assistance," Aguiar said in her email. "We will work with the relevant authorities to ensure this individual is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law." The affidavit said that the flight crew did not want to press charges against the passenger. An email from Nashville International Airport spokesperson Kym Gerlock did not offer additional details beyond the information in the affidavit, but Gerlock said "the matter is under investigation." https://www.yahoo.com/news/woman-attacks-spirit-airlines-flight-000648643.html NTSB: Pilot error likely caused plane crash near DeLand that killed 3 people in 2019 Three people were killed when this Cessna 421 crashed in 2019 in western Volusia County. An airplane crash that killed three people near DeLand in 2019 was likely caused when the pilot lost control of the aircraft, according to a report from the National Transportation Safety Board. The NTSB also found that the pilot’s lack of experience and training in flying a Cessna 421, a twin-engine propeller aircraft which can hold six or seven people, contributed to the crash. Armand Girouard, 27, the pilot, and Shawna Carbonaro, 34, both of DeLand, and Ernendro Philippe, 32, of Kissimmee, were killed when the Cessna crashed about 4 p.m. Sept. 29, 2019 in a wooded area south of State Road 44, according to NTSB records. Both Girouard and Philippe had pilot licenses, but Philippe did not have the necessary pilot certificate rating or experience to be in command of the complex, multi-engine Cessna 421, according to the NTSB. The NTSB report stated it was likely that Girouard, who was a commercial pilot, flight instructor and had a multi-engine rating, was flying the plane when it crashed. But there was no indication on Girouard’s logbook that he had ever previously flown a Cessna 421, the NTSB stated. Girouard also did not have a complex airplane endorsement, according to the NTSB. The high-performance and pressurized Cessna 421 was a complex airplane, the NTSB stated. The NTSB concluded that it is most likely the pilot lost control of the airplane given that a witness described seeing the plane “rolling three times” before losing sight of it as it headed toward the ground. “It is also likely that the pilot’s lack of any documented previous training or flight experience in the accident airplane make and model contributed to his inability to maintain control of the airplane,” the NTSB report stated. Volusia Sheriff's Office deputies and bystanders search through burning wreckage in an attempt to rescue any survivors from a plane crash in 2019 in western Volusia County. Why the plane was in the air in the first place was unclear since neither its owner nor a mechanic making repairs had given permission for it to take off, the NTSB stated. The NTSB report stated the flight was likely “personal in nature,” because of the third person onboard. A Texas man named Martin Flores bought the plane on June 21, 2019 for $35,000 with plans to resell it at a profit, according to NTSB records. Flores said he paid a mechanic named Cristopher De Leon of De Leon Aircraft Maintenance in Weslaco, Texas, to make the repairs. Flores said the plane was purchased in an Ebay auction from a James Carter who lived in Tennessee, according to the records. Flores said he paid $6,000 for repairs to the plane and another $4,500 for a pilot to fly it to Texas, according to records. But the plane never made it to Texas. The Cessna 421 took off from DeLand Municipal Airport at 3:42 p.m. on Sept. 29, 2019 and flew 17 miles north where it performed some flight maneuvers at 2,500 feet before it turned back and descended to 1,000 feet and headed back toward the DeLand The airplane crashed into woods about four miles from DeLand Municipal Airport, leaving a path of wreckage 75-feet long through the trees, the NTSB report stated. A witness told investigators he heard the plane’s engines backfiring. Another witness said both engines were running but they seemed to be running at idle, the NTSB report stated. A check of the plane’s wreckage found no indication of any pre-crash mechanical malfunction that could have affected the plane’s flying ability. De Leon said he had not completed repairs to the plane, nor had he completed logbook entries required before the plane could return to the sky, according to the NTSB. Fuel gauges and some other items on the plane were among those listed for repair. Flores had also not given anyone permission to fly the plane, the NTSB stated. He also said he did not know the three people on board the airplane. Flores said that the mechanic found an instructor to fly the plane. Flores said he did not know the name of the instructor but the name of his contact was a person named "Ernedro." The pilot passenger on the plane was Ernendro Philippe, according to the NTSB. A toxicology test on the pilot revealed the presence of THC, the active compound in marijuana, the NTSB said. But the test could not determine when the pilot used the marijuana or whether he was impaired by it while flying, the NTSB report stated. https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/2021/11/26/ntsb-pilot-loss-control-plane-likely-caused-crash-near-deland/8732434002/ Finnair crew may face weeks of quarantine in Hong Kong after pilot's Covid diagnosis According to Finnair, the incident did not affect passengers. The fate of Monday's return flight remained unclear. The crew of a Finnair flight from Helsinki to Hong Kong were in isolation on Sunday after a pilot on the flight was diagnosed with a Covid-19 infection. The three pilots and nine cabin crew members may have to spend several weeks in a state-run quarantine centre. According to Finnair, the incident did not affect passengers. According to the airline, the crew had not yet been officially been placed under quarantine. Finnair said it was cooperating with local authorities and the Finnish Consulate in Hong Kong to determine when the crew will be allowed out of isolation. Some of the crew members are local, but the pilots are based in Helsinki. Their Finnair plane was scheduled to return to Finland on Monday, but that departure is in doubt as it was scheduled to be flown by the same crew. The Hong Kong administration does not generally allow quarantined individuals to leave during quarantine, even on otherwise empty aircraft. Flights still operating normally Flights from Finland to Hong Kong have been operating normally even though Hong Kong was among the first places outside southern Africa to detect the new, more infectious Omicron variant of the coronavirus. Two cases cropped up at a quarantine centre last week, according to the South China Morning Post. British Airways suspended flights to Hong Kong on Sunday after more of its crew members were forced to quarantine in a government centre, reports the BBC. On Sunday Omicron cases were found in several more countries including Denmark and Australia. Finnish authorities decided on Sunday to bar most travellers who have been in southern Africa within a two-week period, but have not so far restricted people coming from other countries where the new variant has popped up. https://yle.fi/news/3-12207667 $11,000 per violation: FAA sends warning about holiday laser lights Laser holiday light projectors that people point at their homes contain concentrated beams that can disorient or temporarily blind pilots. As families put up holiday light displays at their homes this year, the Federal Aviation Administration is asking them to be mindful of making sure laser light displays are pointed at the house and not at the sky. They can cause a distraction or temporary blindness to pilots. The FAA said Friday that homeowners may not be aware of just how far those laser lights can travel. Laser strikes have been reported as high as 10,000 feet, according to FAA data. "So please make sure all laser lights are directed at your house and not pointing towards the sky," the agency said in a statement. "The extremely concentrated beams of laser lights reach much farther than you might realize." The FAA said display owners who violate the policy will get a warning, but failure to fix it could lead to hefty penalties. "We may impose civil penalties of up to $11,000 per violation," the FAA said. "Civil penalties of up to $30,800 have been imposed by the FAA against individuals for multiple laser incidents." Holiday lights could create problem for pilots Laser strikes -- intentional or unintentional -- are a growing problem. The FAA said it has already received 8,550 laser strike reports in 2021, the most ever in a single year. It's already 1,700 more reports than all of 2020 combined. Peak activity for laser strikes happens Friday and Saturday, according to FAA data. Over the last six years, incidents have tended to ramp up in November and December. Laser strike records were first compiled in 2010. Between 2010 and 2020, California, Texas and Florida have reported the most total laser events. But the most per capita over that time have happened in Hawaii (63.71 per 100,000 people) followed by the District of Columbia (56.11) and Nevada (45.32). https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/nation-world/faa-holiday-laser-light-display-warning/507-6d8831f6-5f2f-4d4e-8cdc-89bc54e0a0f6 Justice Department Addresses Rise in Criminal Conduct on Commercial Aircraft The memorandum also highlights an information-sharing protocol between the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Justice Department. As the holiday travel season commences, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland today directed U.S. Attorneys to prioritize prosecution of federal crimes occurring on commercial aircraft that endanger the safety of passengers, flight crews and flight attendants. Federal law prohibits assaults, intimidation and threats of violence that interfere with flight crews and flight attendants, as well as other enumerated criminal acts that occur during flight. “Passengers who assault, intimidate or threaten violence against flight crews and flight attendants do more than harm those employees; they prevent the performance of critical duties that help ensure safe air travel,” said Attorney General Garland. “Similarly, when passengers commit violent acts against other passengers in the close confines of a commercial aircraft, the conduct endangers everyone aboard.” The memorandum also highlights an information-sharing protocol between the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Justice Department, which helps ensure the department is notified about criminal conduct occurring on commercial aircraft. The protocol has already resulted in the referral of dozens of incidents by the FAA to the FBI for investigation. “The Department of Justice is committed to using its resources to do its part to prevent violence, intimidation, threats of violence and other criminal behavior that endangers the safety of passengers, flight crews and flight attendants on commercial aircraft,” said Attorney General Garland. https://www.hstoday.us/federal-pages/doj/justice-department-addresses-rise-in-criminal-conduct-on-commercial-aircraft/ NASA gives green light to fuel James Webb Space Telescope NASA engineers have cleared teams at the Guiana Space Center in South America to begin loading 63 gallons of fuel and oxidizer into the James Webb Space Telescope, after extra testing showed the observatory suffered no damage during a processing incident in the clean room earlier this month. During a “consent to fuel” review held Wednesday, Nov. 24, mission managers gave approval to begin the propellant loading process at the French Guiana spaceport the following day. “Additional testing was conducted this week to ensure the observatory’s health following an incident that occurred when the release of a clamp band caused a vibration throughout the observatory,” NASA said in a statement Wednesday. The start of propellant loading keeps the $9.7 billion James Webb Space Telescope on track for liftoff Dec. 22 aboard a European Ariane 5 rocket. The half-hour launch window opens at 7:20 a.m. EST (1220 GMT; 9:20 a.m. French Guiana time). The propellant loading operations inside the S5B fueling cell at the Guiana Space Center will take about 10 days to complete, according to NASA. The 10-day period includes steps to prepare, purge, and pressurize elements within the spacecraft bus, the lower section of the 35-foot-tall (10.66-meter) observatory. The propellant loading itself will occur over several hours on two separate days, mission team members told Spaceflight Now. The Webb telescope’s spacecraft bus, built by Northrop Grumman, will be filled with 42 gallons (159 liters) of hydrazine and 21 gallons (79.5 liters) of dinitrogen tetroxide, a mix of storable fuel and oxidizer to feed the mission’s 20 rocket thrusters. Four of the small engines — a primary and redundant thruster in two pods — will consume fuel and oxidizer for major course correction maneuvers. Webb has eight more thruster modules, each with two small engines to nudge the observatory with a single pound of thrust, providing pointing control in concert with spinning reaction wheels inside the spacecraft. Ground teams wearing self-contained protective suits will be inside the clean room during loading of the toxic propellants. Technicians will also load helium pressurant into the spacecraft. Webb’s spacecraft bus provides propulsion, electrical power, and communications for the observatory. NASA announced last week that Webb’s launch was delayed from Dec. 18 to Dec. 22 after managers ordered additional testing on the spacecraft. The space agency said a “sudden, unplanned release” of a clamp band sent a vibration through the observatory Nov. 9, when technicians were mating Webb to its launch vehicle adapter, a device that connects the observatory with the upper stage of the Ariane 5 rocket. The adapter’s high-tension clamp band system secures the spacecraft to the rocket until the command to separate Webb about a half-hour after liftoff. RUAG Space, a Swiss company that specializes in building rocket structures and other components, supplied the payload adapter system for the Ariane 5 rocket and Webb, according to posts on the company’s social media pages. The processing work inside the S5 payload facility at the Guiana Space Center is being performed under the “overall responsibility” of Arianespace, the French launch services provider for the Ariane 5 program. The European Space Agency, a junior partner on Webb, is paying for the launch as part of its contribution to the mission. Once fueled, Webb will be transferred to the final assembly building at the spaceport in French Guiana, where a crane will hoist the observatory on top of its Ariane 5 launcher. The James Webb Space Telescope is folded up in launch configuration to fit inside the Ariane 5 rocket’s 17.7-foot-wide (5.4-meter) payload fairing. Once in space, the observatory will unfurl a power-generating solar panel and a high-gain communications antenna, then start a series of make-or-break deployments of its five-layer sunshield, which will open to the size of a tennis court. Webb, designed to peer deeper into the cosmos than ever before, has 18 gold-coated beryllium mirror segments that will combine to create the largest telescope mirror ever sent into space, with a diameter of 21.3 feet (6.5 meters). Some of the mirrors are mounted on deployable wings that must fold into place to configure the telescope for science observations. Then the telescope’s infrared detectors have to cool down to cryogenic temperatures, with parts of the instruments chilled to near absolute zero at a temperature of 7 Kelvin (minus 447.1 degrees Fahrenheit). The telescope’s mirror segments each have tiny mechanical actuators to adjust focus and alignment. The design makes Webb the most expensive and most complex science mission ever launched into space. “When you work on a $10 billion telescope, conservatism is the order of the day,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, head of NASA’s science mission directorate. https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/11/28/nasa-gives-green-light-to-fuel-james-webb-space-telescope/ Analyst, Safety/Flight Operations Quality Assurance Job Locations US-TX-Irving ID 2021-4254 Category Safety/Security Position Type Regular Full-Time Overview Who we are: Would you like to work for a stable, secure, and fast-growing airline where you will be stimulated, challenged, and have the opportunity to develop your career? If so, read on! Come and work with the best of the best at Envoy Air where you will join a team committed to providing outstanding service. We offer: · Amazing employee flight privileges within the American Airlines global network · Training and development programs to take your career to the next level · Comprehensive health and life benefits (subject to location) Responsibilities How will you make an impact? Responsibilities · Assist in the continued development of the FOQA Program · Support Manager of Flight Safety with the daily administration of the FOQA Program · Coordinate FOQA data collection with Maintenance Planning · Manage data processing and storage (including processing by the analysis system) and screen the data for accuracy and integrity · Track external media and aircraft recording conditions to maintain un-interrupted flow of data · Interface with senior management, ALPA and FAA representatives · Work with engineers and vendors to troubleshoot and diagnose problems, evaluating and implementing actions · Assist Manager of Flight Safety with data analysis as assigned · Create monthly preparation of FOQA trend analysis reports for FOQA Monitoring Team (FMT) · Support Manager of Flight Safety with facilitation of FMT meeting · Present FOQA information to various internal and external groups such as senior management, pilots, industry, and government agencies · Contributes to internal newsletters as well as external safety related publications, communicating significant trends to internal and external audiences · Maintain records of FOQA corrective action items · Performs administrative functions as assigned to maintain program efficiency · Others tasks as assigned · Requires planned and unplanned overnight travel Qualifications Who are we looking for? Requirements · Minimum age: 18 · Bachelor Degree or equivalent amount of Commercial Aviation work experience · Ability to effectively use Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, WBAT, Intelex and PowerPoint · Possess the legal right to work in the United States · Ability to read, write, fluently speak and understand the English language · Experience with data analysis and trending preferred · Experience in working effectively under extreme deadline pressure preferred · Knowledge and proficiency in the Austin Digital EMS software, Google Earth, and CEFA flight animation preferred · Possession of a Commercial Pilot, Dispatcher or A&P Certificate is preferred Please note: The description is intended to provide a brief overview of the position. It’s not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, expectations, and skills required of those in this position. Duties and expectations may be subject to change at any time. Envoy Air is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled. Envoy Air Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of American Airlines Group, provides regional flight service to American Airlines under the American Eagle brand and ground handling services for many American Airlines Group flights. The company was founded in 1998 as American Eagle Airlines, Inc., following the merger of several smaller regional carriers to create one of the largest regional airlines in the world. Envoy is headquartered in Irving, Texas, with hubs in Dallas/Fort Worth, Chicago and Miami, with a large ground handling operation in Los Angeles. Connect with Envoy on Twitter @EnvoyAirCareers, on Instagram @EnvoyAirCareers, and on Facebook at Facebook.com/envoyaircareers and Facebook.com/EnvoyPilotRecruitment. Specialist - Flight Safety Investigations UNITED STATES, GEORGIA, ATLANTA CORP. SAFETY, SECURITY & COMPLIANCE 10-NOV-2021 REF #: 10815 HOW YOU'LL HELP US KEEP CLIMBING (OVERVIEW & KEY RESPONSIBILITIES) The Specialist - Flight Safety Investigations reports to the Manager - Safety Investigations and functions as a member of the Flight Safety Accident/Incident Investigation Team. In that capacity, the Specialist will be the primary safety investigator on-call for Delta Air Lines with an on-call rotation every three to four weeks. As the investigator on-call, the Specialist will generally lead all Flight Safety investigations and NTSB coordination efforts during their on-call period. In addition to acting as an investigator, the Specialist will be a primary point of contact in Flight Safety for safety-related issues. The Specialist practices safety-conscious behaviors in all operational processes and procedures. Job Responsibilities: · Acts as a primary investigator for operational accidents, incidents, irregularities, and trends. · Acts as investigator or assisting investigator, on an as-needed basis, for other operational accidents, incidents, irregularities, and trends. · Acts as ICAO Annex 13 airline representative, or assisting representative, for accident, incident, and irregularity investigations. · Develops and publishes Flight Safety investigation reports. · Regularly reviews operational reports and data to identify incidents and irregularities for follow-up investigation. · Develops safety recommendations in conjunction with all operational divisions. · Interfaces with Line Safety Coordinators during applicable safety investigations. · Reviews, develops, and coordinates the publication of safety articles. · Reviews and evaluates applicable research material and results of industry seminars of interest to Flight Safety and Corporate Safety, Security, and Compliance. · Acts as an alternate Investigation Team Coordinator and assists the Manager - Safety Investigations with coordinating Investigation Team activities. · Provides assistance to the NTSB during non-Delta Air Lines local or national investigations. · Provides technical assistance to Delta Air Lines partners and personnel regarding investigation procedures and techniques. · Practices safety-conscious behaviors in all operational processes and procedures. · Develops both strategic & tactical plans that create a safety-conscious environment resulting in employee safety & well-being. WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED (MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS) · Must possess a Bachelor’s degree, or higher, or have compatible work experience. · Should have a general understanding of the operational divisions of a Part 121 major air carrier, including Flight Operations, Technical Operations, In-Flight Service, Airport Customer Service, and Cargo Operations. · Should have an understanding of the role of a Flight Safety department at a Part 121 major air carrier. · Must have a detailed understanding of NTSB accident/incident investigation procedures and techniques. · Must be able to efficiently and effectively investigate major air carrier accidents and incidents. · Should be able to write clear, concise, technical reports, and articles. · Should be able to speak effectively to diverse audiences. · Should be able to work effectively with fellow employees as well as outside agencies and organizations. · Should have PC-based computer skills, including the use of common database and Microsoft Office software. · Must be able to travel worldwide at short notice. · (If applying Internally) Must be performing satisfactorily in present position. · Where permitted by applicable law, must have received or be willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine by date of hire to be considered for U.S.-based job, if not currently employed by Delta Air Lines, Inc. · WHAT WILL GIVE YOU A COMPETITIVE EDGE (PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS) · Should have successfully completed an accredited training course in safety, or compatible work experience, that includes accident investigation procedures and techniques. · Hands-on experience during NTSB, ICAO Annex 13, or military accident investigations is desired. · FAA pilot certificate, maintenance certifications, or equivalent military experience are desired. 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