Flight Safety Information - May 10, 2023 No. 090' In This Issue : Accident: UPS B744 at Tokyo on May 6th 2023, hard touchdown on windshear recovery : Incident: American B738 at Queretaro on May 3rd 2023, loss of communication on approach : Incident: KLM B773 at Amsterdam on May 9th 2023, engine shut down in flight : Sizing Up The SMS Proposed Regulation, Part 2 : Philippine Airlines Signs MOU For 9 Airbus A350-1000 Aircraft : Kern Urges ‘Thinking Differently’ about Aviation Safety : NTSB To Host Runway Incursion Roundtable : NTSB Webinar - Implementing an SMS in Small to Midsized Aviation Operations : AIRBUS - Position Available: Aviation Safety Officer : Graduate Research Survey Accident: UPS B744 at Tokyo on May 6th 2023, hard touchdown on windshear recovery A UPS United Parcel Service Boeing 747-400, registration N580UP performing flight 5X-109 from Shanghai Pudong (China) to Tokyo Narita (Japan), was on approach to Narita's runway 16L when on short final the aircraft encountered windshear and touched down hard despite the crew performing a windshear recovery procedure. Following the hard touch down the aircraft went around, positioned for another approach to runway 16R and landed without further incident about 20 minutes after the go around. The aircraft is still on the ground in Tokyo about 3.5 days after the landing. https://avherald.com/h?article=508e3745&opt=0 Incident: American B738 at Queretaro on May 3rd 2023, loss of communication on approach An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N969AN performing flight AA-878 from Dallas Ft. Worth,TX (USA) to Queretaro (Mexico), was on approach to Queretaro maintaining FL200 when ATC cleared the flight to descend to FL140 but heard no reply. After several calls by ATC the crew responded they had again a radio problem. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on Queretaro's runway 09 about 16 minutes later. The aircraft remained on the ground in Queretaro for about 19.5 hours then departed for the next flight AA-883 to Dallas Ft. Worth and reached Dallas with a delay of about 11 hours. https://avherald.com/h?article=508e3469&opt=0 Incident: KLM B773 at Amsterdam on May 9th 2023, engine shut down in flight A KLM Boeing 777-300, registration PH-BVR performing flight KL-791 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP (Brazil), was in the initial climb out of Amsterdam's runway 24 when the left hand engine (GE90) began to vibrate. With the vibrations remaining within acceptable ranges the crew continued the climb and was enroute at FL300 about 310nm westsouthwest of Amsterdam in English Airspace, when the left hand engine failed prompting the crew to drift the aircraft down to FL170 and return to Amsterdam for a safe landing on runway 18C about 2 hours after departure. A replacement Boeing 777-300 registration PH-BVS departed with a delay of about 6 hours. https://avherald.com/h?article=508e3286&opt=0 Sizing Up The SMS Proposed Regulation, Part 2 The FAA estimates that about 200 operators either have accepted systems or applied for acceptance under its SMS voluntary program for Part 135 carriers, representing about 10% of the community, judging by numbers that have been made public. The International Business Aviation Council lists 359 U.S.-based operators registered through its International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) program, a voluntary standard dating to 2002. During a session that NBAA held at its Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference in Nashville, Tennessee in January, the relevance of the IS-BAO standard came up. W. Ashley Smith Jr., founder and president of Part 135 air medical provider Jet Logistics, said his company adopted the voluntary standard when it planned to begin flying to Bermuda, which required an internationally recognized SMS. Jet Logistics had started implementing an SMS through the FAA’s voluntary program but abandoned the effort after finding that it was detracting from the multi-tiered IS-BAO process, he said. Based in Johns Island, South Carolina, the company operates a fleet of 16 Citation, Lear and Hawker jets for patient and donor organ transport. “What concerns me is that the FAA will do one of two things,” Smith told BCA. “They will either just simply make Part 5 applicable to us, which would make it complicated and overly burdensome, or they will try to mirror something like their voluntary program, which is also complicated and overly burdensome. That’s why I talk about: is there a way we could sell them on IS-BAO, because a lot of industry has already embraced it and already started down that path. The problem is that the FAA does not like to outsource things.” Rolling out the SMS paradigm to all revenue passenger-¬carrying operations tops the aviation portion of the NTSB’s 2021-23 Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements. The safety board first recommended that SMS programs be implemented by Part 121 airlines in 2007; it called for the same requirement for public aeromedical helicopters in 2009, Part 135 charter operators in 2016 and air tour operators in 2019. In March 2021, the board adopted an investigative report that recommends SMS programs be required for all moneymaking Part 91 operations, including parachute-jump flights, historic aircraft experience flights and sightseeing balloon trips. In May 2022, the NTSB issued Safety Recommendation A-22-15, which calls on the FAA to develop guidance on scaling SMS programs “that includes methods and techniques for implementation and specific examples applicable to several operational sectors, including air tours.” A reference in the SMS proposed rulemaking to a draft revision of AC 120-92, an FAA advisory circular that contains information on scalability, “does not address the call for specificity outlined in Safety Recommendation A-22-15 because it remains too general,” the NTSB states in comments on the NPRM. Safety Recommendation A-22-15 was one of eight new and several reiterated recommendations the NTSB made following its investigation of the Dec. 26, 2019, collision into terrain of a Safari Aviation Airbus AS350 B2 sightseeing helicopter on Kauai, Hawaii, killing the pilot and six passengers. The board determined that the pilot’s decision to continue flying into instrument meteorological conditions under visual flight rules was the probable cause of the accident. Safari Aviation’s lack of safety management processes to identify hazards and mitigate the risks was a contributing factor. In its comments on the current NPRM, the NTSB says it “strongly” supports the expansion of SMS requirements to include Part 135 operations “without exceptions for the size of the operator,” as well as to operators conducting air tours under Part 91.147. The board faults the proposed rule for not including other operations under Part 91. “We remain steadfast in the position taken in our [March 2021] special investigation report that SMSs are necessary to improve the safety of all Part 91 revenue passenger-carrying operations, and we urge the FAA to address this omission in the final rule,” the board states. “The air tours is a good start, but we want to see the rule broadened,” NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy told BCA. “It is a great first step because it is something we’ve been focused on for a long time, but we’d like to see some additions.” https://aviationweek.com/business-aviation/safety-ops-regulation/sizing-sms-proposed-regulation-part-2 Philippine Airlines Signs MOU For 9 Airbus A350-1000 Aircraft The airline wants to add capacity to popular long-haul routes. Philippine Airlines has taken a progressive step towards its fleet expansion program by selecting the Airbus A350-1000 aircraft. The carrier already operates the -900 version of the plane, and the A350-1000s will allow it to increase capacity to popular destinations, such as those in the US and Canada. Memorandum of Understanding Philippine Airlines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus for the purchase of nine A350-1000s. The new aircraft will join the two A350-900s already in the carrier’s fleet, which fly to destinations in Australia, Asia, and the US. The new aircraft will also feature premium cabins just like the -900s and will include separate business class, premium economy, and economy class cabins. Airbus Chief Commercial Officer, Christian Scherer, commented, “Flying passengers farther and in greater comfort, the A350 brings a step-change in fuel efficiency and an immediate significant contribution to reduced emissions. These are the attributes that have made the A350 the choice of leading airlines worldwide. We look forward to working closely with our long-standing customer Philippine Airlines as it moves forward with its long haul fleet modernisation programme.” Greater range The A350-1000 would enable Philippine Airlines to fly non-stop transpacific and transpolar routes in both directions all year. These would also include some of the longest commercial flights in the world, such as those linking the Philippines with the East Coast of the US and Canada to cities such as New York and Toronto. The carrier already flies to these destinations, but the new planes will allow it to add capacity amid growing demand. Get the latest aviation news straight to your inbox: Sign up for our newsletters today. An expanded A350 fleet would also mean that Philippine Airlines could once again provide a direct link from the Philippines to Europe. Captain Stanley K. Ng, President and Chief Operating Officer of Philippine Airlines, commented, “The A350-1000 combines greater range capability with the higher capacity we need to serve future demand. It’s the perfect aircraft to enable PAL to meet its expansion plans in a sustainable way, while offering passengers the highest levels of onboard comfort.” Fleet expansion With travel demand increasing significantly, Philippine Airlines is hopeful of a profitable 2023. Things are very different for the carrier compared to the COVID years, when it had to ground six of its A350-900 aircraft due to a cash crunch. But the airline is facing a different challenge now. It wants to expand its widebody fleet immediately but is facing difficulty in finding available Airbus A350 or Boeing 777 aircraft. According to ch-aviation.com, the carrier has 21 widebody aircraft in its fleet, including 10 Airbus A330s, nine Boeing 777-300ERs, and two Airbus A350-900s. Find more news about Asian aviation here. But with passengers returning in huge numbers, Philippine Airlines is keen on acquiring widebody planes almost immediately. While the current MoU with Airbus will take care of its long-haul fleet expansion, it remains to be seen how long it will take for the airline to obtain these new aircraft. https://simpleflying.com/philippine-airlines-mou-airbus-a350-1000/?newsletter_popup=1 Kern Urges ‘Thinking Differently’ about Aviation Safety In his keynote presentation this morning at the Business Aviation Safety Summit (BASS) in New Orleans, Convergent Performance CEO Tony Kern argued that more recent social and business aviation industry changes have created a need for rethinking safety approaches and programs. “We are in an unprecedented time, and we cannot use old modes of thinking,” he said, pointing to a generational hand-off, life-work balance pressures, and staffing shortages as among the factors behind shifts affecting safety. Kern provided attendees at BASS, which is co-organized by NBAA and the Flight Safety Foundation, with guidelines for “learning to think differently,” starting with developing a beginner’s mind—or “Shoshin” in Zen Buddhism. “Experience tends to blind us to changes and new threats,” he said, as those regarded as knowledgeable “go back to what’s worked in the past—the ‘experts curse.’” According to Kern, safety management systems and other safety programs should be built on a foundation of empathy and compassion, rather than regulatory compliance. Going forward, he said professionals must also “assume less, verify more,” and “communicate more and communicate better—not just with people, but with machines.” Kern noted that as a result of these changes, psychological issues are having a greater impact on safety, and he urged the industry to “address mental health challenges, absolutely, positively head on.” https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2023-05-09/kern-urges-thinking-differently-about-aviation-safety NTSB To Host Runway Incursion Roundtable A week after the FAA struck a committee to discuss the state of aviation safety, the NTSB has announced it will host a roundtable discussion on the spate of serious runway incursions that occurred in the first quarter of the year. The four-hour morning discussion will be hosted by NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy on May 23 at NTSB headquarters in Washington. The board said in a news release the meeting will be open to the public and streamed online. It will feature “safety experts from the aviation industry, labor, and government to discuss the current state of the runway incursion problem and possible solutions and next steps.” The release doesn’t name the experts. “I look forward to hosting a candid assessment of what’s been done to prevent runway incursions in the years since our last event on the topic—and to spur meaningful, immediate action on the areas where we’re stalled,” said Homendy. “By proactively looking for ways to make our skies safer, this event reflects our agency’s commitment to meeting the same high standards we ask of others.” In the first three months of the year, at least six runway incursions involving airliners that resulted in some kind of diversion or go-around occurred at U.S. airports. https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/ntsb-to-host-runway-incursion-roundtable/ Position Available: Aviation Safety Officer Airbus is an international pioneer in the aerospace industry. We are a leader in designing, manufacturing and delivering aerospace products, services and solutions to customers on a global scale. We aim for a better-connected, safer and more prosperous world. A commercial aircraft manufacturer, with Space and Defense as well as Helicopters Divisions, Airbus is the largest aeronautics and space company in Europe and a worldwide leader. Airbus has built on its strong European heritage to become truly international - with roughly 180 locations and 12,000 direct suppliers globally. The company has aircraft and helicopter final assembly lines across Asia, Europe and the Americas, and has achieved a more than six fold order book increase since 2000. Position Summary: The Aviation Safety Officer (ASO) is a full time position within the Airbus Helicopters North America (AHNA) Aviation Safety. The ASO shall assists in the management of all aspects of the aviation safety function for the Grand Prairie Facility. The ASO is primarily responsible for managing internal aviation safety and ensuring compliance with applicable aviation safety regulations and policies. The ASO shall coordinate closely with the Senior Director, Safety Programs, Flight Safety Officers (FSO's), and other Airbus departments to identify, investigate and manage aviation safety hazards; coordinate and carry out actions to manage or mitigate risk; and provide support of AHNA's Safety Management System (SMS). Primary Responsibilities: 1. Internal Flight Safety: 50% · Serve as the Grand Prairie facilities focal point for aviation safety matters and safety promotion activities · Monitor aviation production, maintenance, and flight operations to identify hazards. · Maintain an internal aviation safety incident reporting system, manage investigation of internal aviation incidents, and initiate corrective action(s) as necessary. · Engage in continuous feedback and communication for all safety report submitters · Monitor and evaluate the results of corrective actions; ensure that the feedback loop and control measures are in place and working efficiently. · Maintain the facilities flight line safety program to include providing training and administering access control of the flight line. · Participate in Flight Test development pre-Type Inspection Authorization meetings and Safety Review Boards to identify and mitigate flight risks. · Represent Aviation Safety at operational departmental meetings to raise awareness to safety hazards, initiatives, and other safety information. 2. Company SMS: 40% · Assist the Manager, Safety Management System with the development and implementation of AHNA's Safety Management System (SMS) for the Grand Prairie facility. · Organize and facilitate the Safety Action Group (SAG) for the Grand Prairie facility and where necessary escalate risk to the Safety Review Board (SRB) · Responsible for the development and management of facilities Emergency Response Plan (ERP) for aircraft accidents. · Facilitate Safety Risk Management activities with other stakeholder to identifying, assessing, analyzing, and mitigating aviation safety risks · Ensures accurate and timely delivery of required safety reports, including monthly and quarterly summary reports, as well as ad hoc queries. Provides weekly/monthly management reports on safety goals and objectives as required. · Oversee the development, delivery and maintenance of SMS training to ensure employees possess the competencies appropriate with their role in aviation safety. 3. Accident Investigation: 10% · Participate and provide technical expertise regarding accidents investigations as requested by AHNA's Senior Director, Safety Programs and/or Manager of Accident Investigation. Additional Responsibilities: · Other duties as assigned. Qualified Experience / Skills / Training: Education: Required: · Bachelor's Degree in aviation, safety or a related field; or equivalent experience Preferred: · Master's Degree preferred Experience: Required: · Minimum of seven (7) years' experience in flight operations and/or aviation safety. Preferred: · Experience as a fleet operator and/or certified instructor. · Accident investigation experience. Licensure/Certifications: Required: · Formally trained in SMS and accident investigation Preferred: · FAA commercial/instrument pilot or equivalent with rotorcraft-helicopter rating and/or A&P certificate strongly preferred. Knowledge, Skills, Demonstrated Capabilities: · Broad knowledge of aviation safety programs, technical publications, aircraft systems, helicopter aerodynamic principles, FAA operational and safety management regulations, and other fields relating to conduct of flight programs. Communication Skills (Spoken, Written, Influencing, Proficiency in Other Languages): · English proficiency required. · Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in written form required. · Ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with governmental and civilian representatives and customers. Technical Systems Proficiency: · Proficiency in GSuite and Smartsheet · Technical working knowledge of Flight Data Monitoring systems with associated software. · Technical knowledge of Helicopter Usage and Monitoring Systems (HUMS). Travel Required: · 30% Domestic and International. Citizenship: · US Person under ITAR definition (U.S. Citizen, green card holder or person covered under our existing ITAR license) Clearance: · None Decision Making, Complexity: · Responsible for assisting to develop internal processes and protocols. · Responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable safety procedures, rules, and regulations. Organizational information: Direct Reports : · Exempt : 0 · Non-exempt : 0 Job Dimensions, Contributions to Success: · Integral in maintaining a safe aviation organization and compliance with applicable safety procedures, rules, and regulations. Nature of Contacts: · Involved Communication on a daily Basis with internal and external parties Physical Requirements: · Onsite: 70% · Vision: able to see and read computer screen and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings on daily basis. · Hearing: able to hear to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on production floor including safety warnings or alarms on a daily basis. · Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications on a daily basis. · Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some basic tools. Daily · Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs several times a week. · Lifting: able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs several times a week. · Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture, aircraft systems and equipment several times a week. · Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on computer several times a week. · Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving. · Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on production floor several times a week. · Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice. · Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces several times a week. · Personal Protective Equipment required: Required PPE includes, but is not limited to, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site · Equal Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status As a leader in our field, Airbus Helicopters, Inc. provides relocation assistance for qualified positions and a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. As a matter of policy, Airbus Helicopters, Inc. does not sponsor visas for US positions unless specified. Only applicants with current work authorization will be considered. Airbus Helicopters, Inc. does not offer tenured or guaranteed employment. Employment with Airbus is at will, meaning either the company or the employee can terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice. NOTE: Airbus Helicopters, Inc. reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises. This position description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment. Curt Lewis