| Title | The Line Operations Safety Audit Program: Transitioning From Flight Operations to Maintenance and Ramp Operations |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 81805 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Ma, Jiao; Pedigo, Mark; Blackwell, Lauren; Gildea, Kevin; Holcomb, Kali; Hackworth, Carla; Hiles, John J. |
| Corporate Creator | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute; Saint Louis University; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Flight Standards Service |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Office of Aerospace Medicine |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute |
| Publication Date | 20110901 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Managing risk has become increasingly important in modern organizations, including medicine, aviation, and finance. Accident investigation concentrates on failures, which are important for discovering major breakdowns, but failures are rare events. Proactive approaches offer the flexibility of observing normal operations A Line Operations Safety Audit (LOSA) is a voluntary safety program that collects safety data during normal airline operations and was originally designed for flight deck operations. The goal of this FAA-sponsored project is to capitalize on the 10-plus years of successful audits on the flight deck. The hazards that threaten the safety of flight deck operations are not unique to that environment. Similar problems are present during maintenance and ramp operations. This report provides a review of the use of LOSA, discusses LOSA’s essential operating characteristics, lessons learned on the flight deck, and describes the extension of LOSA to maintenance and ramp operations. The research team developed tools for airlines and maintenance organizations to use as they initiate their maintenance (M-LOSA) and ramp (R-LOSA) programs. |
| Public Note | Work was accomplished under FAA Cooperative Agreement number 08-G-014 Amendment #002 |
| Rosap ID | dot:57082 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/57082 |
| TRT Terms | Aircraft operations; Safety audits; Safety management; Safety programs |
| General Subjects | Line Operations Safety Audit; Safety Management System; Voluntary Safety Program |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1357932 |
| Report Number | DOT/FAA/AM-11/15 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/81000/81800/81805/201115.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |