Understanding Human Error in Naval Aviation Mishaps

U. S. Naval Aviation

Human Error Perspectives in Aviation

As aircraft have become more reliable, humans have played a progressively more important causal role in aviation accidents, resulting in the proliferation of human error frameworks and accident investigation schemes. To date, however, few efforts have been made to systematically organize these different approaches based on underlying theoretical similarities, and formalized methods for evaluati...

Web-Based Information Management of Maintenance Errors in Aviation Mishaps

This paper describes a safety information management system designed to capture maintenance factors that contribute to aircraft mishaps. The Human Factors Analysis and Classification System-Maintenance Extension taxonomy (HFACS-ME), an effective framework for classifying and analyzing the presence of maintenance errors that lead to mishaps, incidents, and personal injuries, is the theoretical f...

Energy Beverage Consumption Among Naval Aviation Candidates.

INTRODUCTION Since the debut of energy beverages, the consumption of energy beverages has been immensely popular with young adults. Research regarding energy beverage consumption has included college students, European Union residents, and U.S. Army military personnel. However, energy beverage consumption among naval aviation candidates in the United States has yet to be examined. The purpose o...

Cycle Time Reduction for Naval Aviation Depots

We describe two simulation models for repair processes of aircraft in the Navy, and suggest ways to reduce cycle time and improve readiness. The models illustrate the e ects of material availability and process redesign on repair cycle time and work-in-process inventory levels for critical components. Our results indicate that the Navy could signi cantly reduce repair cycle times of those compo...