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Number 285
June 2003
 
A Monthly Safety Bulletin from The Office of the NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System
P.O. Box 189, Moffett Field, CA 94035-0189

What Would You Have Done?

In this "interactive" issue of Callback, several recent ASRS Reports are presented in a format which allows the reader to consider an appropriate course of action for a given situation. The reporters' actions, which may or may not represent the best solution to the problem, are found on the reverse of this Callback issue.

Situation #1:

Main Cargo Fire Warning

FIRE SignOn a flight from Japan to the United States, a B767-300 was taking off on a dry 12,000 foot runway in day VFR conditions.

What would you have done? See Reporter's Actions

Situation #2:

A Passenger Began Yelling

Flight Attendant  Making a PAA B767 Flight Attendant was seated for the takeoff and climb when a frantic call was heard.

What would you have done? See Reporter's Actions

Situation #3:

Complete Electrical Failure

Ammeter Registering ZeroThe pilot of a C182 obtained two weather briefings and an IFR clearance prior to departing on a cross-country flight of approximately 130 nautical miles.

What would you have done? See Reporter's Actions

Situation #4:

Controlling an Emergency

ATCT Radar ControllerA Sector Controller was confronted with adverse weather and conflicting traffic when one of the aircraft approaching his sector declared an emergency.

What would you have done? See Reporter's Actions

Situation #5:

Under a Time Constraint

GTE Aircraft MechanicA Maintenance Technician was assigned to fix an engine problem on a B737-800 scheduled for a short turnaround.

What would you have done? See Reporter's Actions


The Rest of the Story - the Reporter's Actions

Situation #1: Main Cargo Fire WarningFIRE Sign

Back to Situation 2

The Rest of the Story - the Reporter's Actions

Situation #2: A Passenger Began YellingFlight Attendant Making a PA

Back to Situation 3

The Rest of the Story - the Reporter's Actions

Situation #3: Complete Electrical FailureAmmeter Registering Zero

Back to Situation 4

The Rest of the Story - the Reporter's Actions

Situation #4: Controlling an EmergencyATCT Radar Controller

Back to Situation 5

The Rest of the Story - the Reporter's Actions

Situation #5: Under a Time ConstraintGTE Aircraft Mechanic

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ASRS Recently Issued Alerts On...
MD80 battery charger warning light
AVRO 146 full nose up elevator jam
Conflicting TCAS and ATC instructions
B737-400 jackscrew maintenance procedure
Questionable baggage weight computations
May 2003 Report Intake
 Air Carrier/Air Taxi Pilots
1,736
 General Aviation Pilots
719
 Controllers
32
 Cabin/Mechanics/Military/Other
109
 TOTAL
2,596
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