System Intro
ECCAIRS End-User Course
Provided by the Joint Research Centre - Ispra (Italy)
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Typical Workflow
Initial Notification
Incident
Data entry
Analysis
Recommendations
Legislation
Investigation
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•Reporting requirements in Annex 13
• Initial Notifications
• Preliminary reports
• Data reports
•Accidents MTOW > 2 250 kg
•Serious incidents MTOW> 5 700
kg
• ECCAIRS file
(E4F)
• aiginbox@icao.in
t
•AIB
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BEA ECCAIRS users
•Investigators
•( + on-duty team)
•Laboratory
•+ FDR/CVR
All sharing the same information stored in the ECCAIRS Database
Objective : having ECCAIRS as a central tool for BEA investigations
•Communication&
•Report publication
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•WEB
•Safety Analysts
Usage of ECCAIRS
•Accident
•Actions
•TIME SCALE
•Launch
investigation
•Investigation
phases
•Safety
recommendations
•Database input
•Preliminary Entry / Initial Notification
•Data Entry
• -facts
•Permanent
• -technical parts
•quality
• -events and factors
•control
• -recommendations
•Final report
•ADREP Report (ICAO)
•Link to database reports
•Electronic ADREP reporting
•Queries
•Safety Studies
•Statistics
and Data
•Facilitation of data handling (Browser)
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•Enhancement of data presentation
(Grapher)
The occurrence tree
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•
The editing window contains an occurrence tree, sections and attributes
The occurrence tree contains topics which depend on the selected view
Customization of user interface is recommended!
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Preliminary View
Administrative
data
Where
When
General
Weather
Conditions
Severity
Events & Phases
Narrative
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What kind of other information to collect ?
If the WEATHER was relevant, enter
Details on meteorological conditions
If there were INJURIES to persons
Complete the injury details
If the occurrence involved an AERODROME, enter
Aerodrome data
If the occurrence involved a RUNWAY, enter
Runway data
If the occurrence involved a RUNWAY EXCURSION, enter
Runway data
Position where aircraft came to rest in relation to the runway used
If the occurrence involved an AIRPROX or SEPARATION issues
Provide basic data on all aircraft involved
Complete separation page with the details at hand (e.g. TCAS information)
If the occurrence involved EVACUATIONS
Provide evacuation details
If the occurrence involved a FIRE / SMOKE ON BOARD an aircraft
Provide information on aircraft fire warning and protection systems
If the occurrence involved a FIRE ON or close to an AERODROME
Provide information on aerodrome fire fighting efforts
If the occurrence involved an ATS UNIT, enter
Details on the ATS unit
Workload data only if workload issues are involved
Functioning of warning systems (e.g. STCA)
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Example : wreckage and impact information
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Position of the wreckage*
– In relation to the aerodrome
•
Description of the terrain
– For example mountainous, water, etc.
•
Details on the impact
– Speed
– Attitude
– Impact angle
* Position of aircraft or of wreckage
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Architecture
•
ADREP Entities and Entity Structure
+
Aircraft
ADREP Topics and Sections
Air space
Aerodrome
Runway
+
Occurrence *
RecordingsRunway(s)
Aerodrome
Attributes
ATS Unit
Occurrence
Sector
ATM Staff
– Occurrence Aircraft(s)
=
Ratings
• Class,Potential
When, Where, Events, …
Taxonomy Dictionary
Airspace(s)
Factors
Endorsement
– Aircraft
+
Aircraft 1
ATS Unit(s)
• Model,
Make,
Type, … Recordings
Separation
Aircraft 2
Relational Database
Management *
Sector(s)
– Flight for storage
Repository for centralised
occurrence
Descriptive
Explanatory
• Route,
IFR,
Meteo,
… management
Events
Recommendations FactorsATM Personnel
Factors
=
Separation(s)
Narratives
Events, Narratives and Notes can be linked to any of
ECCAIRS 4 Reporting System
the main entities (Occurrence, Air space, Aerodrome,
Aircraft
Weather rep.
Air space
Search Diff.
Aerodrome
Prop. Failures
Runway
Precipitation
Recordings
ATS Unit
Occurrence
Sector
ATM Staff
Ratings
Potential
Factors
Part Failures
Fire suppr.
Incapacitation
Endorsement
GPWS warn.
Aircraft 1
Separation
Float. Devices
Aircraft 2
Engine Fail.
Events
Descriptive
Factors
Explanatory
Factors
Notes
•
Other Pers.
Events, Narratives and Notes can be
linked to any of the main entities
(Occurrence, Air space, Aerodrome,
ATS unit, Aircraft)
Narratives
Flight crew
Weather rep.
Licenses
Occurrence *
Failures
Aerodrome
Runway(s)
Aircraft(s)
History of flight
Search Diff.
Medical
Recordings
Airspace(s)
Meteo
ATS Unit(s)
Recordings
Management *
Sector(s)
Recommendations
ATM Personnel
CFIT
Fire
Survival
Ditch
Separation(s)
Air Traffic Services
Events
Notes
•
Flight Crew
590+ attributes most of which
are pick-lists
Other personnel
– Occurrence
• Class, When, Where, Events, …
– Aircraft
• Model, Make, Type, …
– Flight
• Route, IFR, Meteo, …
– Other
• Other, …
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•
•
Prop. Failures
Wreckage/Impact
Narratives
Narratives
Notes
ATS unit, Aircraft)
Events
Notes
Failures
Precipitation
History of flight
Part Failures
Medical
Fire suppr.
Recordings
Incapacitation
Meteo
GPWS warn.
CFIT
Float. Devices
Fire
Engine Fail.
Survival
Other Pers.
Ditch
Flight crew
Air Traffic Services
Wreckage/Impact
Licenses
Flight Crew
680+ attributes most of
which are pick-lists
Other personnel
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Graph Examples – Simple Graphs
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