Impacts of FOD & Wildlife
Heathrow FOD Conference
JJ DeGiovanni
United Airlines
Managing Director – Ground Safety
1(847) 700 – 4600
November 9, 2010
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Agenda
• Space Shuttle Clip
• Philosophy &
Program
• Impact to the Airline
• Strategy
• Airport Authority
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Philosophy and FOD/ Wildlife Program
Our Philosophy:
Run a world class airline, always with a safety mindset to operate effectively
and efficiently.
Our FOD & Wildlife Program:
Mitigate and reduce the risk of personnel / customer injury and aircraft
damage.
- Fly Safe (Safe Airline, Safe Customers)
- Improve Reliability
- Reduce Cost Impacts
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Airline Impact
Tires (FOD)
Wildlife
Engines / Cowls
Hangar
$4.3 Million
122 Reported
Events
$102 Million
110 Days Out of
Service
$113 Million Annual Impact
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2009 Tire FOD Events
TIRE RPL DUE TO CUTS
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
• 916 Tires Damaged replaced
• Estimated Tires Replaced cost to the airline = $4.5 Mil
Average Tire Cost = $4,900
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Wildlife Reporting FY2009
FSAP Re ports on FOD / Wildlife Impacts 2009
by M onth
25
• 122 FSAP Reports
# of Strikes
20
• Cyclical Curve
15
10
5
0
Jan
Fe b
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Se p
Oct
Nov
De c
FSAP FOD / Wildlife Reports 2009
By Stations (2 or More Reports)
Top Stations on FSAP
Reports
20
DEN = 20
10
ORD = 18
7
SEA
PDX
OMA
JFK
FCO
EWR
DSM
DCA
CLT
BOS
PIT
MSP
MCO
PHL
BWI
SMF
SFO = 9
SFO
0
IAD
IAD = 11
ORD
5
DEN
# of Impacts
15
2009 Out of Service Events
FOD & Wildlife
• 37 aircraft out-of-service
• Peak months due to bird migration
• Out-of-service time cost $1.2 Million
Global Bird Migration
Out of Service A/C (Wildlife)
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
8
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Engine Cost Impact 2009
• Blended / Replaced Blades
• $2.3 Million (Est.)
• Engines Pulled
• $85 Million (Est.)
Total = $113 Million
• Engine Cowl Damaged
• $17.5 Million (Est.)
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Reliability Impacts 2009
Flight
Cancellation
FOD
Wildlife
Aircraft Inspection /
Repair
Flight Revenue
Customers Ferry
Scores
Costs
Customers
Affected
Crews Reschedule
Maintenance
Cost
Parts
Availability
Overtime
Re-Allocating
Aircraft
Out of
Service Time
Vendor
Maintenance
Industry
Performance
Re-Allocating
Aircraft
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Hotel Cost
FOD Curiosities
Most Abstract FOD Items
FOD In Other Industries
Who Would’ve Thought…
It comes in every shape & size...
Snake in Landing Gear
AC Unit Hose
Saw Horse
Baggage Container
Bald Eagle on Runway
Bag Scanner
Rag in Engine
Bolts, screws, metal pieces
Space Debris
Space Shuttle Debris
Medical Field
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Wildlife on Roads
Construction Field
Food Industry
Water
Overloaded Trucks
FOD & Wildlife Program Structure
Hierarchical Approach
Outcome…
Input…
• Structure Alignment
Policy
• CORPORATE / DIVISIONAL
• Subject Matter Expert
• System wide Program Tracking
Communication
Mediation Plans,
Trends / Actions
• Station Support
• Framework of Operations
• Execution / Enforcement / Engagement
• STATION MANAGEMENT
• AIRPORT AUTHORITY
Safe Airline Operations,
FOD/Wildlife Reporting,
Investigating, Program Focal
FOD/Wildlife Free, Safe Airport
Enforcement
Focal for Government Agencies
• Mitigation
• Program management
• Event reporting & Investigation
• Airline Alignment
• Cross Boundary Issues
• Communications, Authority
• FOD Free Ramp
• EMPLOYEE
Program Execution, Awareness
• Event Reporting
• Accountability
• Clean Workable Product
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FOD & Wildlife Program
• Objective
– Controllable cost, and not a cost of
doing business.
• Metrics
– Determine risk.
– Effectiveness, Take Action
• Methodology
– Each station FOD and Wildlife plan
– Active Engagement
– Focus resources at locations where
risks are the highest.
Inputs:
• Data reporting / analyses (ERS)
• Program execution
• Training
• Vendor management
• Communication
• Information access
What this program covers:
• Ground Induced FOD, Airfield
• Wildlife
• Maintenance (tools, hangar space)
• Weather – Ice, Snow, Hail
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Our Priorities
Always with a Safety Mindset…
• Safe Reliable Airline
• Controlled Approach
• Predictable Outcome
Wildlife
Ramp
Weather
• Safety of Flight
• Safety of Personnel
• Safety of Personnel/Customers
• Mitigation
• Don’t Inflict Pain
• DTN (Prediction)
• Bias for Action
• Clean Work Environment
• Reliability
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Corporate Strategy
Corporate
Event Reporting
System
•
Responsible of maintaining the Corporate
Policy
•
SME support to station management
•
Helping to Develop mediation plans
USDA
Trends / Analyses
Station Reporting
•
Recommendations & guidance for
mitigation
•
Event reporting tools (Damage, FAA)
•
Communications, data analysis, trends
•
Interaction with Airport Authorities &
Government Agencies
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Airport Authority
FAA
Station Management
Daily Due Diligence
FOD Wildlife Impacts 2010
TOTAL by Month (MAY)
(From FSAP/ERS)
15
# of Strikes
Policy and Programs Execution /
Responsibility
– Employee Coaching and Training
– Root Cause / Forensic Analyses
– Pre Arrival / Departure checks
10
FSAP REPORTS
5
ERS / Op. Impact
ERS / Operational
Impact
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
FSAP FOD Wildlife Reports 2010
MAY YTD
10
11
12
May
Jan
Jan-Apr
10
# of Impacts
•
8
6
4
Monthly Reports by Station
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RDU
LGA
MSY
IAH
LAX
HKG
GRU
EWR
DCA
DFW
Safety Meetings
– Direct Interaction with Airport Authority
– Participate in Monthly meeting, FOD
walks
– Safety Concerns / Awareness (Gate
Areas)
BDL
•
BOS
Direct Communication
– Airport Authority, USDA, FAA
SMF
•
ORD
Performance
– Trends
– Event Reporting / Investigating
MCO
•
IAD
SFO
0
DEN
2
ERS – Event Reporting
System
Clean Work Environment
General Housekeeping
• Pre-Arrival / Departure FOD Checks
Arrival/departure Checks
• FOD Walks
Checklists
• FOD Buckets
• FOD Boss
• Checklists / Consistency
FOD Walks
• FOD Publications (UA / Airport Authority)
FOD Boss / Sweepers
• Supervisor Monitoring / Coaching
• Wildlife – Airport Authority
• Pre Task Briefings
Day to Day Operations
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Publications / Communications
Wildlife
• February / September Ramp up
• Reports / Trends by Location
• Ride Alongs
• Discuss Events
• Communicate
– Everyone Involvement
– Competitors Shared Information (ATA)
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Airport Authority
• Priorities
–
General Housekeeping Efforts
– Construction
– Events – Damages
Federal panel OKs trash site by LaGuardia
– Technology to Improve Reliability
– Communication of Share Events – Transparency
– Potential Impacts Interior / Exterior to Airports
US Airways Flight 1549
Encountered multiple bird strikes
6 minutes after take off landed in
the Hudson River.
FOD / Wildlife Free Airports
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Weather
• Better Protect: Our Customers / Our
Planes / Our People
• Increase Airline Reliability
• DTN Addresses:
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–
–
–
–
Severe Weather
Hail / High Winds
Dust Storms
Lightning
Ice / Snow (Blade Damage)
• Real Time Notification
– Accurate Weather Forecast
– Alerts to PDA’s / text / Email
• Currently in Use by Airport Ops,
Maintenance, Ops Control
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Innovated Technology
• Radar Technology (BOS)
• FOD Camera Technology (ORD)
• Airport Bird Radar
• DNA / USDA
• FOD Boss at Stations
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FOD Forensics Finds
• Address Found on Arrival (FOA)
damage.
• Speed Tape Samples
• The results pointed to 300 series
Stainless Steel
• Landing gear threw FOD into
Cowling
• Spectral Analysis
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Maintenance
• Communicate Policy and Programs
Execution / Responsibility
• Tool Controls
–
–
–
–
–
Tools box inventory, Accountability
Post Maintenance housekeeping
Daily Sweeps / FOD Boss, FOD Walks
FOD Management – Vendors
Clean as you go, Area FOD-Free
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Communications
FOD Wildlife Impacts 2010
TOTAL by Month (MAY)
15
–
–
–
# of Strikes
Event Notification /investigation
Trends / Reporting
Seasonality
Locations
10
F SAP R EPOR TS
5
ER S / Op. I m pac t
ER S / Operational
I m pac t
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
FSAP FOD Wildlife Reports 2010
MAY YTD
10
11
12
Ma y
Jan
Jan-Apr
10
# of Impacts
•
(From FSAP/ERS)
8
6
4
–
•
Specific Plan to Control Species
Monthly Reports
–
Call to Action
•
FOD Flyer
– Awareness
– All Levels
•
FSAPS – Pilot Bird/FOD Event
Reporting
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RDU
LGA
MSY
IAH
LAX
HKG
GRU
EWR
DCA
DFW
BDL
BOS
SMF
ORD
MCO
IAD
0
USDA
SFO
•
DEN
2
Eco-Power Wash
Is Carbon Soot – FOD?
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Engine Build-up – Impacts Efficiency
•
Results in higher fuel burn & more CO2
•
Hot purified water flush
•
Savings 3 million gallons of fuel and
nearly 30,000 metric tones of CO2 per
year.
6.8 Million gals or $26.6 Million
Thinking Green
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In Summary
– Safety of Flight / People
– Integration
– Proactive
– Ensure of Success
– Due Daily Diligence
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In Summary
– Safety of Flight / People
– Integration
– Proactive
– Ensure of Success
– Due Daily Diligence
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