Airworthiness
Human Factors
R1
Pressure
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Administration
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Pressure
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External
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Internal
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Pressure
Time pressure, whether actual or self
imposed.
It’s impossible to control all the
variables contributing to time
pressure errors.
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Dirty Dozen — Pressure
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Pressure Sources
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Organization
You
Manager
Co-workers
Conditions
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Pressure Levels
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Management Staff
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Workforce
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Pressure
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Conflicting Pressures
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Pressure Jeopardizes Airworthiness
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Pressure
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Time pressure does contribute to
accidents.
Tight scheduling allows no margin of
safety.
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Pressure
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Aloha’s maintenance schedule
Next Days schedule was the
“Pressure”
Breeding ground for the Dirty Dozen
(Human Factor influences)
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Pressure
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Too much work …too little down
time.
You may be asked to compromise
your integrity
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Pressure
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Human factors training is a must for
the AMT.
AMTs decision to use what is learned.
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Pressure
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“Expected” Pressure can be averted.
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Pressure
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How do you handle Pressure?
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Safety Nets
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Pressure
Organizational Safety Nets:
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Safety Culture to Promote:
Use of Checklists
Following Procedures
Following the Regulations
Reporting Safety Issues
Training
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Pressure
Personal Safety Nets:
Task prioritization/organization
Identifying stopping points
Finding/expecting problems
Health/Rest
Situational awareness
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Conclusion
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Comments or Questions?
FAA Safety Team website: FAASafety.gov
AMT Award program
GA Award Program
WINGS
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FEEDBACK
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