Appendix A

Airline Proactive Safety Programs (FOQA & ASAP) - Initial Implementation Plan Considerations

Appendix to SE10 DIP - FOQA & ASAP

SOW: Develop and implement a mutually agreed upon methodology to use de-identified FOQA and ASAP information for the purpose of proactively identifying safety related issues and corrective actions. This project assumes that legislative, regulatory and contractual actions have occurred which put protective provisions in place to prevent misuse of information. Included in this development and implementation of proactive safety programs are the development of analytical tools which will enable the identification of system safety deficiencies and corrective actions.

1. Membership on the planning team
   • AFS - FAA Flight Standards [Tom Longridge]
   • ASY - FAA System Safety [Dallas Bishoff]
   • ATA - Al Prest
   • Airlines [NWA - DAL - UAL (Bayless) - AAA (Merillat) - CAL (?) - ALA (Terry Clark) - Comair (Tom Monforte) - AAL (Scott Griffith)]
   • Underline means both. No underline means FOQA only.
   • ALPA (Brashear - McClure)
   • Continental Pilots Association
   • APA [Guy Peers]
   • Flight Safety Foundation [Jim Burin]
   • NASA [Yuri Gawdiak]
   • AIR (FAA Headquarters)
   • Manufacturers - Hardware/Software (Allied, Penny&Giles) (as needed for equippage input)
   • Question: What would it take to generate a detailed plan (timeline) for implementing foqa and asap at an airline and as an industry standard. Final Detailed Plan to be completed by August 1999.
2. SkillsKnowledgeable in:
   • Reading FOQA data
   • FOQA / ASAP Programs
   • FOQA / ASAP Program Startups
   • FOQA & ASAP Analytical Tools
   • Rulemaking
   • Advisory Circulars
   • Air Carrier Operations / Training
   • Data Management / Analysis
   • Aircraft Certification (i.e. STC’s, Installations)
   • Contractual Language
   • Human Factors
   • Legality issues
3. Deliverables/products
   • Acceptable AC for ASAP (AC out there but is unacceptable to industry)
   • Acceptable AC for FOQA
   • NPRM for ASAP (short term)
   • NPRM for FOQA (short term)
   • Final Rule for ASAP (mid term)
   • Final Rule for FOQA (mid term)
   • Guidance for FAA inspectors re program approval
   • Procedure Document for Sharing of safety trend information (long term)
   • Analytical Tools for Data Usage (mid term)
4. Resources Required
   • [Reference Regina Harris Input]
   • [Reference Membership Team Input for Resources]
   • Reauthorization Bill Details
5. Follow-on Documentation Requirements
   • Airlines Procedures Document for Data Extraction
   • Airlines Procedures Document for Data Usage
   • Industry Procedure for Trend Information Sharing
   • Contractual Language Between Airline / Pilots
   • Minimum Requirements to Address Just CFIT
6. Ongoing programs
   • FOQA [UAL, AAA, ALA, DAL, CAL]
   • ASAP [AA (ASAP), UAL (safety debrief), NWA (safety debrief), AAA (safety partnership)]
   • AC 120-66 re ASAP released 1/8/97 (Unacceptable)
   • ASRS
   • GAIN
   • APMS (Aviation Performance Measurement System)
   • BASIS
7. Interested Parties
   • Operators (ATA, RAA, Cargo, etc.)
   • Pilot Associations
   • FAA
   • NASA
8. The number of planning meetings to put this together
   • 2 sub-teams (#1 ASAP, #2FOQA)
   • 4 meetings each
9. Assumptions
   • Legislative, regulatory, and contractual Provisions a MUST
   • FAA - Company/Airmen/Mechanic Protections in Place
   • Company - Employee Protections in Place (may reword based upon membership input)
   • FAA Oversight / Surveillance Incentives (i.e. Maintenance, Training, ect.)
   • No Protections expected for Egregious Acts
10. Constraints/Obstacles
    • Legislative Provisions will probably Never Occur, as a Result Limited Retention Period is Required.
    • Delays Within Legal of FAA
    • Aircraft Equipage (classic/generic aircraft a problem)
11. Timelines
    • Timeframe to Complete - 4 Months
    • Review Applicable Aircraft Equipage - 2 weeks
    • Protective Provisions - 4 weeks
    • Advisory Circular - 4 months
    • After Issue of AC - ASAP
    • Pilot Education/Support - 30 days
    • Event Review Team Guidelines - 2 weeks
    • Trend Identification/analysis Program - 30 days
    • Data Retention Cycle - 2 weeks
    • After Issue of AC - FOQA
    • Pilot Education/Support - 30 days
    • Equipment (aircraft) Selection - 30 days
    • Vendor Selection - 30 days
    • Initial Test & Evaluation (aircraft & vendor) - 60 days
    • Event Review Team Guidelines - 30 days
    • Exceedence Trigger Selection/Development - 30 days
    • Data Retention Cycle - 2 weeks
    • NPRM - 4 months (ASAP & FOQA)
12. Status of Required Activities
13. Impact on non-121 or International Applications
14. Development of Metrics to measure implementation progress