Aviation Accident Investigations: Hearing Before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, First Session, April 9, 1997U.S. Government Printing Office, 1998 - 92 lappuses |
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10. lappuse - Independent Safety Board Act of 1974". FINDINGS SEC. 302. The Congress finds and declares: (1) The National Transportation Safety Board was established by statute in 1966 (Public Law 89-670; 80 Stat. 935) as an independent Government agency, located within the Department of Transportation, to promote transportation safety by conducting independent accident investigations and by formulating safety improvement recommendations.
11. lappuse - Proper conduct of the responsibilities assigned to this Board requires vigorous investigation of accidents involving transportation modes regulated by other agencies of Government; demands continual review, appraisal, and assessment of the operating practices and regulations of all such agencies; and calls for the making of conclusions and recommendations that may be critical of or adverse to any such agency or its officials. No Federal agency can properly perform such functions unless it is totally...
57. lappuse - We would be glad to do that. [The information referred to follows...
20. lappuse - ... and other aircraft in which fuel tank temperature cannot be determined by flightcrews be immediately revised to reflect the increases in CWT fuel temperatures found by flight tests, including operational procedures to reduce the potential for exceeding CWT temperature limitations. (A-96-176) Require modification of the CWT of B-747 airplanes and the fuel tanks of other airplanes that are located near heat sources to incorporate temperature probes and cockpit fuel tank temperature displays to...
20. lappuse - Appropriate modifications should apply to newly certificated airplanes and, where feasible, to existing airplanes. (A96-174) (b) Pending implementation of design modifications, require modifications in operational procedures to reduce the potential for explosive fuel-air mixtures in the fuel tanks of transport-category aircraft. In the B-747, consideration should be given to refueling the center wing fuel tank...
13. lappuse - Parties to the Investigation. (a) The Hearing Officer may designate as Parties to the Investigation those persons, Government agencies, companies, and associations whose employees, functions, activities, or products were involved in the accident, or who participated in the accident investigation and whose special knowledge and aeronautical skills contribute to the development of pertinent evidence.
33. lappuse - Council on the implementation of the recommendations made by the White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security.
20. lappuse - FAA to require modification in operational procedures to reduce the potential for explosive fuel-air mixtures in the fuel tanks of transport category aircraft In the B-747, consideration should be given to refueling the center wing fuel tank (CWT) before flight whenever possible from cooler ground fuel tanks, proper monitoring and management of the CWT fuel temperature, and maintaining an appropriate minimum fuel quantity in the tank.
32. lappuse - Chairman and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to participate in this hearing on...
32. lappuse - ... response. Airports and other transportation facilities, by their very nature and design, are open and accessible to the general public. Preventing civil aviation accidents is a mission which requires an immediate and unified response from all levels of Government and the private sector to assure the safety of our flying public.