IASPI 72

National Transportation Safety Board International Aviation Safety Program : 

National Transportation Safety Board International Aviation Safety Program Aircraft Accident Investigations Research and Engineering Assistance Safety Training, Advocacy and Outreach Family Affairs Assistance

Why Does NTSB Conduct International Activities ?: 

Why Does NTSB Conduct International Activities ? Fulfill international obligations-ICAO Annex 13 and Annex 8 Attain national purpose and agency goals Provide technical support to the safety efforts of developing states - on site

Why Does NTSB Conduct International Activities (Continued): 

Why Does NTSB Conduct International Activities (Continued) Maintain preeminence among colleagues Maintain currency with newest advances Build rapport and confidence with other states before a major event occurs

WHO IS AFFECTED ?U.S. Carriers -1998 International Passengers 20 year traffic growth average 5%: 

WHO IS AFFECTED ? U.S. Carriers -1998 International Passengers 20 year traffic growth average 5% 53.1 million international passengers 50,000 international departures 163.3 billion international passenger miles triple the 1979 figure forecast to double again by 2010

International PassengerTraffic Growth(U.S. portal cities): 

International Passenger Traffic Growth (U.S. portal cities) 126.1 million in CY 1998 230.2 million in CY 2010

Worldwide Passenger Traffic1997-1998 : 

Worldwide Passenger Traffic 1997-1998 Currently 1.5 billion passengers worldwide About 70% are flying on Boeing airplanes

How Does the NTSB Participate in Foreign Investigations ?: 

How Does the NTSB Participate in Foreign Investigations ? Role of NTSB U.S. Accredited Representative and NTSB staff members Role of the FAA Advisors Role of the Operator Advisors Role of the Manufacturer’s Advisors

Most Recent Foreign InvestigationsMajor Investigations Division: 

Most Recent Foreign Investigations Major Investigations Division Korean Airlines B747F London Cubana DC-10 Guatemala City FedEx MD-11 Manila LAPA B737 Buenos Aires

Most Recent Foreign InvestigationsRegional Operations Division: 

Civil C-130 Bolivia TAESA DC-9 Mexico Saudi Bell 212 Aramco Tanzania CE 404 Costa Rica LET 410 Most Recent Foreign Investigations Regional Operations Division

Significant Accomplishments as a Result of Foreign Investigations: 

Significant Accomplishments as a Result of Foreign Investigations Lauda B767 - thrust reversers Birgenair B757 - instrument disagreement El Al B747 - engine pylon improvements American/Cali B757- EGPWS TAM Brazil F100- thrust reversers JAL MD-11 - autopilot improvements Swissair MD-11 - electrical/insulation many more to disprove mechanical failure

NTSB Research and Engineering Assistance to Foreign States: 

NTSB Research and Engineering Assistance to Foreign States Materials Laboratory Examinations CVR transcriptions FDR readouts Flight path video animations Vehicle Performance studies

MATERIALS LAB: 

Supports Failure Analysis Investigations Worldwide Fractographic Analysis, Component Examination, Aircraft Reconstruction MATERIALS LAB

MATERIALS LAB: 

MATERIALS LAB Foreign Accidents in 1999 were from Africa, Europe, Asia, South America, and the Caribbean

Flight Recorder Readouts for Foreign States: 

Flight Recorder Readouts for Foreign States 30 Flight Recorder Readout in CY 1999 Flight Data Recorders (FDR) 18 Cockpit Voice Recorders (CVR) 12

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Flight Recorder Readouts for Foreign States LAPA B737 Buenos Aires Thai Airways, A 310, Thailand China Airline MD11 Hong Kong FDR Flight Path Video Animations 3

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Airplane Performance Experts Determine Motion VEHICLE PERFORMANCE DIVISION

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Analyze Evidence Evaluate Failure Scenarios AIRPLANE PERFORMANCE STUDIES

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Go - Team Launch Computer Analysis AIRPLANE PERFORMANCE

Flight Animation/Reconstruction: 

Flight Animation/Reconstruction Video Animation Address Safety Issues

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10 Foreign Performance Studies Annually Focus on Major Cases

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Foreign Launches in the Past 6 months

Safety Training Initiatives: 

Safety Training Initiatives NTSB Investigator Training Courses Foreign representation, about 1/3 of each class NTSB Training Academy Even greater opportunities for foreign representation in the future On-site Training Courses Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia, China

States Represented in NTSB Training Activity: 

States Represented in NTSB Training Activity NTSB Investigators Course-France, U.K., Canada, Australia, Italy, Greece, Finland, Norway, Germany, Netherlands, Austria, Panama, Peru, Colombia, Spain, and Ghana Other NTSB Conducted Training- Representatives of 24 states have been present at other training opportunities

Advocacy and Outreach Efforts: 

Advocacy and Outreach Efforts ICAO Assembly and AIG meetings (Complete ICAO membership-185 states) Assembly-every 3 years, determine future direction of ICAO efforts AIG -every 5 years, revise investigation issues to future needs, Annex 13 ICAO Regional Seminars 8-12 states with much local participation Centered on a particular accident prevention topic

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Advocacy and Outreach Efforts Vehicle Recorder Division

Advocacy and Outreach EffortsVehicle Recorder Division: 

ICAO Flight Recorder Panel (FLIREC) EUROCAE Flight Recorder Working Groups ISASI - Flight Recorder Working Group AIMS Symposium Advocacy and Outreach Efforts Vehicle Recorder Division

Advocacy and Outreach Efforts (Continued): 

Advocacy and Outreach Efforts (Continued) ICAO Committees - manuals/oversight ECAC conferences (35 countries with a European regional perspective)* ITSA - Organization of independent, multimodal Safety Boards Flight Safety Foundation - Seminars ISASI - Annual International Conference Individual states or organizational safety efforts and workshops - by invitation

Results of Training and Outreach: 

Results of Training and Outreach Improved bilateral cooperation when an accident occurs Egypt, France,United Kingdom, Brazil, China, Taiwan, Singapore, Guatemala*, Mexico Quality accident investigations and reports from states former attendees Colombia, AA and TAME Japan, JAL

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Regional Perspective of World Accident Experience United States and Canada 0.5 Latin America and Caribbean 3.9 Africa 8.3 Oceania 0.3 Middle East 2.1 China 2.6 Europe 0.7 Accidents per million departures, 1989-1998

Forecast of Future Accident Activity: 

Forecast of Future Accident Activity 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Millions Of Departures Hull Loss Accidents Per Year Hull Loss Accident Rate 1965 1975 1985 1995 2005 2015 YEAR DEPARTURES / HULL LOSSES

Investigator Staff Time and Travel Expenses: 

Investigator Staff Time and Travel Expenses Per event with foreign travel 20 staff days and $20,000 about 20 events per year about $400,000 annually Events without travel about 80 events per year

Family Affairs Assistance: 

Family Affairs Assistance Foreign Air Carrier Family Support Act-1997 Coordination Role Support Department of State programs

Benefits Derived from Foreign Aircraft Accident Investigations: 

Benefits Derived from Foreign Aircraft Accident Investigations Implications for U.S. Aviation Interests Identify accident causal factors (Annex 13) Airworthiness Responsibilities ( Annex 8) Flight Recorders Standards (Annex 6) Commercial Impact-Operator/Manufacturer Safety Recommendations NTSB initiated Received from other states Implications for traveling public

CONCLUSIONS NTSB should be prepared to: : 

CONCLUSIONS NTSB should be prepared to: Maintain, and to - increase activity in international accident investigations Promote safety recommendations of an international scope Pursue international training academy goals Continue outreach efforts with ICAO, ITSA, EUROCAE, Flight Safety Foundation, and regional flight safety initiatives.

SIGNIFICANCE OF U.S. GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT: 

Accident Investigation - The NTSB is responsible, consistent with U.S. Department of State requirements, to fulfill the obligations of the United States presented in Annex 13 to the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation For an accident or incident in a foreign state involving civil aircraft of a U.S. operator, or of U.S. registry or manufacture, the state of occurrence is responsible for the investigation. The U.S. Government participates in these investigations through an NTSB appointed Accredited Representative and a team of advisors named by the NTSB SIGNIFICANCE OF U.S. GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT

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Airworthiness of Aircraft - The NTSB is responsible, consistent with U.S. Department of State requirements, to provide Accredited Representative leadership that enables the FAA to fulfill the obligations of the United States as presented in the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation, Annex 8, Airworthiness of Aircraft. In accordance with Annex 8, Paragraph 4. Continuing Airworthiness of Aircraft, the State of Design of an aircraft must maintain a system to receive airworthiness information from user States, decide when action is needed to maintain continuing airworthiness and the safe operation of the aircraft, and transmit appropriate information to user states. The NTSB Accredited Representative, and advisors from FAA and industry participate in foreign accident investigations to fulfill this obligation and to gain air safety information to protect the traveling public. FURTHER U.S. INVOLVEMENT