Flight deck party line issues : an Aviation Safety Reporting System analysis

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• Creators:
  Rehmann, Albert
• Corporate Contributors:
  Crew Systems Ergonomics/Human Systems Technology Information Analysis Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Airport Control Towers Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) Communications Traffic Human Error Human Factors Party Line Information (PLI) Radio Tower-pilot Communications
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FAA/CT-TN95/12
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1403223
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• TRIS Online Accession Number:
  00863853
• Corporate Publisher:
  Crew Systems Ergonomics/Human Systems Technology Information Analysis Center
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-AVIATION-AVIATION ; NTL-AVIATION-Air Traffic Control ; NTL-AVIATION-Aviation Human Factors ; NTL-AVIATION-Aviation Safety/Airworthiness
• Abstract:
  This document describes an analysis of the Aviation Safety Reporting System
  
  (ASRS) database with regards to human factors aspects concerning the
  
  implementation of Data Link into the flightdeck. The ASRS database contains
  
  thousands of reports concerning actual or potential deficiencies that may
  
  compromise the safety of aviation operations in the National Airspace System
  
  (NAS). The purpose of this study was to determine the relative frequency of
  
  errors and consequences of decisions based on incorrect information received
  
  from the party line. In the current voice radio communications environment,
  
  flight crews claim to derive useful information from listening to the
  
  communications between controllers and other aircraft. Detailed analysis of
  
  the ASRS reports revealed two types of errors related to party line information
  
  (PLI): Those attributed to incorrect transmission of party line information
  
  (14 percent error rate) and those resulting from flight crew actions/decisions
  
  based on the reports concerning the transmitted information (26 percent error
  
  rate). Almost half (46 percent) of the reports concerning incorrect flight crew
  
  actions were a result of executing unauthorized clearances due to similar call
  
  signs. Further analysis of the incident reports also reveals party line
  
  informational elements that are determined useful by the flight crews. Based on
  
  the reports provided, conclusions are made with regards to the loss of the
  
  party line in a data link implementation. 147p. This study was conducted under
  
  DOD Contract Number DLA900-88-D-0393, and the CSERIAC Task Number was 93956- 19.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
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  urn:sha256:881de5bce7aa40e3b7f05fd10dfba0a61319573dd9adea2f8d42ca6edf32a66d
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