Aircraft Catastrophic Failure Prevention Research Program

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Technical Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Air transportation
  • Aviation safety
  • Failure
  • Turbine engines
  • Airframes
  • Flight control systems
  • Risk assessment
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT /F AA/CT -94/26
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Program Plan
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
• Abstract:
  At least eight tragic civil transport aircraft accidents worldwide since 1979 that resulted in over 1,100 fatalities, prompted Congress to enact the legislation which directed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish the Aircraft Catastrophic Failure Prevention Research Program. The legislators were motivated by the fact that in each accident the devastating consequence may have been prevented. Specifically, the Program contained in the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-508) stated that improved methodology and advanced technology be applied to assess and prevent catastrophic failures that can result in civil aircraft accidents. The Program further expanded the FAA's research role which had just recently been broadened under the Aviation Safety Research Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-591).
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/93517/dot_93517_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.64 MB]
• Collection(s):
  FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace
• Main Document Checksum:
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