POSSIBILITY OF HEARING LOSS FROM EXPOSURE TO INTERIOR AIRCRAFT NOISE

This report reviews criteria for hearing damage developed by the Committee on Hearing, Bioacoustics and Biomechanics (CHABA) of the National Academy of Science. It presents noise levels occurring in narrow and wide body commercial aircraft, business jet aircraft and short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft. It presents estimates of time exposure for pilots and crews based on FAA permitted flight times. It also provides estimations of possible hearing damage resulting from different exposures to interior noise of various aircraft types. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  Bolt Beranek and Newman, Incorporated

  Los Angeles, CA  United States 

  Federal Aviation Administration

  William J. Hughes Technical Center, Airport Technology Research and Development Branch
  Atlantic City International Airport
  Atlantic City, NJ  United States  08405
• Authors:
  • PEARSONS, K S
  • Wilby, J F
• Publication Date: 1981-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 80 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aircraft cabins; Aircraft noise; Auditory perception; Civil aircraft; Cockpits; Deafness; Effective sound pressure; Forecasting; Hazards; Jet engines; Loss and damage; Losses; Risk assessment; STOL aircraft; Transport aircraft
• Uncontrolled Terms: Quantities
• Old TRIS Terms: Exposure physiology; Jet engine noise; Short takeoff aircraft
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00365413
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FAA-AEE-81-15
• Contract Numbers: DTFA01-80-C-1046
• Files: NTIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 30 2003 12:00AM