INTERFACES BETWEEN FLIGHTCREWS AND MODERN FLIGHT DECK SYSTEMS

On April 26, 1994, an airbus A300-600 operated by China Airlines crashed at Nagoya, Japan, killing 264 passengers and flight crew members. Contributing to the accident were conflicting actions taken by the flight crew and the plane's automatic pilot. The crash provided a stark example of how a breakdown in the flight crew/automation interface can affect flight safety. Other accidents, incidents, and safety indicators demonstrate that this problem is not confined to any one airplane type, manufacturer, operator, or geographical region. As a result of the Nagoya accident, as well as other incidents and accidents that appear to highlight difficulties in flight crew interacting with flight deck automation, the FAA's Transport Airplane Directorate, under the approval of the Director, Aircraft Certification Service, launched a study to evaluate the flight crew/flight deck automation interfaces of current transportation category airplanes. This report is the culmination of that study.

• Record URL:
  • https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/000/800/876/interface.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Aviation Administration

  800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591
• Publication Date: 1996-6-18

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 210 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic; Automation; Aviation safety; Communication systems; Flight crews; Flight decks; Interfaces
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00784270
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 6 2000 12:00AM