Transcript S-76 PROGRAM

REDUCING THE ACCIDENT RATE
Overcoming The Challenges Together
Fred Brisbois
Director, Aviation & Product Safety
Sikorsky Aircraft
COMMUNITY CHALLENGE
Reduce the helicopter worldwide accident rate by 80
percent in the next ten years (2016)
Improve the safety image of all helicopters worldwide
HELICOPTER SAFETY
Comparison to other aviation sectors
Accident Rates (2000-2004)
Accident Rate per 100,000 hours
Part 121
U.S. Air
Carrier
Worldwide
S-76 Civil
Part 135
Non-Air
Carrier
U.S.
Rotary
MultiEngine
Turbine
5
4.5
4
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
Fatal Accident Rate per 100,000 hours
HELICOPTER SAFETY
Civil record improved, what next?
FUNDAMENTAL CHALLENGES
Same for helicopters as fixed wing
Cost (Procurement, Operations, Insurance)
Reliability
Infrastructure
Supportability
Perception
GOOD RISK MANAGEMENT IS KEY
FACTOR IN ADDRESSING ALL THESE
CHALLENGES
SPECIFIC CHALLENGES
Not the same for helicopters as airplanes
Increased versatility of helicopters requires diverse
actions to address challenges
vs.
SPECIFIC CHALLENGES
Making resources availability to ALL operators
Building infrastructure for ALL operators
Incorporating new technology into aircraft – old and new
Aging aircraft issues
Spectrum (usage) changes
Human factors
WE NEED TO CAPITILIZE ON COMMON
RESOURCES TO LEVERAGE SOLUTIONS
SOLUTIONS
Must be data driven
Know what you know
Know what you don’t know
Studies must generate ‘actionable’ information
Plans must be executable
Benefits
Resources
SOLUTIONS
Require understanding the operations
SOLUTIONS
Must address entire product life cycle
Design
Disposal
Test
Refurbishment
Maintenance
Manufacture
Prevent Aircraft Mishaps And Injury
To Personnel Throughout The Life
Cycle Of Our Products.
Operation
Assembly
Training
Inspection
OEMS - DRIVE SAFETY TECHNOLOGY
Sikorsky’s Model – Similar to IHST Process
Regulatory
Agency
Support
Maximize
Suppliers
and Benefit /
Cost
Validate
Technical
Solution vs.
Cause
Implement
Develop Program
Plans and Strategy
For Implementation
- Future and Retrofit Evaluation Of Technical
Mishap Prevention Systems
- Current and Future -
Analysis Of Data and
Definition Of Mishap Causes
RAISING THE STANDARDS
Baseline incorporation of existing technologies
EGPWS
STRATFORD, Conn., May 28, 2004 -- Sikorsky
Aircraft established another rotorcraft industry
first by standardizing its new S-76 and S-92
helicopter safety baseline to include Enhanced
Ground Proximity Warning Systems (EGPWS)
in all civil aircraft configurations.
Flaw Tolerant Design
HUMS
ACCIDENT LESSONS LEARNED
Addressing past causes
Other Improvements
Maintenance Improvements
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- Maintenance Access
- Visual Inspections
- Damage & Flaw Tolerance
- Long Inspection Intervals (1,250 hrs)
- HUMS
- Wheel Over Pressurization Valve
- Fall Protection
Icing Protection
Bird Strike Protection
Turbine/Fan Burst Protection
Lightning Protection
HIRF Protection
Other
Crew Improvements
9%
- Reduced Pilot Workload
- Improved Ergonomics
- OEI Training
Material Improvements
- Flaw Tolerance
- Lessons Learned from 5
Million Flight Hours
- Corrosion Protection
- Redundant Airframe
- Redundant Systems
Material
13%
Crew Error,
Including CFIT
68%
CFIT Improvements
-
Cockpit Visibility
EGPWS
TCAS / TAWS
Wire Strike
Survivability:
World Class Structure & Fuel System Crashworthiness
HELICOPTER SAFETY
Safety through training
Growing Capacity to
Match Demand
ENHANCING VISIBILITY
Earlier ability to detect hazards
HUMAN FACTORS
The toughest challenge, but the largest
The Dirty Dozen:
- Complacency
- Fatigue
- Lack of Assertiveness
- Lack of Communication
- Lack of Awareness
- Distraction
- Lack of Knowledge
- Norms vs. Procedures
- Lack of Resources
- Stress
- Lack of Teamwork
- External/Internal Pressure
ADVANCED COCKPIT
Increases Situational Awareness
FLEET MANAGEMENT
Safety considerations – create the ‘Pull’
Emphasize Safety as a leading value
Mandate safety requirements for operations
Latest safety technology on aircraft
Latest survivability equipment
Demand intensive safety management systems
Risk management process
Intensive crew and maintenance training
Management’s involvement in safety program
Utilize external safety evaluations
Support participation in professional forums
SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
ARE ESSENTIAL
SOLUTIONS
Essential to motivate entire industry
Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM)
Operators
Maintainers
Clients
WE NEED TO CREATE THE ‘PULL’ TO
MAKE THE ‘PUSH’ EASIER
ACTIVELY SUPPORTING IHST
Executive Committee
Secretariat
International Helicopter
Safety Team (IHST)
Joint Helicopter Safety
Analysis Team (JHSAT)
Joint Helicopter Safety
Implementation Team (JHSIT)
Sikorsky strongly supports and is committed to the
International Helicopter Safety Team’s goal of reducing
accidents by 80% in 10 years (2016)
MOTIVATING RISK MITIGATION
YOU need to help
High
Decrease
Risk
Decrease
Concern
CONCERN
Level of
audience
Increase
Concern
High
Low
RISK
HELICOPTER INDUSTRY
ALL of us are the benefactors of improving safety
Support the International Helicopter Safety Team’s objective to
reduce accidents by 80% over the next 10 years
Together we can save lives by preventing accidents !