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Podcast Episode 14: One Turn of the Wrench Exposes SMS Flaws | AIN's Tales from the Flight Deck
Subtitle
A U.S. navy mechanic becomes determined to fix safety management systems after an accident revealed flaws in the safety program.
Subject Area
Air Transport
Channel
Maintenance and Modifications
Safety
Training and Workforce
Teaser Text
A U.S. navy mechanic becomes determined to fix safety management systems after an accident revealed flaws in the safety program.
Content Body

While safety management systems (SMS) are powerful tools that are now seeing widespread adoption throughout the aviation industry, if not fully utilized and embraced from the top to bottom of an organization, and without proper reporting, any “near-misses” can go unchecked until disaster strikes. A U.S. Navy aircraft mechanic, who was seriously injured in a maintenance accident, went on a crusade to find out how the root-cause of such a situation, which previously harmed four others, had slipped through the cracks in the Navy's SMS.


Topics the episode will cover:


  • Safety Management Systems

  • Communication breakdowns

  • Blameless culture

  • The value of incident reporting

Expert Opinion
False
Ads Enabled
True
Used in Print
False
Writer(s) - Credited
David Leach
Content Label
Maintenance and Modifications
Publication Date (intermediate)
AIN Publication Date
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