The National Transportation Safety Board has directed the Federal Aviation Administration to ensure all MD-11 operators adopt Boeing-recommended bounce recognition and recovery protocols.
Safety recommendation
The National Transportation Safety Board has directed the Federal Aviation Administration to ensure all MD-11 operators adopt Boeing-recommended bounce recognition and recovery protocols.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued Safety Recommendation A-11-069, identified under reference number DCA10RA079. This directive is addressed to the Federal Aviation Administration. The recommendation mandates that once Boeing completes the revision of its MD-11 Flight Crew Operating Manual as outlined in Safety Recommendation A-11-68, the FAA must require all MD-11 operators to incorporate the Boeing-recommended bounce recognition and recovery procedure into their respective operating manuals. Additionally, these operators are required to include this specific procedure in recurrent simulator training for flight crews. This measure aims to standardize safety protocols across the fleet following the manufacturer's updates.