NTSB Issues Recommendation A-14-085 to FAA Regarding Approach Setup Procedures
The National Transportation Safety Board has directed the Federal Aviation Administration to mandate that principal operations inspectors verify critical approach configuration procedures are included in approved manuals for specific operators.
Safety recommendation
The National Transportation Safety Board has directed the Federal Aviation Administration to mandate that principal operations inspectors verify critical approach configuration procedures are included in approved manuals for specific operators.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued a safety recommendation, designated as A-14-085 and associated with NTSB number DCA13MA133. This directive is addressed to the Federal Aviation Administration. The core of the recommendation requires principal operations inspectors for 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121, 135, and 91 subpart K operators to verify that procedures critical to approach setup are included in Federal Aviation Administration-approved or -accepted manuals. Specifically, this verification must ensure that configuring an approach in the flight management computer is documented for those approaches dependent on that step. This measure aims to standardize how critical pre-approach configurations are recorded and managed within official operational documentation.