A-10-029

NTSB Safety Recommendation — Aviation

Recommendation text

TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Require 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121, 135, and 91K operators to (1) routinely download and analyze all available sources of safety information, as part of their flight operational quality assurance program, to identify deviations from established norms and procedures; (2) provide appropriate protections to ensure the confidentiality of the deidentified aggregate data; and (3) ensure that this information is used for safety-related and not punitive purposes.

In plain language (FlightFinder summary)

The Federal Aviation Administration is asked to require Part 121, 135, and 91K operators to routinely download and analyze all available safety information as part of their flight operational quality assurance program, to identify deviations from norms; to provide protections for deidentified aggregate data confidentiality; and to ensure the information is used only for safety, not punitive purposes.

This plain-language summary is written by FlightFinder to explain the recommendation above. It is not the official wording — the verbatim NTSB text is quoted above.

Details

StatusClosed - Unacceptable Action
ModeAviation
ClosedDec 1, 2023
NTSB numberDCA09MA027
AddresseesFAA

External links

NTSB safety recommendations are advisory; addressees are not legally required to adopt them. Source: NTSB CAROL (public domain).