Article : How To Play By The Same Rules BY KATRINA AVERS ON JUN 27, 2012
TO DO LIST
Documentation issues and failure to follow procedures are among the most frequent hazards in the aviation system.
Unfortunately, this problem is ingrained in aviation culture.
Solutions will require significant action by all stakeholders, including manufacturers, operators, government and individual employees. What can you do?
INDUSTRIAL ACTIONS
Commit to using existing guidance material to review and revise technical documentation - especially those known to be problematic.
Strive for standardization among all documents.
Use voluntary reporting systems to collect documentation challenges and their root causes.
Manufacturers should strive to validate their written procedures.
GOVERNMENTAL ACTIONS
Assign responsible parties to work the issue as a collaborative process.
Analyze voluntary reporting data to identify common traits of poor documentation.
Renew Advisory Circulars and other relevant guidance material for industry and inspectors.
Fund research and development to reintroduce proper documentation practices.
Create training courses for documentation development and evaluation.
Create training courses for aviation safety inspectors involved in technical documentation development and oversight.
INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS
If documentation is unavailable or incorrect, notify your supervisor that it isn't possible to complete the task or complete an Aviation Safety Action Program report. Workers by regulation must follow written instructions.
Report all suboptimal work cards or manufacturer's instruction to your management and to FAA.
Use the Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP), the Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS), Line
Operation Safety Audit (LOSA), and other voluntary reporting systems to highlight all documentation challenges.
Methods to address hazards associated with poor documentation and work procedures are clear. Join together, take responsibility for problems, identify the root causes, develop viable solutions and implement them.
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