Blog: ponder unsafe acts in aviation maintenance

Now that you have viewed the video, consider the reading material and do the following:

In the narrated presentation in Module 4, you were asked to provide examples of aircraft accidents or workplace accidents where training might have made a difference in aviation maintenance errors (see attachment of presentation in Module 4).

  • Use one of your researched accidents specifically and briefly explain it. (look at attachment)
  • Determine if this type maintenance-related error happens more often than not in the industry. The Dirty Dozen are preconditions for unsafe acts.
  • Examine these acts and how understanding them can help in life, personally, and in the workplace.
  • Finally, research the “Filthy Fifteen” and what it means to maintenance professionalism.

Start with an ‘eye-catching‘ title