NTSB makes safety recommendations to FAA.
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Press Release Summary:
According to NTSB, FAA should revise airman knowledge tests to include questions regarding electronic flight and navigation displays, and require all manufacturers of certified electronic primary flight displays to include information in aircraft flight manuals regarding abnormal equipment operation or malfunction. FAA should also incorporate training elements regarding electronic primary flight displays into training materials and aeronautical knowledge requirements for all pilots.
Original Press Release:
NTSB Safety Recommendations A-10-36 through -41
The National Transportation Safety Board recommends that the Federal Aviation Administration:
Revise airman knowledge tests to include questions regarding electronic flight and navigation displays, including normal operations, limitations, and the interpretation of malfunctions and aircraft attitudes. (A-10-36)
Require all manufacturers of certified electronic primary flight displays to include information in their approved aircraft flight manual and pilot's operating handbook supplements regarding abnormal equipment operation or malfunction due to subsystem and input malfunctions, including but not limited to pitot and/or static system blockages, magnetic sensor malfunctions, and attitude-heading reference system alignment failures. (A-10-37)
Incorporate training elements regarding electronic primary flight displays into your training materials and aeronautical knowledge requirements for all pilots. (A-10-38)
Incorporate training elements regarding electronic primary flight displays into your initial and recurrent flight proficiency requirements for pilots of 14 Code of Regulations Part 23 certified aircraft equipped with those systems that address variations in equipment design and operations of such displays. (A-10-39)
Develop and publish guidance for the use of equipment-specific electronic avionics display simulators and procedural trainers that do not meet the definition of flight simulation training devices prescribed in 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 60 to support equipment-specific pilot training requirements. (A-10-40)
Inform aircraft and avionics maintenance technicians about the critical role of voluntary service difficulty reporting system reports involving malfunctions or defects associated with electronic primary flight, navigation, and control systems in 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 23 certified aircraft used in general aviation operations. (A-10-41)
http://ntsb.gov/Recs/letters/2010/A10_36_41.pdf
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