What are the most common reasons for airplane failures?
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The most common reasons for airplane failures is human error. This can include combinations or incidents of general oversight, structural flaws both design and human, flight crew errors, and faulty or misplaced maintenance. And that’s only the beginning.
Let’s look at what the professionals cite as the most common reasons for airplane failures and how a stronger, mobile, and responsive maintenance program can improve aircraft for everyone.
The Common Reasons
According to the FAA, the twelve reasons or the dirty dozen common causes of human error on airplanes are:
Why These Happen
When these causes are written out, it seems like certain things should be changed at once. Get more resources. Change up the teams to promote awareness. Incentivize communication. And other such noble goals and ideas propose themselves to anyone who will listen.
Sadly, many of the same human errors will keep happening, no matter what bright ideas are implemented and adopted. It’s part of the cost of working with people in general. To complicate matters even more, when airline software systems go down, it’s a major problem for hundreds of people.
But there are some things that can dramatically improve the experience for all concerned.
How a Strong Maintenance Program Helps
One of the key players in the twelve reasons airplanes fail is faulty maintenance. This can be faulty methods, practices, communication and more. But the fact remains the same.
A strong maintenance program, such as a CMMS(computerized maintenance management system), can significantly decrease human error. Check out the UpKeep Learning Center to learn more about these systems today.