Volunteers Needed to Take a Survey for Research: Provide Feedback on Failure to Follow Procedures

Dear aviation maintenance personnel,

If you have experiences to share about the causes of failure to follow procedures on Part 121 aircraft in the maintenance world, we would like to hear from you! Your experiences uniquely describe the daily events in the aviation maintenance hangar and can provide critical information that may identify, mitigate, or even prevent failures to follow procedures in the future. In this survey, we will be asking supervisors, AMTs, other maintenance professionals with Part 121 aircraft experience to answer multiple choice format questions and share your experiences in paragraph format. This is a rare opportunity to shape what is currently known about failures to follow procedure and positively impact aviation mechanics within the industry. We appreciate your time and thank you for your participation in advance.

We encourage you to share your experiences. Click the following link or type the address into the address bar of your Internet browser to complete the survey: www.tinyurl.com/FFP-AMT

More Information

Who is conducting this research? Alex Chaparro, PhD ([email protected]), and Brady Patzer ([email protected]) of Wichita State University (WSU). WSU is an FAA Center for Excellence in the area of Composites and Advanced Materials. The project is sponsored by the FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, in Oklahoma City, OK.

What are we studying?

This study is examining the causes of failures to follow procedure in aircraft maintenance.

Why participate?

Participating in this study provides an opportunity to impact actionable methods for handling failures to follow procedure. This study could improve the efficiency and safety of aviation maintenance work.

Who is eligible?

We need input from AMTs and others who have worked on Part 121 aircraft. Of particular interest are those have either failed to follow procedure in the past, or have seen other personnel fail to follow procedure for any reason. Your responses will be held confidential. No individual responses will be reported.

How do I participate?

Click the following link or type the address into the address bar of your Internet browser to complete the survey: www.tinyurl.com/FFP-AMT