NTSB Safety Recommendations A-10-36 through -41

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Title: NTSB Safety Recommendations A-10-36 through -41

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                   NTSB SAFETY RECOMMENDATION

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National Transportation Safety Board

Washington, DC 20594

March 29, 2010

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NTSB Safety Recommendations A-10-36 through -41

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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)

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http://www.ntsb.gov/Recs/letters/2010/A10_36_41.pdf

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