Flight Data Monitoring
KmarK, but another quote was that although data gathering was in use on the 737 and E145 aircraft, the data was not looked at i.e. no monitoring; thus, FDM as a safety tool was not in use.
The use of FDM would not have prevented this accident. There is nothing in the crash FDR data that would have shown the human errors that occurred. Right up to the last piece of data the crash may have been avoided; the loss of FDR data was due to both engines being shut down as was the cause of the accident.
FDRs do not answer why a crew would shut down two engines. An alternative LOSA programme might have detected previous instances of less than ideal CRM, rushed procedures, and deliberate or inadvertent lifting of the idle baulk. Detecting these behaviors and taking corrective action may have avoided the accident.