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Old 26th Nov 2015, 23:26
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This problem has been around for years. Incorrect data entry is a problem that won't go away no matter what crew actions are put in place. The reason I say that is simple. The last threat barrier in the threat sequence is a crew procedure. There any number of reasons why these procedures fail to trap the threat, the point is that they will continue to occur.
The only way to prevent this from happening again is to place a technological barrier as the last defence. A good example of this is and where it works is with the threat of mid-air collisions. ACAS is the last line of defence, when all the other barriers have failed. With this tailstrike incident placing a technology solution as the last line of defence will stop the threat. Some example that are readily available are wheel weight sensors that would feed the aircrafts know weight straight to the FMC (This has been available to the trucking industry for years). Another is aircraft acceleration software. If the aircraft does not accelerate at a predetermined rate down the runway, then the pilots are alerted.
The pilots still have an important part to play in the process but threat illimination in this human machine interface should have a technological solution, not human.
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