Accident reports 'must not ignore engineer records'

摘要

The ability of airlines to learn from accidents involving maintenance errors is severely compromised by the failure of investigators to include in their reports the salient details of the engineers or mechanics who made the mistakes, according to Philip Hosey of the International Federation of Airworthiness (IFA). An engineer on the technical committee of the IFA, Hosey notes the prolific information provided in accident reports on the pilots, including their licences, ages, medical records, flying hours -both total and on type, recent flying and training records, rest periods before flying, and many other facts. He contrasts that with the total lack of equivalent detail about the engineers involved or the circumstances associated with their work and the specific job on which the mistake was made.