Safety Down Day October 2010

Performing Missions For America

U.S. AIR FORCE AUXILIARY


Civil Air Patrol




Civil Air Patrol

Safety Down DayOctober 2010

Safety Down DayOctober 2010

Thank you for your

participation!

Thank you for your

participation!


U.S. AIR FORCEAUXILIARY

Ground SafetyGround SafetyGround SafetyGround Safety



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Minor incidents, such as hangar rash, are costly: expensive to repair, aircraft insurance goes up, resale value of the aircraft goes down

Result of inattentiveness and human factor issues

EASY TO PREVENT!

http://www.capmembers.com/media/cms/PREVENTING_HANGAR_RASH_104F158FE31AA.pdf



Prevention of Ground Prevention of Ground IncidentsIncidents


Hangar Guidelines•One of the best ways to move an aircraft in and out of a hangar.•They are only guides•Still your responsibility to assure aircraft clearance around obstacles (chairs, tables, ladders, hangar doors, etc.)





Hangar Doors•Bi-fold doors usually contact the rudder or props, upon opening or closing• Assure Door is fully open when removing the aircraft• Best practice is to have markers to demonstrate full open and closed





Fix Chocks’ Positions•Double check chock position before depending on it to stop your aircraft in the correct spot, when pushing back• Tail, wingtips need clearance and its usually only a couple inches• An inch of misalignment of chocks allows tail to move several feet





Guidelines•Again, guidelines are just that… guides• Crews’ responsibility to assure aircraft clearance along the whole taxi path

http://www.nbaa.org/ops/safety/hangar/





Wing Walkers•Not this kind





Wing Walkers/Spotters•Having eyes on all sides of the aircraft





“It takes less time to do a thing right

than to explain why you did it wrong!”

~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (American Poet/Educator)

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Safety Down Day October 2010