Military aviation organizations typically have a critical requirement for effective foreign object damage prevention (FOD) programs. Their flights provide national security functions, aircraft are often uniquely susceptible to debris ingestion, and suspending operations due to a FOD incident can impact… Read the rest
Reporting Foreign Object Damage (FOD) incidents is crucial to maintaining the safety and integrity of airports. FOD refers to foreign object debris that can potentially harm aircraft, equipment, or airport infrastructure. By promptly reporting FOD incidents, airport personnel can take… Read the rest
Foreign Object Damage (FOD) poses a significant threat to the safety and infrastructure of civil airports. FOD refers to any object or debris that can cause harm to aircraft, equipment, or airport structures. The implementation of an efficient airport FOD… Read the rest
I can usually assess the entirety of a tool room’s safety and health by poking around for an hour. Through experience, I’ve learned to run through a simple tool control checklist. I look for the following items for tool room… Read the rest
If you are at the wrong place at the wrong time, foreign object debris will easily cause a workplace injury in both aviation and manufacturing environments. Small rocks thrown into the air by rotor wash can attack you like projectile weapons.… Read the rest
It is essential to any FOD program that the working environment be properly segmented and clearly marked according to FOD sensitivity. When in place, designated FOD area signs enable workers and visitors to properly identify the level of caution that should… Read the rest
AS 9100 is the International Aerospace Industry Quality Management Standard.
It is specifically written by the aerospace industry to improve quality and ensure the integrity of supplies to the industry. It has been published in Europe as EN 9100, in the United… Read the rest
Generally, the airport operator bears the greatest responsibility for the management of airport wildlife hazards. Over 80% of bird strikes, and certainly most — if not all — mammal strikes, occur within the airport environment.
Airport operators can be held… Read the rest
For many workers foreign object debris training means nap time; a boring video in a darkened room administered by a bored training representative who has no real contact with FOD. It doesn’t have to be that way and can’t be… Read the rest
Congratulations! As the owner or manager of a small- to mid-sized factory, you have just won your first aerospace contract to fabricate small aircraft components at your facility, for delivery to your client’s main assembly plant.
The contract includes a clause requiring… Read the rest