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19 NOV - NTSB issues safety recommendations on FDR parameters
28 JUL - Pilots oppose call for in-cockpit cameras
19 MAR 1999
In response to an FAA regulation requiring installation of upgraded digital flight data recorders (FDRs) by July 2001, more than 95% of US domestic Boeing 737s already have the new units or have some of the installation work finished. (FAA)
press release
The FAA will propose requirements for installing additional flight data recorder parameters on Boeing 737 aircraft, that deal primarily with the rudder system. (FAA)
press release
19 JAN 2000 The NTSB and ALPA both issued a statement following the broadcast yesterday on Dateline NBC of portions of the audio from the cockpit voice recorder of the American Airlines Boeing 757 accident that occurred near Cali Colombia in 1995. (NTSB)
NTSB Advisory
09 FEB 2000 NTSB issues safety recommendations regarding installing video recording system on aircraft types like Cessna 208, not equipped with CVR/FDR. (NTSB)
Safety Recommendations A-99-64/-68
12 APR 2000 The US ALPA president today told Congress that pilots strongly disagree with the notion that video surveillance and psychological testing of flight deck crews will make any contribution toward increased air safety. (ALPA)
ALPA Statement
09 MAY 2002 The U.K. AAIB issued 4 safety recommendations to the CAA and Centro Tecnico Aeroespacial (CTA) of Brazil regarding faulty DFDRs on Embraer 145 aircraft. The AAIB found several occasions where the resolution in recording of several parameters is variable and inadequately low. (AAIB)
safety recommendations
30 AUG 2002 The NTSB issued two safety recommendations, recommending the FAA to require that all operators of airplanes equipped with a cockpit voice recorder revise their procedures to stipulate that the CVR be deactivated immediately upon completion of the flight; and to require that all operators test the functionality of the CVR system prior to the first flight of each day. (NTSB)
Safety Recommendations A-02-24/-25
22 MAY 2003 In line with a 2002 UK AAIB recommendation, the NTSB issued two safety recommendations Require that all Embraer 135/145, Canadair RJ/Challenger, and Fairchild Dornier 328-300 airplanes be modified with a digital flight data recorder system that meets the FAR 121 sampling rate, range, and accuracy requirements. (NTSB)
Safety Recommendations A-03-15/-16
19 NOV 2003 NTSB issues safety recommendations on FDR parameters [to table of contents] The NTSB issued three safety recommendations, stating the need for flight data recorders that are capable of recording values that meet the accuracy requirements through the full dynamic range of each parameter at a frequency sufficient to determine a complete, accurate, and unambiguous time history of parameter activity, with emphasis on capturing each parameter's dynamic motion at the maximum rate possible, including reversals of direction at the maximum rate expected. (NTSB)
NTSB safety recommendations A03-48/-50
28 JUL 2004 Pilots oppose call for in-cockpit cameras [to table of contents] "Airline pilots are dead set against putting cameras in cockpits as safety officials step up the pressure to require them as an aid to accident investigation and prevention. The NTSB launched a two-day hearing to renew its call for all civilian planes to be equipped with crash-resistant cockpit image recorders. " (NTSB, AP)
NTSB Public Hearing
