The National
Transportation Safety Board recommends that the Federal Aviation
Administration:
Require all existing and new U.S.-registered turbine-powered
rotorcraft certificated for six or more passenger seats to be
equipped with a terrain awareness and warning system.
(A-06-19)
Ensure that all operators of helicopters equipped with either
the SPZ-7000 or SPZ-7600 dual digital automatic flight control
systems provide training that includes information on flight
director and coupling status annunciations; the command cue
presentations when only the pitch or the roll mode is engaged; and,
if applicable, the differences between the SPZ-7000 and the
SPZ-7600. (A-06-20)
Ensure that the infrastructure for the National Automatic
Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Program in the Gulf of Mexico is
operational by fiscal year 2010. (A-06-21) Until the infrastructure
for the National Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Program
in the Gulf of Mexico is fully operational, require principal
operations inspectors of Gulf of Mexico aircraft operators to
inform the operators about the benefits of commercial flight-
tracking systems and encourage the operators to acquire such
systems. (A-06-22)
Require all operators of aircraft equipped with a cockpit voice
recorder (CVR) to (1) test the functionality of the CVR before the
first flight of each day as part of an approved aircraft checklist
and (2) perform a periodic maintenance check of the CVR as part of
an approved maintenance check of the aircraft. The CVR preflight
test should be performed according to procedures provided by the
CVR manufacturer and should include listening to the recorded
signals on each channel to verify that the audio is being recorded
properly, is intelligible, and is free from electrical noise or
other interference. The periodic maintenance check of the CVR
should include an audio test followed by a download and review of
each channel of recorded audio. The downloaded recording should be
checked for overall audio quality, CVR functionality, and
intelligibility. (A-06-23)
In addition, the
following previously issued recommendation (previously classified
"Open-Acceptable Response") is classified "Closed-Superseded" as a
result of the issuance of Safety Recommendation A-06-23:
Require that all operators of airplanes equipped with a cockpit
voice recorder (CVR) test the functionality of the CVR system prior
to the first flight of each day, as part of an approved aircraft
checklist. This test must be conducted according to procedures
provided by the CVR manufacturer and shall include, at a minimum,
listening to the recorded signals on each channel to verify that
the audio is being recorded properly, is intelligible, and is free
from electrical noise or other interference. (A-02-25)
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