Flight Safety Information March 4, 2020 - No. 046 In This Issue Incident: Jet2 B752 near Faro on Mar 1st 2020, pilot incapacitation Mother and daughter attacked pilot in cockpit after row over buggy Airplane Passenger's Laptop Destroyed By Reclining Seat Pilots Ill-equipped for Cockpit Cyberattacks Air Partner's Group Charter and Safety & Security Divisions Deliver Integrated Solution ACSF Safety Symposium Puts Focus on Leadership FAA Calls for Cessna 210 Wing Spar Inspections EASA Certifies ClearVision with Head-wearable Display IADA Website Records 615 Aircraft Sales in First Year Fort Worth Delivers Lockheed Martin's 500th F-35 Fighter Jet Incident: Jet2 B752 near Faro on Mar 1st 2020, pilot incapacitation A Jet2 Boeing 757-200, registration G-LSAK performing flight LS-771 from Manchester,EN (UK) to Tenerife South,CI (Spain), was enroute at FL370 about 250nm southwest of Faro (Portugal) when one of the flight crew members declared Mayday reporting the other pilot was incapacitated. The aircraft turned around, descended to FL360 and diverted to Faro where the aircraft landed safely about 45 minutes later. The aircraft remained on the ground in Faro for about 5.5 hours, then continued the flight as LS-771D and reached Tenerife with a delay of 6:45 hours. A listener on frequency reported the crew declared medical emergency subsequently stating one of the pilots was incapacitated, the listener could not work out whether it was the captain or first officer involved. A passenger reported the crew announced a medical emergency on board as reason for the diversion to Faro. http://avherald.com/h?article=4d4120b7&opt=0 Back to Top Mother and daughter attacked pilot in cockpit after row over buggy, court hears Mary Roberts and her daughter Henrietta Mitaiare allegedly pushed Captain Guido Keel to the floor, then scratched and kicked him. A mother and daughter attacked an airline pilot in his cockpit after they were not allowed to store a baby carrier in the cabin, a court has heard. Mary Roberts, 53, and 23-year-old Henrietta Mitaiare allegedly pushed Captain Guido Keel to the floor, then scratched and kicked him after their flight arrived at Heathrow Airport last May. The two women were travelling from Zurich to London with Mitaiare's young daughter when a "tussle" broke out, Uxbridge Magistrates' Court heard. Mitaiare asked a flight attendant to put her buggy in the cabin rather than the aircraft hold as the pushchair was "too expensive", the hearing was told. Two members of airport staff then arrived and argued with Mitaiare before her mother "stepped in to calm her daughter down", it was claimed. Prosecutor Arlene De Silva said that as passengers disembarked at Heathrow, Mitaiare approached one of the staff members again as she wanted to make a complaint. This prompted Capt Keel to come out from the cockpit, the prosecutor added. https://news.sky.com/story/mother-and-daughter-attacked-pilot-in-cockpit-after-row- over-buggy-court-hears-11948735 Back to Top Airplane Passenger's Laptop Destroyed By Reclining Seat A passenger on a Delta Air Lines flight from Austin, Texas, to Los Angeles, California, says his livelihood was destroyed after his laptop screen was crushed when the passenger in front of him reclined his seat. Pat Cassidy, who hosts the Hard Factor podcast, placed his 16-inch Macbook Pro on the tray table and began to edit photos. As he was working, Cassidy was horrified when the person in front of him reclined their seat, crushing his screen. In an article on Barstool Sports, Cassidy wrote that the flight attendant didn't seem to care that his laptop was destroyed. "To make matters worse the flight attendant came over to tell me that the guy sitting in front of me 'needs to be able to recline his seat' and then asked him if 'he was okay?' completely ignoring the fact that the thing I use to podcast and lose money gambling had be decimated. " Cassidy said he received an email from Delta informing him that they do not cover personal property that is damaged during a flight, instead offering him 7,500 "bonus miles" as compensation. He slammed the offer on Twitter, calling the bonus miles "the equivalent of a $75 gift card." "Delta is giving me the equivalent of a $75 gift card and an explanation that you would give a six year old. Cool." Not everybody had sympathy for Cassidy, with a few people blaming him for the damage to his Macbook. "Am I the only one to think this is not the airline's fault? You _tucked_ the screen into the tray storage area. Frankly, it's unsurprising that this would happen," Twitter user Hisham wrote. https://1190kex.iheart.com/content/2020-03-03-airplane-passengers-laptop-destroyed- by-reclining-seat/ Back to Top Pilots Ill-equipped for Cockpit Cyberattacks, Says Oxford Team Flight crew should be trained to respond to cyber threats in the modern cockpit, according to a new research paper exploring pilot reaction to attacks on their avionics systems' safety equipment. A team of Oxford University-led cyber experts found that despite professional pilots' extensive training in fault handling, such expertise often does not fully equip them to help recognize and manage these attacks. The team invited 30 Airbus A320 type-rated professional pilots to fly simulator scenarios that subjected them to wireless attacks on three safety-related systems: traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS), ground proximity warning system (GPWS), and the instrument landing system (ILS) using software-defined radio technology. All three attack scenarios caused disruption through missed approaches, avoidance maneuvers, and diversions. Increased workload and distrust in the system led to at least a third of the pilots switching off each of the safety systems. The most important issue revealed by this study is that some of the attacks the team attempted would require only a basic software-defined radio costing around $3,000 plus $1,200 for an amplifier and omnidirectional antenna, which is less expensive than the directional antenna used in the tests. The research team found that an attack of the TCAS system most concerning for the pilots. Under that scenario, the team mounted a powerful attack using $10,000 worth of equipment, including a directional antenna to simulate 10 false intruder aircraft alerts when the aircraft flew above 2,000 feet. The alerts triggered multiple traffic advisories (TA) and resolution advisories (RA), which significantly affected situational awareness. The majority of pilots felt forced to reduce the sensitivity of the TCAS and, in some cases, switch it off completely. "Many participants stated that this response was a tradeoff between the additional workload of responding to TAs and RAs if the system is left on against the loss of full use of TCAS if it is switched off. They also felt that the additional workload was too great," the team reported. In follow-up interviews, the majority of the pilots reckoned they would benefit from simulator training to develop cyber-attack readiness. "The fact that the scenarios lie in procedural grey areas and do not have a series of steps to resolve them provides an ideal opportunity for training," said the researchers, who agreed with the pilots when they cautioned against negative training that would recommend ignoring or distrusting systems alerts. "Finding a balance between awareness and negative training is important to fully prepare pilots for attack scenarios," said Matt Smith, a system security research associate at Oxford University's department of computer science. "Ultimately, there should be little difference in how a fault and an attack is handled on the flight deck as both impinge on the function of the aircraft. As our results show, existing fault-handling procedure often gets pilots part-way to managing attacks, so additional training can extend these procedures to cover cases where attack effects deviate from failures." https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2020-03-03/pilots-ill-equipped- cockpit-cyberattacks-says-oxford-team Back to Top Air Partner's Group Charter and Safety & Security Divisions Deliver Integrated Solution for UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office Air Partner provided a unique integrated solution across charter and security to the FCO, enabling 32 British and Irish nationals to return safely to the UK. Air Partner plc ("Air Partner") has once again worked alongside the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to deliver a unique, fully-integrated and holistic solution for the evacuation and repatriation of UK and Irish nationals onboard the cruise ship quarantined off the coast of Yokohama in Japan. The project was complex, challenging and time sensitive, made more demanding by the requirement for the FCO to carry out the security screening of all passengers and their baggage in Tokyo before they could board the flight back to the UK. Throughout the planning phase and operational delivery, employees from across the Air Partner Group worked closely with the FCO, the operating airline, the Department for Transport (DFT) and the Spanish Civil Aviation Authority to obtain the numerous authorizations and approvals needed to complete the project on time. Air Partner's Group Charter team chartered a Boeing 747-400 to carry out the flight from Tokyo Haneda to Boscombe Down in the UK, ensuring that the aircraft was optimally configured. The upper deck was designated for crew rest only to clearly segregate the evacuees and the flight crew, and there was also a separate section in the nose of the aircraft that could be used as an isolation zone for passengers. Redline Assured Security ("Redline"), Air Partner's recently acquired Safety & Security division and one of the world's leading aviation security companies, endorsed by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), and the UK Department for Transport (DFT), worked hand in hand with the FCO on all matters pertaining to security clearances and the security screening of passengers and their baggage in Tokyo. Redline mobilized its security experts from its rapid deployment team (RDT) within two hours of the project being given the go-ahead and arranged for them to be deployed to Tokyo on the positioning flight from Madrid on February 20, along with the necessary scanning equipment. The Group's Freight team worked alongside Redline to charter a Metroliner freighter to transport the equipment directly from Redline's National Security Training Centre at Doncaster Sheffield Airport to Madrid ahead of this. The operatives were appropriately attired in protective clothing at all times. The evacuation flight departed Tokyo Haneda at 07:57 on Friday, February 21 (local time) and arrived into Boscombe Down in Wiltshire at 11:41 on Saturday, February 22 (local time), carrying 32 passengers safely home. Mark Briffa, CEO at Air Partner, commented, "Unfortunately, the spread of Coronavirus has continued at pace and our thoughts remain with everyone affected. We were pleased that we could play a role in the FCO's mission to swiftly and safely repatriate British and Irish nationals quarantined on the cruise ship in Japan. Our Group Charter and Safety & Security divisions were in a unique position to deliver a fully-integrated solution to make this happen. This was a multifaceted and time sensitive project and I am immensely proud of the work our colleagues undertook to ensure 32 UK and Irish nationals onboard the ship could return to the UK. By offering this holistic solution, which combines Charter and Safety & Security, with appropriate international accreditations and approvals in place, we are ideally placed to meet our customers' diverse aviation requirements in fast- moving crisis situations. We continue to work with customers to provide our range of aviation services in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak and remain on standby to assist in any way we can." https://www.aviationpros.com/airports/press-release/21127910/air-partner-air- partners-group-charter-and-safety-security-divisions-deliver-integrated-solution-for-uk- foreign-commonwealth-office Back to Top ACSF Safety Symposium Puts Focus on Leadership The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) kicked off its 2020 Air Charter Safety Symposium this morning with more than 130 registrants and a theme of "Promoting the Highest Levels of Aviation Safety." Being held at the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Training Center in Ashburn, Virginia, the event came a day after the Safety Board held a panel discussion with industry leaders about improving Part 135 safety, which is on the agency's list of "Most Wanted" safety improvements. NTSB chairman Robert Sumwalt will follow that meeting with a discussion tomorrow during the safety symposium with why Part 135 safety is on the list and what it will take to get it removed. The forum will also review safety leadership, lessons learned, and flight-data monitoring, among other topics. Joshua Herbert, ACSF chairman and founder and CEO of Magellan Jets, welcomed attendees and encouraged them to participate in the ACSF Aviation Safety Action Plan voluntary self-reporting program conducted in concert with the FAA, noting that 175 organizations are now on board. He also praised the efforts of the National Air Transportation Association in its efforts to combat illegal charter. NATA and FAA officials will delve into those efforts during tomorrow's session. Jim Spigener, chief client officer with Dekra, provided an overview of what constitutes "world-class safety," stressing this comes from leadership that has a passion for people, a focus on exposure rather than outcome, the ability for resource systems alignment, and culture of embracing change. In exposure, Spigener cited research that 21 percent of recordable incidents had the potential for resulting in serious injury or fatalities and challenged the attendees that if they reduce those, they reduce the likelihood of a catastrophic outcome. As for embracing change, he cited his research with NASA, discovering that early on in the space shuttle program some 300 reports were filed expressing concerns about foam used in the space vehicle. Those reports ebbed over time for two reasons-nothing happened involving those concerns and a solution to those concerns wasn't discovered. Essentially, he said, this represented a resistance to change. It took 26 years for those concerns to bear out with the disaster involving the space shuttle Columbia. Industry veteran Bill Koch, former CEO of AMR Combs who now is an executive coach and leadership consultant, highlighted the need for emotional intelligence (EQ), saying it is a difference-maker in executive leadership, which is important in safety management. He listed good self-awareness, ability to self-regulate, motivational capabilities, empathy, and social skills as all critical in EQ. He defined EQ as the ability to monitor one's own and others' feelings and guide think and behavior accordingly-in other words: situational awareness. Studies have shown that managers with higher EQ see as much as 40 percent better organizational performance than those with lower EQ. He cited qualities of inspiration and optimism on the higher side, and command and demand on the lower side. Likewise, he cited "we" versus "me" attitudes. Koch, who formerly served on the NATA board and was a founding board member of the ACSF, said, "It's great to see what ACSF has become" and how it has brought together like-minded organizations with a vision for safety. https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2020-03-03/acsf-safety- symposium-puts-focus-leadership Back to Top FAA Calls for Cessna 210 Wing Spar Inspections The AD prompts inspection and mitigation in a range of models. The carry-through spar from the Cessna T210M accident aircraft shows the point of failure. Effective March 9, 2020, the FAA has released an airworthiness directive calling for the inspection of Cessna 210s in a specific model range, to determine the presence of corrosion and evidence of fatigue in the carry-through spar lower cap and carrying out mitigating preventative maintenance. The AD comes as the result of an in-flight breakup of a Cessna T210M in Queensland, Australia, on May 26, 2019, where fatigue cracking started at a corrosion pit. The fracture itself was located inboard of the wing attachment lugs, according to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau report. The ASTB worked in concert with the National Transportation Safety Board and the manufacturer, now Textron Aviation as the type certificate holder, in determining the cause of the accident and solutions to prevent its recurrence. In the AD, the process calls for both visual and eddy-current inspections of the spar cap, corrective action, if needed, and the application of protective coating and corrosion inhibiting compound. The FAA requires a report as to the conclusions of the inspection in order to inform future action. According to the AD, there have been "subsequent reports of other Model 210-series airplanes with widespread and severe corrosion." The agency has solicited comments on the AD; these must be posted by April 6, 2020. The models in question include: Cessna 210G, T210G, 210H, T210H, 210J, T210J, 210K, T210K, 210L, T210L, 210M, and T210M aircraft. https://www.flyingmag.com/story/aircraft/faa-cessna-201-wing-spar-inspections/ Back to Top EASA Certifies ClearVision with Head-wearable Display Universal Avionics Systems has received European Union Aviation Safety Agency certification for its ClearVision enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) with SkyLens head- wearable display, the first time that a head-wearable display has been certified for civil aviation. This approval will allow operators to use the "visual advantage" available with the ClearVision EFVS to initiate instrument approaches or take off in lower flight visibility, which will help operators meet schedules and avoid having to divert to alternate airports. The ClearVision EFVS works with traditional head-up displays (HUD), head-down (instrument-panel-mounted) displays, and Universal's SkyLens head-wearable display. ClearVision can display enhanced vision and synthetic vision system imagery, and it can combine those images in a combined vision format. An advantage of the SkyLens head- wearable display is that its field of view is not limited as is the case with a traditional HUD or head-down displays. The SkyLens field of view (or "field of regard," as Universal describes it) is basically unlimited and depends on where the pilot is looking. "The certification of our EFVS with SkyLens is a breakthrough in commercial aviation," said Universal CEO Dror Yahav. "Aircraft operators can now take advantage of major enhanced flight vision capabilities and safety improvements with our proven ClearVision solution. This marks the first civil certification of a [head-wearable display] and the first EFVS to land solution for line-fit passenger aircraft." https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2020-03-03/easa-certifies- clearvision-head-wearable-display Back to Top IADA Website Records 615 Aircraft Sales in First Year More than $5.4 billion in preowned aircraft sales were handled through the International Aircraft Dealers Association's (IADA) Aircraft Exchange website in its first year of operation, the aircraft brokers' group announced yesterday. Since the site's launch on Feb. 1, 2019, sales of 615 aircraft-an average of about 1.7 aircraft per day-listed on the site have been recorded. "The sales of previously owned aircraft have exceeded our expectations for a startup website, and the momentum is building," said IADA executive director Wayne Starling. "In just the past five months, nearly 400 aircraft worth $3.8 billion listed on our site changed hands." On average, more than 500 aircraft-jets, turboprops, pistons, and helicopters-are listed for sale on the website. Only IADA-accredited dealers are permitted to list an aircraft on the site. Aircraft data presented on the website is overseen for accuracy through a contract with aviation industry researcher Diane Levine-Wilson. https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2020-03-03/iada-website- records-615-aircraft-sales-first-year Back to Top Fort Worth Delivers Lockheed Martin's 500th F-35 Fighter Jet FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office delivered the 500th F-35. The 500th F-35 delivered by Lockheed Martin takes flight from the company's Fort Worth factory. The multi-role fighter will be delivered to the Air National Guard in Burlington, Vermont. The 500 hundred F-35s include 354 F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variants, 108 F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variants and 38 F-35C carrier (CV) variants for the U.S. and international customers, the company said in a news release Tuesday. In February, the F-35 enterprise surpassed 250,000 flight hours. Those hours include all F-35s in the fleet comprised of developmental test jets, training, operational, U.S. and international aircraft. "These milestones are a testament to the talent and dedication of the joint government, military and industry teams," said Greg Ulmer, Lockheed Martin, vice president and general manager of the F-35 program. "The F-35 is delivering an unprecedented 5th Generation combat capability to the warfighter at the cost of a 4th Generation legacy aircraft." The F-35 operates from 23 military bases worldwide. More than 985 pilots and over 8,890 maintainers are trained. Nine nations use the F-35 from their home soil, eight services have declared Initial Operating Capability and four services have employed F-35s in combat operations. https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2020/03/03/fort-worth-lockheed-martin-f-35-fighter-jet/ Curt Lewis