Submitting Campus
Daytona Beach
Department
Human Factors and Behavioral Neurobiology
Document Type
Report
Publication/Presentation Date
8-2001
Abstract/Description
This report contains the results from Phase 1 of a three-phase research effort. Phase 1 examines aviation industry procedures for developing maintenance technical data. Phase 2 will document user problems with maintenance technical data. Phase 3 will identify maintenance technical data development improvements by applying human factors principles. Five aircraft manufacturers were surveyed regarding company policy, communication, data tracking, user feedback, and error reduction efforts. The five industry participants represent both regional and large commercial transport manufacturers. Phase 1 survey results revealed three significant maintenance technical data issues: inconsistent development process guidelines, reactive rather than proactive response to user feedback, and inadequate assessment of errors involving usability as opposed to accuracy. Phase 1 results will later be compared to Phase 2 surveys of user problems with maintenance technical data to identify the impact of development procedures on the users perception of manual quality.
Sponsorship/Conference/Institution
United States Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration
Location
Washington, DC
Paper Number
DOT/FAA/AR-01/43
Number of Pages
34
Scholarly Commons Citation
Chaparro, A., & Groff, L. S. (2001). Human Factors Survey of Aviation Technical Manuals, Phase 1: Manual Development Procedures. , (). Retrieved from https://commons.erau.edu/publication/970
Additional Information
Dr. Alex Chaparro was not affiliated with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University at the time this report was published.