FOD Walk at Ellsworth AFB

The World’s Largest Jet Engine

Naughty, Naughty – ignoring ramp FOD is a no-no!

Tool Control at Lockheed

Safe Airport Driving Habits

Sports Technology vs. FOD

Lightning Strike on Jet

USAF FOD Awareness Training Video

Bird Strike Simulation

Wildlife Management at Chicago O’Hare International Airport

Aircraft Tire Explosion

Sailor Sucked into Engine Intake – How He Survived

A great example of a well-produced FOD awareness video

Your Mission

Whether your operation is civilian or military, your mission depends on functioning aircraft [Read more…]

Small or LARGE, Foreign Objects Can Be Costly

It’s one thing when your spouse or roommate bugs you not to leave your clothes on the
floor. However, if someone accidentally leaves a tool or even a pebble on the flightline
near an F-16 ready for takeoff, that oversight could cost the priceless life or limb of a
pilot and part or all of a $20 million Fighting Falcon.

That’s why Foreign Object Debris or Damage prevention is a daily matter of life and
death, and of crucial financial importance at Luke. [Read more…]