Boeing FOD Prevention PowerPoint

See how this major aerospace manufacturer trains its personnel to understand and control FOD.

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Navy Bird Control

Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida develops long-term plans to improve Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard Prevention (BASH) procedures.

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Effectiveness of FOD Control Measures

Read this graduate thesis from Mr. Felice Procaccio of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, based on a survey of 231 aviation professionals.

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Keep Your Fuel Bottles Safe

As part of its continuing effort to improve Foreign Object Damage (FOD) prevention, The FOD Control Corporation has introduced a new safety tool into the military aviation market, the FOD and Fuel Caddy. [Read more…]

Do You Have All the Pieces?

Compliments of U.S. Air Force “Flying Safety” Magazine

Aircraft maintenance personnel were tasked with troubleshooting a C-5 #3 engine generator discrepancy. Worker 1 performed the outside walkaround and the required intake/exhaust inspection of all four engines. During the #4 engine inspection he found a nut and washer missing from the fan stopper. The fan stopper is a wooden handle with a heavy rubber tip attached to sheet metal and secured by three screws. He finished the inspection of the #4 engine, then re-inspected the P3 engine to ensure it was clear of FOD. Finding none, he documented the inspections in the aircraft forms. Good work ethic, right? [Read more…]

Aerospace FOD Program

An aerospace powerhouse shares details of its excellent FOD Program now in operation.

FOE Plan

FOD prevention assessment criteria

FOE implementation

Wild FOD

Have a problem? A great idea? The International Center for Aviation and Wildlife Risk Mitigation has established several online forums for people who want to brainstorm ideas for wildlife management.

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ANNUAL NAFPI FOD CONFERENCES – Gold Mines of Information, FOD Prevention Equipment & Networking Opportunities

Each year front line FOD Prevention managers and supervisors get together to share serious information, swap stories, view new products and hear presentations from peers, suppliers and innovators in the field.


mv22_2If you don’t know, NAFPI, National Aerospace FOD Prevention, Inc., is a non-profit foundation dedicated to reducing FOD and improving safety in aviation. Learn more about NAFPI and download presentations at www.nafpi.com. [Read more…]

Why It Pays To Be Careful Around Running Engines

Compliments of U.S. Air Force “Flying Safety” Magazine

The jet was undergoing the final stages of its major periodic inspection.  It was on the trim pad for some engine- running op checks and three Maintainers – an engine run person, a ground person, and a specialist-type person – were responsible for seeing to it they were done. [Read more…]

Safety Alert: Fighting FOD in Europe

Brussels Airport has released to European airport managers this nifty one-page safety alert on the importance of tool control.

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