Read the Naval Aviation Maintenance Program Standard Operating Procedures for FOD control. The FOD program is on Page 142 of the document or 150 of the PDF file. The Tool Control program is on page 151 of the document or 159 of the PDF file. [Read more…]
TRACK THOSE TOOLS
January 15, 2008 by
Spend too much time searching for mislaid tools? The latest issue of the Naval Safety Center’s Mech Magazine features several insightful articles on the topic of Tool Control.
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New Weapon in War on FOD
December 27, 2007 by
The FOD*BOSS makes debris pickup quick and easy, and could save millions in aircraft repairs.
Using specially designed bristles and scoops on an 8-foot-wide sweeper that is pulled behind any vehicle, the FOD*BOSS scoops up debris and holds it in a retaining mesh.
Revenge of the Creature
December 27, 2007 by
Researchers at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California propose creating a prototype for a small robotic vehicle – dubbed “The Creature” – that can locate and remove FOD aboard naval aviation vessels.
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SHARING THE SKIES
December 1, 2007 by
An aviation industry guideline to the Management of Wildlife Hazards is the title of a comprehensive (300+ pages) book from Transport Canada. For about $25 bucks you get reports and instruction about all phases of aviation’s continuing challenge of preventing bird and mammal strikes. Written by a team of top wildlife management experts, covering the basics to latest technology. View a summary here.
To order: www.tc.gc.ca/CivilAviation/menu.html
THE GOLDEN BOLT
November 14, 2007 by
FOD: A 3-Letter Acronym For Trouble
by Tech. Sgt. Phyllis Hanson
11/14/2007 – ALI AIR BASE, Iraq — If a rock bouncing out of a gravel truck can crack a windshield, imagine what that same rock can do to a jet’s engine or a cargo plane’s propeller. [Read more…]
Posters: FOD is Scary
October 29, 2007 by
Get you point across any way you can! The Air Force Safety Center has produced some cool FOD posters as part of their ground safety collection.
The US ARMY’S FOD PROGRAM
October 19, 2007 by
In a recent update, the 35-page pamphlet for the Army Aviation Accident Prevention Program now describes a FOD prevention program.
Assessing Your Airport’s FOD Culture
June 5, 2007 by
Rat In Da Vat!
Assessing Your Airport’s FOD Culture
by Master Sergeant Steven Ball
Foreign Object Debris (FOD) in aircraft costs billions of dollars each year worldwide. FOD can be a nuisance when it delays a flight, can cause over a million dollars in damages when it enters an aircraft engine, or worse…
During high school I worked summers cutting grass at a wastewater treatment facility in New Jersey. Large, open concrete pools and miles of grass. Every now and then, I’d bag a rat that was too bold and got careless.
