The NTSB is amending its regulations concerning notification and reporting requirements regarding aircraft accidents or incidents, which will become effective March 8, 2010.
The final rule herein codifies the addition of five reportable incidents, the reporting of which the NTSB believes will improve aviation safety.
In response to the publication of this NPRM, the NTSB received and carefully considered six comments. The NTSB did not receive any requests for a public meeting; therefore, the NTSB did not hold a public meeting on the NPRM.
Be sure to note the requirement to report ACAS (TCAS) resolution advisories under IFR and in Class A Airspace.
Sec. 830.5 Immediate notification.
The operator of any civil aircraft, or any public aircraft not operated by the Armed Forces or an intelligence agency of the United States, or any foreign aircraft shall immediately, and by the most expeditious means available, notify the nearest National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) office,\1\ when:
(a) An aircraft accident or any of the following listed serious incidents occur:
In particular, the new subsections within 49 CFR 830.5
(3) Failure of any internal turbine engine component that results in the escape of debris other than out the exhaust path;
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(8) Release of all or a portion of a propeller blade from an aircraft, excluding release caused solely by ground contact;
(9) A complete loss of information, excluding flickering, from more than 50 percent of an aircraft’s cockpit displays known as:
(i) Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) displays;
(ii) Engine Indication and Crew Alerting System (EICAS) displays;
(iii) Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitor (ECAM) displays; or
(iv) Other displays of this type, which generally include a primary flight display (PFD), primary navigation display (PND), and other integrated displays;
(10) Airborne Collision and Avoidance System (ACAS) resolution advisories issued either:
(i) When an aircraft is being operated on an instrument flight rules flight plan and compliance with the advisory is necessary to avert a substantial risk of collision between two or more aircraft; or
(ii) To an aircraft operating in class A airspace.
(11) Damage to helicopter tail or main rotor blades, including ground damage, that requires major repair or replacement of the blade(s);
(12) Any event in which an aircraft operated by an air carrier:
(i) Lands or departs on a taxiway, incorrect runway, or other area not designed as a runway; or
(ii) Experiences a runway incursion that requires the operator or the crew of another aircraft or vehicle to take immediate corrective action to avoid a collision.
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