Voluntary Safety Programs Presentation Flight Operational Quality Assurance (FOQA) / Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) Voluntary Safety Programs Presentation HSAC Inspector Jason Crain October 2018

FAA Voluntary Safety Programs Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) Flight Operational Quality Assurance (FOQA) Line Operations Safety Audit (LOSA) Voluntary Disclosure Reporting Program (VDRP)

Intent of Voluntary Safety Programs FOQA: Provide Safety Information (Otherwise Unobtainable) Improve Safety Monitor National Trends Target FAA Resources (Operational Risks) Establishes Partnership - FAA, Operators, Crew, and Union (if applicable) to Identify and Reduce/Eliminate Risks FOIA Protection (14 CFR 193) Provide Enforcement Incentive

Intent of Voluntary Safety Programs Cont’d: Identify Potential Precursors to Accidents Resolve Safety Issues Through Corrective Action Prevent Reoccurrence of Safety-Related Events

What VSP’s Are Not Important Facts: Reports and/or data submissions involving the following are not included: Intentional disregard for safety, reckless conduct Criminal activity, substance abuse, controlled substances, alcohol or intentional falsification Unwilling to work within program

FOQA Requirements 14 CFR 13.401 (FOQA Specific) States, “Except for criminal or deliberate acts, the Administrator will not use an operator's FOQA data or aggregate FOQA data in an enforcement action against that operator or its employees when such FOQA data or aggregate FOQA data is obtained from a FOQA program that is approved by the Administrator.” For Enforcement Incentive to Apply: Operator Must Submit, Maintain, and Adhere to Approved Implementation and Operations Plan

FOQA Requirements Cont’d Specified by 13.401 - I&O Plan Must Contain: Description of Operator’s Plan for Collecting and Analyzing Line Operation Flight Recorded Data Procedures for Taking Corrective Action Due to Safety Related Issues Procedures for Providing FAA Aggregate FOQA Data Procedures for Informing FAA of Corrective Action Being Undertaken (Ref. Bullet 2) Paragraph (d) is key: The Operator Will Provide FAA w/ Aggregate FOQA Data in Form and Manner Acceptable to the Administrator

FOQA Benefits FAA Order 8000.81: This order designates information received by the agency from an approved voluntary Flight Operational Quality Assurance (FOQA) program as protected from public disclosure in accordance with the provisions of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 193. Enforcement Incentive

Difference Between FDM and FOQA? FOQA Cont’d Difference Between FDM and FOQA? Hardware / Software (Roughly the Same) FOQA: Approved Implementation and Operations Plan Requires Aggregate Data Sharing w/ FAA Requires ASIAS Participation Provides Access to Industry Data Operator Must Comply w/ 14 CFR 13.401 Enforcement Incentive FOIA Protections

FOQA Cont’d: 57 Operators Participating: 37 Part 121 4 Part 121/135 FAA Order 8900 - FOQA programs are intended for use by any operator desiring to improve the safety of its operation, but guidance is targeted to to air carriers operating under part 121 and part 135. AC 120-82 - AC applies primarily to air carriers that operate under part 121 or 135, but may be applicable to operators under other parts. 57 Operators Participating: 37 Part 121 4 Part 121/135 12 Part 135 4 Part 91

ASAP FAA Order 8000.82: This order designates information received by the agency from an Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) as protected from public disclosure in accordance with the provisions of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 193.

ASAP Cont’d Advisory Circular 120-66C – In progress Partnership Agreement (Template) Timeliness Criteria Removed / ERC Decision PA Template Standardized / P&P Manual (Operator Specific) More Flexible for ASAP / SMS Interface Guidance for Programs with 3rd Party Facilitators Optional FAA Attendance Automatic Report Acceptance (HR 302, Sec. 320)

ASAP Cont’d 2017 ASAP Results: Close to 700 MOU’s (Mixed FAR Parts) Nearly 125,000 Reports 98% Reports Accepted 83% Sole-Source 15% Non-Sole Source Less than 2% Excluded 11% Involved Employee Corrective Action 5% Resulted in Company Recommendations

State of the FAA Reactive (Past) Preventive / Predictive (Where Possible) Current Focus: Transparency / Collaboration Information Sharing (FAA & Industry) Compliance Philosophy (Willing and Able) Use of Data

Voluntary Safety Programs SO WHAT?

Commercial Aviation Safety “2017 Was The Safest Year In The History of Commercial Air Travel - According to The Aviation Safety Network.” Airlines recorded zero accident deaths in commercial passenger jets last year Nobody died in a crash of a United States-certificated scheduled airline operating anywhere in the world in 2017. The fatal accident rate for large commercial passenger flights now stands at one fatal accident for every 16 million flights.

Commercial Aviation Safety ASAP January 2013

Path to Establish a FOQA Program Joint Approval of I/O Plan Contact POI – Provide Letter of Intent Develop I&O Plan and Submit for Approval (POI and AFS-280) Submit I&O Plan Completed Checklist (AC Appendix) Submit Electronic Copy of the above to AFS-200 (9-AFS-HQ-FOQA@FAA.GOV) Establish MOU with ASIAS Group – Walt / Cliff?

Path to Establish a ASAP Program Operator Develops/Presents the Program to the Appropriate Flight Standards Office for Review Complete MOU Template https://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/asap/memo_generator Operator / Flight Standards Office Jointly Review FAA Manager Forwards MOU and Acceptance Memo to AFS-280 AFX-1 (or Designee) Signs Memo – Returns to FAA Office Manager for Signature and Distribution Note: Process Will Change with New AC

Voluntary Safety Programs The End Jason Crain 801-257-5088 Jason.Crain@faa.gov Questions?