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0 pointscjbprime2y ago0 comments

That document is an in-progress proposal to amend a rule, no? I think there was strong opposition to this rule before this accident flight, and the blowback from the missing data here might be strong enough to be able to get it passed anyway.

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imoverclocked2y ago

> the blowback from the missing data here might be strong enough to be able to get it passed anyway

Nice pun.

What do you think would have been gained from the CVR data in this case? Do you think pilot error had anything to do with the door-plug failure? Do you think the CVR was left running on purpose/accident?

If I were one of those pilots, the first words out of my mouth probably would have been, "what the $&#*?!" followed by whatever procedure had been drilled into me for rapid-depressurization. Given the scenario, I wouldn't lose any sleep over forgetting to shutoff the CVR in the mess of getting everyone to safety.

cjbprimeOP2y ago

I'm not an accident investigator and don't know what exactly would turn out to be useful, but I think changing your intuition for why we study the CVR away from "because there might have been a large pilot error" to "so that we can learn more about how pilots react to emergencies with a goal of seeing if we can come up with process improvements" may help. If there was some aspect of the response that was not perfect, we could develop training on it for other pilots, right?

imoverclocked2y ago

That's not what is at stake here though. CVRs are not intended for improving process like a call-center recorded line. "Both recorders are installed to help reconstruct the events leading to an aircraft accident." [ntsb.gov]

This creep of intended-use is exactly why many people oppose surveillance in the first place.

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zerocrates2y ago

You don't need to necessarily be looking for pilot error to want the recording. Maybe it picked up the sound of the plug separating and that could be useful. Maybe it records an alarm, a call from the cabin, whatever. Maybe the way they work the checklist for decompression reveals some problem that should lead to a change in the checklist. Maybe it corroborates or disagrees with the FDR.

Of course I think it's most likely that it wouldn't be that relevant in this particular case.

sigwinch282y ago

It is the rule in Europe, which is mentioned in (II)(C) in the link. I failed to link it properly.

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imoverclocked2y ago

> the blowback from the missing data here might be strong enough to be able to get it passed anyway

Nice pun.

cjbprimeOP2y ago

imoverclocked2y ago

This creep of intended-use is exactly why many people oppose surveillance in the first place.

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zerocrates2y ago

Of course I think it's most likely that it wouldn't be that relevant in this particular case.

sigwinch282y ago

It is the rule in Europe, which is mentioned in (II)(C) in the link. I failed to link it properly.

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