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Report No: DOT/FAA/AM-91/16

Title and Subtitle: Human Factors in Aviation Maintenance Phase One Progress Report

Report Date: November 1991

Authors: Galaxy Scientific Corporation

Abstract: This human factors research in aviation maintenance addresses four tasks including studies of organizational behavior, job and task analysis in maintenance and inspection, advanced technology for training, and the application of job aiding to maintenance. The first phase of a three phase research program describes extensive preliminary investigation of airline maintenance practices. Each chapter describes the Phase I investigation and problem definition followed by the plan for the Phase II demonstrations.

Key Words: Human factors, Maintenance, Task analysis, Computer-based instruction, Simulation

No. of Pages: 170