FAA Office of Aerospace Medicine
Civil Aerospace Medical Institute

Report No: DOT/FAA/AM-14/5

Title and Subtitle: The Transition From Event Reports to Measurable Organizational Impact: Workshop Proceedings Report

Report Date: March 2014

Authors: Avers KB, Johnson WB, Banks JO, Wenzel B

Abstract: Collecting, analyzing, and transitioning data into actionable solutions is one of the most critical endeavors in aviation. There are a number of challenges that plague event reporting and analysis. This report describes the top 10 challenges:

1. Overcoming resistance/concerns about event data collection
2. Individual trust
3. Consistency in data analysis
4. Smaller carriers/Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul facilities do not dedicate adequate resources to event reports
5. Inefficient use of data from different sources that came in different formats
6. Why fund and promote--what is the return on investment (ROI)?
7. Lack of combined knowledge of human factors and task expertise to interpret data analysis
8. Why report--what's in it for me?
9. Lack of automated report generation
10. Need logical and proven implementation processes

The results outlined in this report can be used as a starting place for best practices in incident reporting, analysis, and solution implementation.

Key Words: Maintenance, Event Reporting, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Automated Report

No. of Pages: 33