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Meet the One-Armed Bandits of FOD (Read More)
On August 12-14, the 29th Nation Aerospace FOD Prevention Conference will be held at the Las Vegas Hilton. Talk shop with FOD managers from around the country, cruise the exhibit hall and take in some shows at the Entertainment Capital of the World.
CAPTURING MILITARY FOD - LITERALLY (Read More)
To discover just how seriously the military treats FOD in the Middle East, check out these photos of an armed maintenance technician "guarding" a two hundred pound pile of FOD.
US NAVY FOD REGULATIONS (Read More)
Read the Naval Aviation Maintenance Program Standard Operating Procedures for FOD control. The FOD program is on Page 142 of the document or 150 of the PDF file. The Tool Control program is on page 151 of the document or 159 of the PDF file.
United States Air Force FOD*BOSS Sweeper Guidance (Read More)
United States Air Force FOD*BOSS sweeper guidance for Dover AFB, Grand Forks AFB, RAF Lakenheath (USAFE), McChord AFB, Tinker AFB, 914th Airlift Wing, 939th Air Refueling Wing.
EXAMPLE: THE RIPPLE EFFECT OF FOD INCIDENTS (Read More)
The French government considers bringing manslaughter charges related to the fatal crash of a Concorde in Paris in July, 2000.
TRACK THOSE TOOLS (Read More)
Spend too much time searching for mislaid tools? The latest issue of the Naval Safety Center's Mech Magazine features several insightful articles on the topic of Tool Control.
THE COST OF FOD PER FLIGHT (Read More)
Ever wonder how much FOD costs you every time a plane leaves the runway? Insight SRI has estimated the cost of FOD on a per-flight and per-passenger basis.
SINGAPORE OPTS FOR OPTICAL SURVEILLANCE (Read More)
Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore has awarded a contract to Singapore-based Stratech Systems to deploy its iFerret runway surveillance system to Changi International Airport
FOD DETECTION SYSTEM RECEIVES NOMINIATION (Read More)
Stratech System's "iFerret" system, which features self-calibrating cameras and automated scene analysis, has been nominated for the ATC Global Awards 2008.
The US ARMY'S FOD PROGRAM (Read More)
In a recent update, the 35-page pamphlet for the Army Aviation Accident Prevention Program now describes a FOD prevention program.
THE GOLDEN BOLT (Read More)
Deployed to the harsh deserts of southern Iraq, the US Air Force's 407th Air Expeditionary Group takes a carrot-and-stick approach to FOD control.
DEADLY BIRD STRIKE OVER MOSCOW (Read More)
Investigators have determined that bird strikes on the starboard engines of an Antonov An-12 freighter caused the aircraft to crash.
Sterilizing Your Work Place
Tool Control - Repair Shop vs. Operating Room (Read
more)
A comprehensive article on effective tool control by MSgt Steven Ball during his time as FOD Monitor for the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base.
Free FOD Awareness Instructional Materials
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more)
FOD on the Radar
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more)
Can modern radar technology produce a better set of eyeballs for busy FOD monitors? TF Green Airport in Rhode Island becomes the first commercial airport in the US to test a new radar-based system for detecting FOD on runways.
FOD Forensics
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more)
Fighting FOD Like CSI
FOD*BOSS Saves the Day
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more)
Capture a treasure trove of FOD stories from the US Naval Aviation?
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more)
Click here and raid Mech Magazine's Vault!
FOD Is A Dirty Word (Read
more)
by Delta Airlines Atlanta Worldport
Safety Department
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here to enlarge image.
How Aussie Airports "Do It Down Under":
"DEBRIS DANGER" (Read
more) by Airports Magazine
Fuel
Caps Are Falling From Aircraft! (Read
more)
"FOD -
An Airlines Perspective" (Read
more)
by Mr. Jim
Stephan - Delta Airlines Corporate Safety
PowerPoint
presentation for FAA Safety Conference
The Ultimate FOD Prevention Program Manual
This
informative new book, "MAKE
IT FOD FREE!" provides detailed information needed to start
or seriously improve a FOD Program.
Get started now! (Read
more)
"THE FOD*BOSS
IS A NECESSARY AIRPORT MANAGEMENT TOOL"
(Read
more)
Foreign
Object Damage/ Foreign Object Debris (Read
more)
Make Every Stroke Count in Your Drive to Eliminate FOD
There's
a new BOSS on the Dryden flightline
and it's making a clean sweep of preventing
foreign object damage. (Article from NASA's
Dryden Flight Research Facility at Edwards
AFB, California.) (Read
More)
A vortex initiates due to
the presence of a prevailing wind that blows at an angle
to the intake face and forms a shear vector that causes the
airflow-to-ground-plane interaction to swirl.
Click image to enlarge.
Deadly FOD Discounted as Threat
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more)
by Todd Halvorson, Larry Wheeler and John Kelly, FLORDIA TODAY
Small or Large, Foreign Objects Can Be Costly
(Read
more)
by Carol O'Maley
The X-FOD Files (Read more)
Click here to read about strange maintenance on a Chinese aircraft. Are aliens involved?
Whether your operation is
civilian or military, your mission depends on functioning aircraft
Don't
let this:
Or this:
Lead to this:
UNITED
STATES AIR FORCE FOD REGULATIONS (Read more)
Read the US Air Force instructions for FOD control. The FOD program is on Page 324. The Tool Control program is on Page 233.
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