Discuss actions the crew of UAL 232 took for which they had no training or procedures.
Discuss actions the crew of UAL 232 took for which they had no training or procedures. Douglas DC-10, United Airlines 232, 7/9/1981, Sioux City, IA QUESTION 2 – 275 WORDS – Give some examples of how good professionalism may have prevented the Colgan Air 3407 accident. Bombardier Dash-8 Q400, Colgan Air 3407, 2/12/2009, Buffalo, NY QUESTION 3 – 275 WORDS – Using the ASRS exercise information and the approach plate for the LDA approach to EGE airport given in Learning Module 11 resources, explain why the captain decided to file an ASRS report after this flight. Then use your own words to say what you would write in the ASRS report narrative. Directions: After reading the factual information below and reviewing the approach plate, determine why the captain felt he needed to submit an ASRS form. Explain what you think happened and why it may have been unsafe. The Flight: You are the captain of a B-737 who just conducted the LDA Rwy 25 approach into Eagle County Airport, Colorado (EGE). ATC issued a low altitude alert when you were passing VOAXA intersection. You programmed your Flight Management System (FMS) to cross VOAXA intersection at 13,000 feet. QUESTION 4 – 275 WORDS – Based on the understanding of Air Traffic Control that you have so far, discuss what you consider to be the single most useful characteristic and/or capability that radar brings to the practice of ATC. Examine both primary and secondary radar when considering this question, and be specific. For example, don’t just say something like, “Radar increases a controller’s situational awareness to where the aircraft are…” Answer which part of which system does that, and, for example, in what dimension? Lateral? Longitudinal? Vertical? Another aspect to consider might be, which “element” of the ATC problem do the various components of the two radar systems most support? Elements might include “identification,” “separation,” “maintaining expeditious flow,” and so on. https://arstechnica.com/science/2010/03/the-science-and-technology-of-air-traffic-control/2/
