DID YOU KNOW? DTIC has over 3.5 million final reports on DoD funded research, development, test, and evaluation activities available to our registered users. Click
HERE to register or log in.
Accession Number:
AD1076311
Title:
Aerial Refueling Systems Incident Investigation Guide
Report Date:
2019-06-27
Abstract:
Aerial Refueling (AR) incidents, such as boom nozzle strikes outside the receptacle, drogue slaps to fuselage or canopy, and probe/basket separations often go unreported because the damage does not meet the services safety reporting thresholds. This document is intended to provide some basic guidelines on the gathering of information from such non-reportable AR incidents, but is not intended to be used for formal investigations of accidents or mishaps. Data for such investigations should be obtained from, but not limited to, aircraft AR configurations/ design, procedure, documentation, aircraft flight data recorder (FDR), pilot and boomer narratives, and historical maintenance. The document has four major sections to solicit investigative questions relevant to boom-equipped tanker, receptacle-equipped receiver, drogue-equipped tanker (including the Boom Drogue Adapter), and probe-equipped receiver aircraft. Each question addresses critical information that should be collected for investigation into an aerial refueling incident between the tanker and receiver aircraft. There are also sections to provide guidance on types of agreements between program offices and repository proposals to access the data for future designs.
Document Type:
Conference:
Journal:
Pages:
40
File Size:
0.69MB
Contracts:
Grants:
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release
