Issued: -- | To: Russian Aviation Authorities | VP-BKO(1) |
Check the implementation of measures developed and approved in order to implement the recommendations given by investigation teams for accidents with heavy transport category aircraft in 2006-2008. |
Issued: -- | To: Russian Aviation Authorities | VP-BKO(10) |
Consider the practicability of using aircraft with western type attitude indicators at colleges of initial flight training. While Russian training aircraft of such type would be designed, consider the practicability of acquiring western aircraft suitable for initial training. As an alternative measure, consider installing western type attitude indicators on the already used Russian training aircraft. |
Issued: -- | To: Russian Aviation Authorities | VP-BKO(11) |
Consider the necessity of inspecting the level of training of pilots who were trained for Boeing 737 at the FTI Center and the Flight Training Center of St. Petersburg State University of Civil Aviation. On the basis of the inspection consider the necessity of additional training. |
Issued: -- | To: Russian Aviation Authorities | VP-BKO(12) |
Within the framework of Agreements on the basis of Article 83bis, ICAO Convention, consider the practicability of taking part, along with the State of Registry, in approving maintenance organizations. |
Issued: -- | To: Russian Aviation Authorities | VP-BKO(13) |
According to the recommendations given in Section 1.16.4 of the report, consider introducing flight experience limitations for every aircraft type for co-pilots who apply to upgrade to captains. |
Issued: -- | To: Russian Aviation Authorities | VP-BKO(14) |
Apply the practicability of resuming practical conferences with regard to share operational experience of different aircraft types and inviting representatives of aircraft Designer and Manufacturer as well as test pilots to such conferences. |
Issued: -- | To: Russian Aviation Authorities | VP-BKO(15) |
Introduce all necessary amendments and additions into the civil aviation regulatory documents to comply with all provisions of ICAO Doc. 4444 with regard to vectoring aircraft at approach. Ensure that Approach Control personnel get relative training. |
Issued: -- | To: Russian Aviation Authorities | VP-BKO(16) |
Expedite equipping international aerodromes with VOR/DME and/or ILS/DME systems to provide accurate navigation environment in the takeoff/landing areas. |
Issued: -- | To: Russian Aviation Authorities | VP-BKO(17) |
Consider the practicability of mandatory fitting international aerodromes with ILS equipment for all runways where technically possible. |
Issued: -- | To: Russian Aviation Authorities | VP-BKO(18) |
Consider the issue of operating aircraft equipped with the single FMC without a possibility of position correction only along the routes with ATC radar control. Consider the practicability of installing GPS to ensure accurate navigation when flying along routes without navaids. |
Issued: -- | To: Russian Aviation Authorities | VP-BKO(19) |
Require that certified staff approved for maintaining a certain aircraft type should be present during pre-flight inspections, especially if the aircraft is dispatched with MEL items. |
Issued: -- | To: Russian Aviation Authorities | VP-BKO(2) |
Consider the practicability of increasing requirements to flight training programs and transition training programs and elaborate a mandatory syllabus minimum for every aircraft type in order to improve the level of training and avoid simplifications during the training. |
Issued: -- | To: Russian Aviation Authorities | VP-BKO(20) |
Carry out one time inspections of FDR and CVR recording quality in cooperation with operators of western aircraft and store the readout records. |
Issued: -- | To: Russian Aviation Authorities | VP-BKO(21) |
Eliminate other shortcomings revealed in the course of the investigation. |
Issued: -- | To: Aeroflot-Nord airline and other airlines | VP-BKO(22) |
Inspect the professional level of pilots who were trained for Boeing 737 at the FTI Center, Denver, and at the Flight Training Center of St. Petersburg State University of Civil Aviation. Based on the inspection findings, consider the necessity of additional training. |
Issued: -- | To: Aeroflot-Nord airline and other airlines | VP-BKO(23) |
Ensure that the flight personnel strictly follow the SOP. Ensure continuous monitoring of flights using, among other means, CVR records read out. |
Issued: -- | To: Aeroflot-Nord airline and other airlines | VP-BKO(24) |
Ensure continuous MEL usage monitoring. Avoid flights with extended MEL items without a detailed analysis of any particular case. |
Issued: -- | To: Aeroflot-Nord airline and other airlines | VP-BKO(25) |
Develop and implement a procedure of using flight recorders data when doing the troubleshooting. |
Issued: -- | To: Aeroflot-Nord airline and other airlines | VP-BKO(26) |
Ensure that the airline psychologists, when selecting applicants for transition training, pay more attention to their personal traits with regard to their emotional reaction and behavior in abnormal situations (increased workload, stress), and if they find negative traits, give particular recommendations as to whether these pilots are suitable for transition training and/or if they require individual approach. |
Issued: -- | To: Aeroflot-Nord airline and other airlines | VP-BKO(27) |
Develop and implement prevention measures to maintain high level of safety when transitioning to new aircraft types. |
Issued: -- | To: Aeroflot-Nord airline and other airlines | VP-BKO(28) |
Assess the English language proficiency level of pilots who fly western-made aircraft and who were trained at METEK LTD. On the basis of this assessment consider the necessity of additional training at a certified training center. This recommendation is also applicable to maintenance personnel who maintain western aircraft. |
Issued: -- | To: Aeroflot-Nord airline and other airlines | VP-BKO(29) |
Arrange and conduct special training for pilots who fly Boeing 737 aircraft without previous experience on aircraft with spaced-apart engines, with regard to handling such aircraft in case of thrust asymmetry. Consider the practicability of engaging test-pilots in arranging such training. Consider the applicability of this recommendation to other aircraft types. |
Issued: -- | To: Russian Aviation Authorities | VP-BKO(3) |
Develop a CRM training program for flight crews that fly two-member crew aircraft and ensure this program is mandatory for flight personnel who transition from multicrew aircraft. |
Issued: -- | To: Aeroflot-Nord airline and other airlines | VP-BKO(30) |
Introduce extra sections into airlines FOM and SOP with recommendations as to how to perform flights along routes and at aerodromes without an accurate radio navigation environment for FMC position correction. |
Issued: -- | To: Aeroflot-Nord airline and other airlines | VP-BKO(31) |
Introduce additional sessions into flight simulator training with regard to approaching with FMC position deviation, estimating the value of the error and conducting the flight with the help of raw data. |
Issued: -- | To: Aeroflot-Nord airline and other airlines | VP-BKO(32) |
Determine problem aerodromes for every airline and develop recommendations on flight operations at these aerodromes. Practice raw data approaches during flight simulator training. |
Issued: -- | To: Aeroflot-Nord airline and other airlines | VP-BKO(33) |
Redevelop the FCTM to comply with the main regulatory documents. |
Issued: -- | To: Aeroflot-Nord airline and other airlines | VP-BKO(34) |
Develop and implement a system of monitoring the work of invited instructors. |
Issued: -- | To: Aeroflot-Nord airline and other airlines | VP-BKO(35) |
Eliminate other shortcomings found in the course of the investigation and during the inspections conducted by the FTOA and the CAA of Russia. |
Issued: -- | To: VARZ-400 | VP-BKO(36) |
Brief their personnel on the basis of the investigation findings. Consider the necessity of additional training or refresher training of the personnel who did the maintenance of the VP-BKO aircraft. |
Issued: -- | To: VARZ-400 | VP-BKO(37) |
Eliminate all the shortcomings found in the course of this investigation and during the EASA audit. |
Issued: -- | To: Boeing Company | VP-BKO(38) |
Consider including into the AFM and/or FCOM of Boeing 737 aircraft the information on the limits of throttle stagger and the recommendation for the flight crews on handling the aircraft in case of throttle stagger. |
Issued: -- | To: Boeing Company | VP-BKO(39) |
Together with the equipment manufacturer consider the practicability of replacing the artificial voice warning "Bank angle" by a similar phrase which would indicate the direction of bank (left/right). |
Issued: -- | To: Russian Aviation Authorities | VP-BKO(4) |
Ensure that the aviation psychologists when selecting personnel for transition training should pay attention to the personality traits of the candidates with regard to their emotional reactions and behavior in abnormal situations (high workload, stress, etc.), and if they find negative traits, should give recommendations on their suitability for transition training and/or the necessity of individual approach during the training61. |
Issued: -- | To: METEK LTD | VP-BKO(40) |
Have their teachers and training programs approved and licensed for teaching General and Technical English for flight and maintenance personnel who fly or maintain western-made aircraft. |
Issued: -- | To: Russian Aviation Authorities | VP-BKO(5) |
Arrange and conduct research of spatial disorientation and upset conditions and develop practical safety measures. Based on the research results, develop and implement a special flight crew training course (similar to Upset Recovery Training) that would contain theory and practice62. |
Issued: -- | To: Russian Aviation Authorities | VP-BKO(6) |
Pay attention, when approving airlines FCTM, to the compliance of their provisions with the main civil aviation regulations (FAR, CAFOM-85, FCTM-92, ROLRGA-87). Consider the practicability of improving the main regulations, taking into account two-member crew aircraft operations. Expedite the implementation of the Flight Operations FAR. |
Issued: -- | To: Russian Aviation Authorities | VP-BKO(7) |
Amend transition training and commissioning requirements onto the new aircraft type to establish the minimum value of flight hours on the new aircraft type that are required before returning to previous aircraft type. |
Issued: -- | To: Russian Aviation Authorities | VP-BKO(8) |
Draw the attention of qualification boards of all levels to the necessity of checking the flight personnel documents compliance to the regulations when commissioning them to a new position. Establish a personal responsibility of the heads of qualification boards for the unjustified issue of permits. |
Issued: -- | To: Russian Aviation Authorities | VP-BKO(9) |
Develop and implement English language proficiency requirements for flight personnel who fly aircraft with documentation in English, as well as for maintenance personnel who maintain the abovementioned aircraft. |