1、Lessons Learned Entry: 1169Lesson Info:a71 Lesson Number: 1169a71 Lesson Date: 2001-02-01a71 Submitting Organization: HQa71 Submitted by: David M. LengyelSubject: Aircraft Flight Operations/Aviation Safety Officers (ASOs)/Reporting Structure Description of Driving Event: Not all Aviation Safety Offi
2、cers (ASOs) Report Directly to Their Center DirectorsLesson(s) Learned: Not all Aviation Safety Officers (ASOs) report directly to their Center Directors.Recommendation(s): ASOs should report directly to their Center Directors.Evidence of Recurrence Control Effectiveness: Code J - Nonconcur: NPG 790
3、0.3A stipulates that the ASO be appointed by the Center Director or designee, and acts on behalf of the Center Director when discharging the duties of ASO. It also requires Aviation Safety Officers to be on flight status and current in assigned aircraft, so they are more expert in the current missio
4、n and better understand the risks involved. Since most ASOs are also line pilots, it is more efficient that the work directly for the senior aviation manager responsible for risk management (e.g. Chief, Aircraft Branch). However, the NPG also assigns them the authority to take safety issues “to a hi
5、gher level of management.“ This is interpreted to mean that even though they work for the senior aviation manager, they have a direct line of communication to the Center Director on aviation safety issues, and that this link should be formally represented on the Centers organization chart (usually a
6、s a dotted line from the ASO to the Center Director). The NPG uses the term “higher level of management“ instead of “Center Director“ to permit the ASO to raise issue to HQ level without attribution, if necessary.Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license fr
7、om IHS-,-,-The Office of Management Systems believes that existing policies and current practices satisfy Recommendation #10 that states “ASOs should report directly to their Center Directors.“Code R: Code R fully supports the positions of the Ames, Glenn, Dryden and Langley Center Directors that th
8、eir respective ASOs have direct access, and that organizational placement is based on multiple factors, including the ability to maintain a working-level cognizance on aviation safety matters. While the Panels concern that independence in reporting safety problems can be compromised by the ASOs bein
9、g organizationally removed from the Center Director is understandable, Code R believes each Center has sound processes and multiple safeguards to ensure that not only the ASOs, but other personnel can easily elevate safety issues.Documents Related to Lesson: N/AMission Directorate(s): a71 Exploratio
10、n Systemsa71 Space Operationsa71 Aeronautics ResearchAdditional Key Phrase(s): a71 Administration/Organizationa71 Aerospace Safety Advisory Panela71 Aircrafta71 Flight Operationsa71 Ground Operationsa71 Policy & Planninga71 Safety & Mission AssuranceAdditional Info: Approval Info: a71 Approval Date: 2002-03-18a71 Approval Name: Bill Loewya71 Approval Organization: HQa71 Approval Phone Number: 202-358-0528Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-
