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http://dx.doi.org/10.12673/jant.2020.24.6.515

Occurrence of Uncommanded Turn Events on the Route and Relevant Mitigation Measures  

Kim, Hyeon Deok (Department of Aeronautical Science & Flight Operations, Korea Aerospace University)
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Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology / v.24, no.6, 2020 , pp. 515-520 More about this Journal
Abstract
The development of autopilot system and flight management system (FMS) equipment in today's aircraft navigation can be attributed to the reduction of pilots' workload and the navigation safety. The effect of autopilot and FMS equipment is greater, especially in heavy airport traffic or complicated of the departure. However, some airport specific departure procedures result in an uncommanded turn event due to an error in the FMS, causing aircraft to deviate from the center line of the route. With most departure procedures requiring area navigation (RNAV) operation, pilot situation awareness and corrective action are the only ways to minimize aircraft deviation to maintain the safety of area navigation. Through analysis of the occurrence status of the uncommended turn event by aircraft type, airport and flight phase, and comparative analysis of the survey results of foreign airlines and the airlines self-reduction plan with the aircraft manufacturer's corrective action, it is intended to give implications for the need for more fundamental measures to prevent recurrence of such events.
Keywords
Flight safety; Flight management system (FMS); Standard instrument departure (SID); Lateral navigation (LNAV); Uncommanded turn;
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