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GAO-13-551R 1 (2013-06-04)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaagzo0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAO U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 June 4, 2013 The Honorable John D. Rockefeller Chairman The Honorable John Thune Ranking Member Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation United States Senate The Honorable Bill Shuster Chairman The Honorable Nick J. Rahall, II Ranking Member Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure United States House of Representatives Subject: FAA Oversight of Procedures and Technologies to Prevent and Mitigate the Effects of Dense, Continuous Smoke in the Cockpit The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 20121 directed the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the effectiveness of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) oversight of the use of new technologies to prevent or mitigate the effects of dense, continuous smoke in the cockpit of commercial aircraft. FAA oversees these procedures and technologies as part of its mission to provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system. In the initial phase of our research, we determined that there was only one technology that was developed to specifically target dense, continuous smoke in the cockpit and that this type of event occurred so infrequently that it was not practical for us to evaluate the effectiveness of FAA's oversight.2 However, we were able to identify relevant procedures that are more broadly targeted-for instance, at smoke, fire, or fume events.3 Consistent with the mandate, we gathered stakeholders' views regarding the effectiveness of FAA's oversight of these procedures and the technologies related to preventing or mitigating the effects of dense, continuous smoke in the cockpit. 1Pub. L. No. 112-95, § 316, 126 Stat. 11,69 (2012). 2The National Transportation Safety Board and FAA identified no accidents or incidents, respectively, occurring from 2002 through 2012, as involving dense, continuous smoke in the cockpit. 3We limited our consideration of commercial aircraft to those airplanes flown by air carriers offering scheduled, commercial service and operating under 14 C.F.R. Part 121 .These include operations typically involving turbojet airplanes or any airplane with a seating capacity of more than nine passenger seats or a maximum payload capacity of more than 7,500 pounds. GAO-1 3-551R Smoke in the Cockpit Page 1

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