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Use of Personal Portable Electronic Devices by Flightcrew Members

Published 2012-08-21 From National Transportation Safety Board 1 author

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Abstract

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Examines the use of personal portable electronic devices (PEDs) by flightcrew during operations and the distractions or sterile-cockpit violations they create. Reviews accident cases where PED use was a contributing factor.

Author

National Transportation Safety Board NTSB

Keywords

human factors
sterile cockpit
distraction

Citation: National Transportation Safety Board (2012). Use of Personal Portable Electronic Devices by Flightcrew Members. National Transportation Safety Board. NTSB Safety Studies ID SS-12/01. https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/safety-studies/Pages/SS-12-01.aspx ↗