S-76 PROGRAM

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REDUCING THE ACCIDENT RATE
Overcoming The Challenges Together
Fred Brisbois Director, Aviation Product
Safety Sikorsky Aircraft
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COMMUNITY CHALLENGE

• Reduce the helicopter worldwide accident rate by
  80 percent in the next ten years (2016)
• Improve the safety image of all helicopters
  worldwide

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HELICOPTER SAFETYComparison to other aviation
sectors
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HELICOPTER SAFETYCivil record improved, what
next?
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FUNDAMENTAL CHALLENGES Same for helicopters as
fixed wing

• Cost (Procurement, Operations, Insurance)
• Reliability
• Infrastructure
• Supportability
• Perception

GOOD RISK MANAGEMENT IS KEY FACTOR IN ADDRESSING
ALL THESE CHALLENGES
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SPECIFIC CHALLENGES Not the same for helicopters
as airplanes
Increased versatility of helicopters requires
diverse actions to address challenges
vs.
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SPECIFIC CHALLENGES 
Making resources availability to ALL operators
Building infrastructure for ALL operators
Incorporating new technology into aircraft old
and new Aging aircraft issues Spectrum (usage)
changes Human factors
WE NEED TO CAPITILIZE ON COMMON RESOURCES TO
LEVERAGE SOLUTIONS
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SOLUTIONSMust be data driven

• Know what you know
• Know what you dont know
• Studies must generate actionable information
• Plans must be executable

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SOLUTIONSRequire understanding the operations
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SOLUTIONS Must address entire product life cycle
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OEMS - DRIVE SAFETY TECHNOLOGY Sikorskys Model
Similar to IHST Process
Regulatory Agency Support
Maximize Suppliers and Benefit / Cost
Incorporate Systems To Mitigate Mishap Causes
Mitigation Of Mishap Causes Prevents Mishaps
Validate Technical Solution vs. Cause
Continued Leadership In Setting Industry Safety
Standard
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RAISING THE STANDARDSBaseline incorporation of
existing technologies
Flaw Tolerant Design
EGPWS
STRATFORD, Conn., May 28, 2004 -- Sikorsky
Aircraft established another rotorcraft industry
first by standardizing its new S-76 and S-92
helicopter safety baseline to include Enhanced
Ground Proximity Warning Systems (EGPWS) in all
civil aircraft configurations.
HUMS
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ACCIDENT LESSONS LEARNEDAddressing past causes
Other Improvements - Icing Protection -
Bird Strike Protection - Turbine/Fan Burst
Protection - Lightning Protection - HIRF
Protection
Maintenance Improvements - Maintenance Access
- Visual Inspections - Damage Flaw Tolerance
- Long Inspection Intervals (1,250 hrs) -
HUMS - Wheel Over Pressurization Valve - Fall
Protection
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Crew Improvements - Reduced Pilot Workload -
Improved Ergonomics - OEI Training CFIT
Improvements - Cockpit Visibility - EGPWS
- TCAS / TAWS - Wire Strike
Maintenance 10
Material Improvements - Flaw Tolerance -
Lessons Learned from 5 Million Flight
Hours - Corrosion Protection - Redundant
Airframe - Redundant Systems
Material 13
Crew Error, Including CFIT 68
Survivability World Class Structure Fuel
System Crashworthiness
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HELICOPTER SAFETYSafety through training
Growing Capacity to Match Demand
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ENHANCING VISIBILITYEarlier ability to detect
hazards
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HUMAN FACTORSThe toughest challenge, but the
largest

• The Dirty Dozen
• Complacency
• Fatigue
• Lack of Assertiveness
• Lack of Communication
• Lack of Awareness
• Distraction
• Lack of Knowledge
• Norms vs. Procedures
• Lack of Resources
• Stress
• Lack of Teamwork
• External/Internal Pressure

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ADVANCED COCKPIT Increases Situational Awareness
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FLEET MANAGEMENTSafety considerations create
the Pull

• Emphasize Safety as a leading value
• Mandate safety requirements for operations
• Latest safety technology on aircraft
• Latest survivability equipment
• Demand intensive safety management systems
• Risk management process
• Intensive crew and maintenance training
• Managements involvement in safety program
• Utilize external safety evaluations
• Support participation in professional forums

SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ARE ESSENTIAL
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SOLUTIONSEssential to motivate entire industry
Original Equipment Manufacturers
(OEM) Operators Maintainers Clients
WE NEED TO CREATE THE PULL TO MAKE THE PUSH
EASIER
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ACTIVELY SUPPORTING IHST
Executive Committee
International Helicopter Safety Team (IHST)
Secretariat
Joint Helicopter Safety Implementation Team
(JHSIT)
Joint Helicopter Safety Analysis Team (JHSAT)
Sikorsky strongly supports and is committed to
the International Helicopter Safety Teams goal
of reducing accidents by 80 in 10 years (2016)
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MOTIVATING RISK MITIGATION YOU need to help
High
Decrease Risk
Decrease Concern
CONCERN Level of audience
Increase Concern
High
Low
RISK
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HELICOPTER INDUSTRY

• ALL of us are the benefactors of improving safety
• Support the International Helicopter Safety
  Teams objective to reduce accidents by 80 over
  the next 10 years

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JHSAT
JHSIT
Together we can save lives by preventing
accidents !