TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Patterns of Error in Confidential Maintenance Incident Reports
JO  - International journal of aviation psychology
A1  - Hobbs, Alan
A1  - Kanki, Barbara G.
SP  - 5
EP  - 16
VL  - 18
IS  - 1
N2  - Confidential reports of maintenance incidents are a valuable source of information on maintenance errors and the contexts within which they occur. NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System has been receiving an increasing number of maintenance incident reports since a specialized maintenance reporting form was introduced in 1996. In a series of studies, the database of ASRS maintenance incidents was examined using correspondence analysis, a statistical technique that converts complex data tables into a visual form. The analyses revealed patterns within the ASRS data set that would have otherwise been difficult to detect. The results have implications for a range of purposes including human factors training, the design of procedures, and the identification of improvements in aircraft design.<p /> 
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SN  - 1050-8414
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10508410701749365
ID  - ref1
ER  -