Current Airport Inspection Practices Regarding FOD (Foreign Object Debris/Damage) (2011) / Chapter Skim
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28) , explains, "EVERYTHING not nailed down can create big trouble." CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION FOD Strikes Bird Strikes Total strikes per 4.0 2.1 10,000 movements Runway strikes per 2.1 0.7 10,000 movements Damage on the 1.6 0.1 runway per 10,000 movements FOD Strike Bird Strike Direct Costs Direct Costs Average cost per strike $10,000 $23,000 Average cost per $32,000 $47,000 10,000 movements Average cost per $2,000 N/A tire strike Average cost per $33,000 N/A engine strike Direct + Direct + Indirect Cost Indirect Cost of FOD + of FOD + Bird strikes Bird strikes (in all areas)
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. Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport is considered to have one of the most effective FOD management programs relying on visual inspections.
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. Living animals are typically targeted by airports as part of their wildlife hazard management program.
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Although this synthesis does consider wildlife as FOD, the report only addresses FOD (including wildlife) and does not refer to wildlife hazard management programs, which is the subject of ACRP Report 32: Guidebook for Addressing Aircraft/Wildlife Hazards at General Aviation Airports (2010)
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These occurrences FIGURE 2 Result of fuselage damage from FOD. Source: Jim Stephan, Delta Air Lines Corporate Safety, Oct.
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Regardless of whether a tenant or contractor has a unique FOD management program of their own, their support of the airport's overall FOD management program is encouraged to minimize the risk of FOD in the airport operating environment. Indeed, Chaplain and Reid (2004)
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– Group photo after every FOD walk. • Awards ceremony – Six month and annual – Awards based on FOD inspection score, FOD squad walk participation, and FOD committee participation – First place receives trophy with second place receiving a certificate.
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Each chapter not only addresses requirements, but also presents current airport practices and specific technology and equipment available for airports in carrying out each specific component of a FOD management program. Although the majority of airport operators surveyed for this synthesis operate in the United States, and the bulk of pertinent information found through the literature review dealt with FOD in the United States, this report included FOD programs and technologies that exist across the world, in addition to those pursued by the U.S.
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The airports participating in this synthesis also include a wide range of airports in terms of annual operations. Figure 6 shows airport respondents by annual operations.
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Chapter six presents the concepts of training and promotion, and includes current airport practices on this topic. Chapter seven presents concluding thoughts on FOD management and summarizes the major findings of the synthesis.
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