Sean James Cunningham · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 26 Feb 2014•Central Lincolnshire

Published report and response evidence

This report’s concerns and statements found in recipients’ published responses. Statements are included even where no link to an individual concern is recorded. A link shows an evidence connection; it does not assign responsibility.

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Concerns
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Recipients
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Responses found
0

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Stated actions
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Concerns and recipient responses

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Concerns raised2

  1. Failure of the urgent dissemination process to ensure timely receipt of safety-critical information by all applicable end users
  2. Lack of a design solution preventing strap misrouting in the strap-ring process
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How this individual concern was interpreted

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Failure of the urgent dissemination process to ensure timely receipt of safety-critical information by all applicable end users

Wider context from the report

“It is not clear to me at the end of this inquiry as to whether Martin Baker Aircraft have a sufficiently comprehensive, robust and auditable system in place that will ensure that in the event of a need for a safety warning or a safety critical alteration to maintenance procedures being issued in the future, it will be sent to and received by all end users of the applicable seat or seats within an appropriate timescale. My concern relates the companies process for the urgent dissemination of safety critical information in this respect. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

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How this individual concern was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Lack of a design solution preventing strap misrouting in the strap-ring process

Wider context from the report

“Martin Baker (the manufacturers of the ejection seat) continue to manufacture, and the MOD continue to operate aircraft incorporating ejection seats in respect of which there continues to be a significant risk of the strap-ring process impacting negatively on the safe operation of the ejection seat, principally in consequence of strap misrouting. This risk continues despite pilot instruction, training and specific warning to seek to ensure that it does not occur. My concern is that no design solution, to a well-established problem in this regard, has yet been found. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

No recurring-concern membership is currently published.

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