Tenerife Accident Analysis: a comparison of Fault Tree Analysis, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis and Causal Analysis based on System Theory

Abstract

Air transport is considered to be the safest means of transport. However, if an accident occurs, it often ends in catastrophe. Thus, significant efforts have been paid to sustain successful operations in aviation. Several studies have been carried out to understand the underlying reasons for accidents. This study used Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Causal Analysis based on Systems Theory (CAST) methods to analyse Tenerife aircraft accident and to compare the findings of different methods. The findings showed that while all three methods provided some overlapping findings, the CAST method led to the identification of all causes that were identified by other methods. Considering the nature of the causal factors, FMEA provided more causal factors that are related to organisation and technology than FTA. This study indicates that CAST has a significant value to identify all causes that can be identified by the use of traditional methods.

Desenvolvimento e implementação da metodologia FTA-FMEA6 para melhoria de processos na manufatura

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The relationship of Value dimensions in Turk Society with fatalistic tendencies, safety motivation, risk perception and safety performance

“…Many studies conducted in different countries and in different sectors reveal that the main cause of accidents is human error-behaviour [ [1] , [2] , [3] , [4] , [5] , [6] , [7] , [8] , [9] , [10] , [11] , [12] ]. National culture has long been recognized as important in explaining behaviour (Ng, Lee & Soutar 2007).…”

Utilising Failure Mode and Effect Analysis and the Kano Model for Induction Stove Performance Improvement During Indonesia’s Energy Conversion Program

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