Re: V-22 Osprey and exception handling

[Ted Dennison<dennison@telepath.com>]

In article <3htA6.809$j53.240510015@newssvr10-int.news.prodigy.com>, Ken
Garlington says...
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>Ted Dennison" <dennison@telepath.com> wrote in message
>news:knjA6.787$FY5.40878@www.newsranger.com...
>: In article <1Q_z6.474$VI4.153258056@newssvr10-int.news.prodigy.com>, Ken
>: Garlington says...
>: failures when it should have been. Until the other report that is to go
>: >into the aircraft itself comes out...
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>Which report is this?

From the press conference that you posted:
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Second, I would like to point out that the purpose of this brief is limited to
providing you information about the JAG Manual investigation.
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Now, a JAG investigation is conducted to determine the cause of a mishap. We
also use it to identify lapses or shortcomings in processes and procedures; to
direct corrective actions; and to adjudicate claims against the government.
Finally, it can serve as the basis of administrative or legal actions. 
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The JAG investigation should not be confused with the Aircraft Mishap Board
investigation that was conducted on the same accident. The Aircraft Mishap Board
investigation, which focuses specifically on aviation safety and accident
prevention, is in the review process. 

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There's also:

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As I mentioned earlier, the investigation revealed an anomaly in the computer
software that governs control of the prop rotors. This anomaly rendered the
emergency procedures outlined in the Naval Air Training and Operations
Procedures Standardization, or NATOPS, flight manual ineffective. As a result,
this investigation recommends, and Headquarters United States Marine Corps
concurs, that Naval Air Systems Command, NAVAIR, conduct a complete and
comprehensive review of the entire vehicle management system, the computer
software, to identify design deficiencies that may exist in any logic path that
could adversely affect aircraft controlability. 
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In other words, there was clearly (to their minds) some kind of problem when
that acknowledge button is pressed (as per procedure) during this one particular
circumstance. They did not see it as their job to track this problem down any
further (JAG is just for seeing if their procedures are bad, or their personnel
were negligent in some way), so they are asking for a separate review to get to
the bottom of it.

At least, that's the way I read it.

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