THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES, ENGINEERING, AND MEDICINE
Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences
Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board
Committee on Transport Airplane Risk Assessment Methodology
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Congressional Briefing
Tuesday, June 21, 2022 – 3:00 p.m.
via Zoom
on
Evaluation of the Transport Airplane Risk Assessment Methodology
The Transport Airplane Risk Assessment Methodology (TARAM) is a process for calculating risk associated with continued operational safety issues in the U.S. transport airplane fleet. TARAM is important because its risk-analysis calculations are used when making determinations of unsafe conditions in transport airplanes and when selecting and implementing corrective actions.
Requested by Congress in P.L. 116-260, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, this new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, assesses the TARAM process used by the FAA in its efforts to improve the overall safety of the transport airplane fleet. A healthy safety culture requires commitment to continuous improvement. This report provides recommendations to the FAA to address the gaps and strengthen the TARAM.
This briefing was for members of Congress and congressional staff only. The report was publicly released on June 22, 2022 and can be found, in its entirety, on the Web site of the National Academies Press.