H.R. 8403 · 116th Congress
Human Factors Improvements to the Aircraft Certification Act
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This bill addresses the integration of human factors into the aircraft certification process.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 25, 2020
Human Factors Improvements to the Aircraft Certification Act
This bill addresses the integration of human factors into the aircraft certification process.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) must (1) evaluate tools and methods to support the integration of human factors into the aircraft certification process of flight deck and flight control systems for transport airplanes, and (2) develop a framework to implement such tools and methods with the objective of improving safety.
Additionally, the FAA must develop a human factors education program that addresses the effects of modern flight deck systems, including automated systems, on human performance for transport airplanes and the approaches for better integration of human factors in aircraft design and certification.
Each transport airplane manufacturer must (1) provide the FAA with information or findings on flight crew training to ensure it adequately includes consideration of human factors; and (2) identify any technical basis, justification, or rationale for such information and findings.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Human Factors Improvements to the Aircraft Certification Act
Latest action (Sep 28, 2020): Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 25, 2020
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.