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AIOS reaches epidemic proportions at the ATCB

The industry has "acquired institutionalised ostrichitis syndrome" (AIOS).





So, stand by for regular repeats of AF-447 and QZ8501.


Clues:
confusion, befuddlement, bewilderment, puzzlement, perplexity, disconcertment, discomposure, daze, fog, muddle, etc ........

P2 edit in blue -

· When the ATSB VH-NGA DIP Karen Casey identified this omission in February 2015 it contacted ICAO and advised them of the situation and offered to send them the original report. ICAO said they would wait for the report from the reopened investigation.

P2 comment - read previous post. 

· After Karen Casey identifyingied the problem with the sending of the AO-2009-072 final report and the 5 year delay of sending the preliminary report, the ATSB also reviewed the status of other reports and found that some at least 15 other reports, mostly from the years 2010-11, had not been sent to ICAO. These were then sent to ICAO.

· Ms Casey has also stated verbally to the IIC that she believed that two other ATSB reports had not been sent to ICAO: AO-2010-043 (Canley Vale) and AO-2013-100 (Mildura). ATSB records show that AO-2010-043 was sent to ICAO as required, and AO-2013-100 was sent to ICAO in early 2017 (although not within the required 30-day period).

P2 comment: Although Walker maybe correct that the ATSB notified the ICAO ADREP office of these occurrences, however after extensive searching of the ADREP & ECCAIRS databases it would appear that neither a preliminary report or final report has been stored on the applicable ICAO iSTAR/ECCAIRS databases.   

Following on from the above I have now conducted a search for all Final and/or Prelim reports published on the last half a dozen pages on the ATSB AAI webpages - ref: https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/saf...e=Aviation - and so far without exception I cannot find a final report (PDF copy) filed with ICAO. There are some examples of investigation summaries in the ADREP system but no official FRs. This also seems to include the FR for VH-NGA...

I also note that bizarrely the ATSB when filing/publishing a final report now omit the history and/or other reports (e.g. prelim/interim)/updates from the accident investigation webpage -WTD!

MTF...P2