Management, Safety Assurance and Bird

Hazards.COPA Airlines

Colombian Approach

SMS - Copa Airlines Colombia

Objective

To control and mitigate the birds hazard throw a SafetyManagement System with a review Board, Safetyactions groups, Indicators, risk Management, evaluationof Actions, Training and comunication.

SMS - Copa Airlines Colombia

1. Safety policy and objectives

2. Safety Risk management

4. Safety Promotion 3. Safety Assurance

SMS

• SMS Components

2. Safety ReviewBoard (SRB )- Rol

1. Safety Action Group(SAG)- Rol

. Participation in the local committees = Measured by indicator.. Validate and follow up on taskstaken by the airport.. Review Events per month.

. Analyze trends by cause and by Station.. Targets by Station. Action Plans Estatus

1. Safety policy and objectives

DATA BASE - SMS

DATA BASE

Reports

Audits

TaskForces

Surveys

• Hazards Identification Methods

I. ReactiveMethod

II. ProactiveMethod

III. PredictiveMethod

MORMandatoryOperational

Report

AuditsInspections

surveys

Observationsand

StatisticsAnalysis

2. Safety Risk Management & Safety Assurance

DATA BASE

2. Safety Risk Management & Safety Assurance

EvaluateINPUTS AnalizeControl

and Mitigate

1. Bird Reports

2. Vicinity Bird

reports

3. Auditing Stations

4. Events

Investigations

5. Safety

Performnace

Indicators

1. Establish the

Probability by

airport

2. Establish the

Severity

3. Establish the

Risk Level

1. Based on the

risk level

establish if the

risk is

acceptable or

not

1. Send the report to the station

Manager and request and

action

2. To the Goverment

3. Associations

(IATA, ALTA, ATAC

(Asociación Colombiana de

Transp Aereo

Management process

Risk AnalysisSeverity Probability Risk

Media Probable Moderate

Airport BOG Runway 13R

Date 28-mar-12

Time 03:31:24Z / 22:31:24

Aircraft E190 HK4559

Flight RPB7459 BOG-CLO

Phase

OperationalClimb

Altitude 10970 ft

MOR Yes

Nose CowlEng 2

Smart Probe # 1

Example

1. EVENT

2. ANALYSIS 3. EVALUATION

•Variation in aircraft speed indicators

•Emergency Declaration

•Notification to Maintenance Control Center

(MCC) and ATC

•Air Turn Back (ATB)

Nose CowlEng 2

Smart Probe # 1

•OPAIN implemented inspections to identify nocturnal wildlife

•OPAIN acquire adequate dispersion equipment based on the results

of the dispersion

•Notam of caution in the operation in Bogotá by increasing bird

Example

4. OPERATIONAL EFFECT

5. RISK CONTROL ANDMITIGATION

2. Safety Risk Management & Safety Assurance

DeliveriesINPUTS Recolection Report

1. Birds Reports

2. Vicinity Birds

reports

Operative Local process

1. Birds Blood

2. Birds Feathers

1. Delivered to the

Specialist

1. Report to Safety

And Quality

2. Report to local

authorities

Corporative Bird Strikes Reports

( Damage and No Damage)

Highlights

•Birds Strikes with

Damage or no

damage should be

managed with the

same level of

importance..

•The consequence

of a Bird strike

depends on lucky no

on previous

preventive actions

3. Safety Assurance

With damage

15%

With no damage

85%

% Bird Strike with Damage and No Damage (2011-2012)

YTD (Sep-2012)

Airports Corporative Bird Strikes Reports

( Damage and No Damage)

Highlights•El Dorado (BOG) and Tocumen (PTY) are the airports with more number of events.•Indicators should be in Index indicators.•Data in index allows to compares one airport with Another.•The index should be related to number of flights

3. Safety Assurance

*This analysis was done with Copa Airlines Colombia operation at 24 airports. YTD (Sep-2012)

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Indice 2012

IATA Code CiclosADZ 1947

AUA 2

BAQ 1184

BGA 683

BOG 8633

CCS 739

CLO 2181

CTG 1475

CUC 690

CUN 93

GUA 193

GYE 163

HAV 42

LET 274

MEX 274

MGA 6

PEI 236

PTY 5979

PUJ 130

MDE 2674

SAP 211

SJO 461

SMR 563

UIO 274

Copa Airlines Colombia airport operation 2012

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Airports Industria Bird Strikes Reports

( Damage and No Damage)

Highlights

• Bogota and Panamaare the airports withmore number of events.

3. Safety Assurance

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# Ev

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El Dorado Bird strikes per Month 2011-2012

2011

2012

Linear (2012)

|El Dorado (BOG) Bird Strikes Reports

( Damage and No Damage)

Highlights

3. Safety Assurance

•Critical months: 2012: September*2011: April*, June, October** Migration periods

•Critical Time:Night 70%Afternoon 15%Morning 15%•By Phase Of Flight: Aproximación 65%Climb 20%Others 15%•Species:Noctural birds, Garza ganadera, other migratory species

0,81 Events / 1000 Flights

Migration periods 2011

Migration periods 2012 (It is observed that migration periods were advance one month)

|El Dorado (BOG) Bird Strikes Reports

( Damage and No Damage)

Proactive Plan

3. Safety Assurance

•Prevention program for bird strike hazard integrated with SMS•Warning alerts•Nocturnal inspection, •Monthly variation of the dispersion method:

Canine, Pyrotechny, Aeromodelo, sky dancer, sound, sirens on the vehicles.

2.1 Events / 1000 Flights

Panama Bird Strikes Reports

( Damage and No Damage)

Highlights

3. Safety Assurance

•Critical months: April, July, September, October

•Critical Time: Night 45%Morning 35%Afertnoon 20%•By Phase Of Flight: Approach 30%Climb 30%Take off 25%Landing 15%•Species: Garzas, gallinazos, pelicanos,reptiles

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Tocumen Bird strikes per Month 2011-2012

2011

2012

Linear (2012)

2,17 Events / 1000 Flights

Critical months

Panama Bird Strikes Reports

( Damage and No Damage)

Mitigation Plan

3. Safety Assurance

•Make List of most problematic species from the airport, inspections •Implementation of Wildlife Incident Neutralization – Cooperative Action Project (WIN-CAP) IATA/ALTA, FAA, USDA•Implementation of dispersion method (active and passive)

Propane canons, bird distress calls, sirens on the vehicles, pyrotechnics.

2,17 Events / 1000 Flights

Some wildlife sources of attraction are:Wetlands. Trees, Dead vegetation. Ineffective canal maintenance. Tall grass and shrubs near taxiways and runways, and other off-airport

Highlights

Monthly Corporative Bird Strikes Reports

( Damage and No Damage)

• April is the Month with

more number of events

(2,62 events/1000

operations)

•Negative trend 2012

•Same behaviour in april

2011 and in april 2012

•In 2011 the critical month

was Octuber (5,92

events/1000 operations)

3. Safety Assurance

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Bird Strikes per Month (2011-2012)

2011

2012

Linear (2012)

Phase of Flight Corporative Bird Strikes Reports

( Damage and No Damage)

Highlights

•Airports need to improve theirmitigation plans in areas ofrunway.•Pilots must report the runwaywhere the hazard identified•Pilots must abort takeoff if theyhave variation in indicators of cab(before V1 speed)•When exceeded V1, pilots mustmake ATB•Pilots should not implementreverses, this increases theconsequence of the impact.•If the pilot sees a flock of birdsshould not change the trajectory

3. Safety Assurance

Take off run33%

Approach20%

Not identified

8%

Langind roll25%

Climb14%

Bird Strike by Phase of Flight - 2012

Highlights

Day time Corporative Bird Strikes Reports

( Damage and No Damage)

3. Safety Assurance

•The station manager must follow the inspection schedule established by the airport•The inspection plan should include several times a day and several observation points•Flight schedules shouldbe modified according toexposure to critical time

afternoon14%

Day45%

night33%

Unknow8%

Bird Strikes By Day Time 2012

4. Safety Promotion

1.2.

3. 4.

THANKSJorge RoblesSafety and Quality Directorjrobles@copaair.com

Adriana MolinaChief Safety and Quality Ground Operationsamolina@copaair.com

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