Safety topic atlas

136 safety topics. 125 flight-data event profiles. One connected system.

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136Safety topics
12Topic families
125FDM event profiles
445Evidence records
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16 deep briefs · 120 connected profiles · original summaries
SAT-073Topic profile
Human performance & CRM

Aeronautical decision-making

Framing choices, evaluating risk, managing uncertainty and bias, selecting action, and revising a plan when evidence changes.

4 FDM connections112 evidence matches
Open topic profile
SAT-096Topic profile
Ground operations & maintenance

Aircraft de-icing

Inspection, fluid selection and application, holdover assessment, contamination checks, communication, sequencing, and clean-aircraft assurance.

4 FDM connections145 evidence matches
Open topic profile
SAT-086Topic profile
Cabin, cargo & dangerous goods

Aircraft door operations

Arming, disarming, opening, closing, cross-checking, indication, pressure risk, slide deployment, and coordination around aircraft doors.

2 FDM connections88 evidence matches
Open topic profile
SAT-097Topic profile
Ground operations & maintenance

Aircraft fueling

Fuel type, quantity, quality, bonding, pressure, spill, fire, communication, passenger, and vehicle risk during aircraft refueling or defueling.

4 FDM connections146 evidence matches
Open topic profile
SAT-092Topic profile
Ground operations & maintenance

Aircraft towing

Control of route, speed, clearance, steering, braking, communication, lighting, wing walkers, and equipment during aircraft towing.

4 FDM connections146 evidence matches
Open topic profile
SAT-104Topic profile
ATM, navigation & airspace

Airspace infringement

Unauthorized entry into controlled, restricted, prohibited, danger, or otherwise protected airspace due to planning, navigation, communication, or situational factors.

3 FDM connections125 evidence matches
Open topic profile
SAT-012Topic profile
Approach & landing

Approach energy management

Management of altitude, speed, descent rate, drag, thrust, and remaining distance so the aircraft reaches landing conditions with adequate margins.

5 FDM connections153 evidence matches
Open topic profile
SAT-016Topic profile
Approach & landing

Approach minima

Selection, briefing, cross-checking, and observance of applicable decision altitude, minimum descent altitude, visibility, and required visual references.

1 FDM connections154 evidence matches
Open topic profile
SAT-020Topic profile
Approach & landing

Approach path monitoring

Continuous cross-check of vertical and lateral guidance, altitude, distance, terrain, runway cues, and mode behavior throughout approach.

5 FDM connections153 evidence matches
Open topic profile
SAT-078Topic profile
Human performance & CRM

Authority gradient

How rank, culture, expertise, confidence, and team climate affect challenge, speaking up, listening, and shared decisions.

4 FDM connections112 evidence matches
Open topic profile
SAT-032Topic profile
Aircraft control & automation

Automation surprise

Unexpected aircraft or system behavior caused by mode logic, data, selection, reversion, coupling, or a mismatch between expectation and actual state.

2 FDM connections103 evidence matches
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SAT-035Topic profile
Aircraft control & automation

Autothrottle management

Awareness and control of automatic thrust state, mode, limits, disconnection, wake-up behavior, and relationship to speed and energy.

4 FDM connections103 evidence matches
Open topic profile
SAT-118Topic profile
Safety management & emerging risk

Aviation cybersecurity

Protection of aircraft, airport, air-navigation, operational, maintenance, and business systems where digital compromise can create safety consequences.

4 FDM connections72 evidence matches
Open topic profile
SAT-054Topic profile
Powerplant & fuel

Bird ingestion

Engine or propulsive-system effects following bird or wildlife ingestion, from transient parameter change to damage, failure, or rejected takeoff.

4 FDM connections103 evidence matches
Open topic profile
SAT-018Topic profile
Approach & landing

Bounced landing recovery

Recognition and management of rebound after initial runway contact, including the decision to continue, reject the landing, or go around.

4 FDM connections153 evidence matches
Open topic profile
SAT-005Topic profile
Runway safety

Braking action reporting

Collection, interpretation, transmission, and operational use of braking observations and runway-surface condition information.

1 FDM connections100 evidence matches
Open topic profile
SAT-089Topic profile
Cabin, cargo & dangerous goods

Cabin decompression

Occupant, oxygen, communication, cabin, descent, diversion, and medical considerations during rapid or gradual loss of cabin pressure.

3 FDM connections88 evidence matches
Open topic profile
SAT-082Topic profile
Cabin, cargo & dangerous goods

Cabin smoke and fumes

Detection, reporting, source identification, crew protection, communication, diversion, and occupant effects during smoke, odor, or fume events.

1 FDM connections88 evidence matches
Open topic profile
SAT-087Topic profile
Cabin, cargo & dangerous goods

Cargo loading

Planning, restraint, distribution, loading, offloading, documentation, special cargo, damage prevention, and verification before flight.

4 FDM connections89 evidence matches
Open topic profile
SAT-014Topic profile
Approach & landing

Circling approach

Low-altitude maneuvering from an instrument procedure to another runway, with attention to protected area, visibility, bank, descent, and stabilization.

5 FDM connections154 evidence matches
Open topic profile
SAT-053Topic profile
Powerplant & fuel

Compressor stall or surge

Disruption of stable compressor airflow indicated by noise, vibration, parameter fluctuation, temperature, flame, thrust loss, or repeated cycling.

1 FDM connections103 evidence matches
Open topic profile
SAT-119Topic profile
Safety management & emerging risk

Conflict-zone risk

Assessment and control of threats to civil aviation from armed conflict, weapons, military activity, airspace disruption, intelligence gaps, and route decisions.

4 FDM connections72 evidence matches
Open topic profile
SAT-004Topic profile
Runway safety

Contaminated runway operations

Operational risk created when water, snow, slush, ice, rubber, or other contamination changes stopping, acceleration, or directional-control performance.

3 FDM connections101 evidence matches
Open topic profile
SAT-024Topic profile
Takeoff & departure

Contaminated runway takeoff

Takeoff planning and execution when runway contaminants affect acceleration, stopping, directional control, engine exposure, and performance assumptions.

2 FDM connections121 evidence matches
Open topic profile
BRIEF-016Deep brief
ATM, navigation & airspace

Controlled Flight Into Terrain

Understand how a controllable aircraft can be flown into terrain or an obstacle through path, altitude, navigation, monitoring, or situational-awareness breakdowns.

39 FDM connections100 evidence matches
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SAT-107Topic profile
ATM, navigation & airspace

CPDLC operations

Safe use of controller-pilot data link messages, including logon, message interpretation, response, execution, cross-checking, and voice coordination.

1 FDM connections126 evidence matches
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SAT-065Topic profile
Weather & environment

Crosswind operations

Takeoff and landing in crosswind or gust conditions, including control technique, limits, runway state, alignment, touchdown, and directional control.

4 FDM connections106 evidence matches
Open topic profile
BRIEF-008Deep brief
Weather & environment

Crosswind Operations

Manage alignment, drift, bank, gust response, touchdown sequence, and directional control using aircraft- and operator-specific techniques.

15 FDM connections66 evidence matches
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SAT-088Topic profile
Cabin, cargo & dangerous goods

Dangerous goods

Identification, classification, packaging, declaration, acceptance, segregation, loading, notification, response, and undeclared hazardous material.

4 FDM connections88 evidence matches
Open topic profile
SAT-050Topic profile
Aircraft systems & airworthiness

Deferred defect management

Risk control when dispatching with permitted inoperative equipment, including combinations, intervals, procedures, placards, and operational context.

4 FDM connections190 evidence matches
Open topic profile