Accident Board Recommendations

The NTSB issued nine safety recommendations to the FAA. Select here to view a pdf file showing the detailed NTSB safety recommendations and corresponding FAA responses. Note that you will have to click the Back button in your browser to return to the lesson.

Three of the recommendations (A-73-116, -117, and -118) pertain to the inspection and maintenance of digital flight data recorders. The digital flight data recorder from the National Airlines airplane was found to be defective and no meaningful data could be retrieved.

Five recommendations concern the passenger and portable oxygen systems installed in the DC-10. The accident revealed deficiencies relative to the installation of the cabin oxygen generating units, functionality of the system, and accessibility of portable oxygen units in the cabin.

One final recommendation pertains to the assessment of aircraft damage by flight crews during in-flight emergencies. The NTSB investigation identified that National Airlines did not have a procedure for crew members to assess the structural damage to the airplane in an emergency situation. After the emergency was under initial control, the cockpit crew did not assess the extent of damage to the airplane or the condition in the cabin.

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