Welcome to the Maintenance HUMAN FACTORS Website

Welcome to the FAA's Maintenance Human Factors Website. The original hfskyway.com was launched in 1995 and has evolved to this new site.  It offers document access and services, including most of the documents dating back to the 1988 start of FAA's maintenance human factors R&D program. New documents include videos, PowerPoint presentations, and other media. Please let us know how this new site works for you as we continue to add materials.

- Dr. Bill Johnson
Chief Scientific and Technical Advisor for Human Factors in A/C MX Systems
Federal Aviation Administration

Video Library 
Select Video from dropdown and click on play button.


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MX HF Presentation System 
A tool to help explain what human factors is, its value to the maintenance process, and how it can be effectively applied in the maintenance environment.

Click on the above image to view MX HF Presentation System.
Click on the above image to view MX HF Presentation System.
Click here to copy presentation system on your computer

Installation Help
Quick Picks - Most Requested Topics 

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How to Use the Site ...
You can access all the information on this website through the use of FILE TABS such as the “Find Info” tab  found near the top of the page.  When you click on a tab additional tabs (sub-tabs) will be made available for your selection that will refine your search for information.  These tabs and sub-tabs are your doors to all the resources in the site. Use the WEBSITE HELP tab to learn more about the site and how to use it.
MX Website Updates

Our new website will continue to evolve and be refined to improve its usability and effectiveness. This information box will identify the changes made.

Review Changes (9/3/2008)
Feedback
Tell us what you think about our Web application. Use this form to give us your feedback or report any problems you experienced finding information on our Website. Your feedback is important to us to continue to make the Human Factor Maintenance Web application the best resource for our members and the public ..............Feedback
Finding Information

There is a great deal of information in this site’s database. To find what you need, select the “Search for Information” sub-tab under the “Find Info” tab. This will present a set of search boxes which can be used to describe what you need.  The search results will present all documents in the library pertaining to your request. Note: Some of the document titles are not descriptive of their content, but these documents do contain the information you requested on the search page. Open the document to see if it is something you need. This function will become more effective in the future.

A second approach is to select the “Find Info” tab and see if any of the sub-tabs identify the specific type of information for which you are looking.

MX News/Announcements

Flight Standards releases The Maintenance Human Factors Presentation System.  See Attached article from CAT.
Order DVD of Presentation System by sending E-Mail to:  AAM520-MMPI-2@faa.gov

CAT Article Link
Link to Presentation System On Website              
MX HF Upcoming Events

The 21st FAA/ATA International Symposium on Human Factors in Maintenance and Ramp Safety
September 2-3, 2009
Evening Reception on September 1, 2009
Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, California, USA

Warm and sunny San Diego, California will host the 21st Annual FAA/ATA International Symposium on Human Factors in Maintenance and Ramp Safety at the waterfront Manchester Grand Hyatt. With a refreshed program for 2009, this important event is designed to provide "take away" solutions that can be implemented immediately upon your return to the workplace. This event provides a unique opportunity for HF experts, regulatory authorities, and airlines from around the world to meet and discuss pertinent maintenance and ramp human factors (HF) issues, methodologies, and safety.

Additional information will soon be available on the ATA website.
Document Library
MX human factors documents are available on the DOCUMENTS LIBRARY SubTab of the FIND INFO tab above. Access to these documents will improve as we continue to improve our indexing and adding better search tools. You can browse file folders for documents, but for now it suggested that you enter info in the search box to retrieve docs. Go to the WEBSITE HELP tab for complete searching instructions.

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