The Taiwan Civil Aviation Safety Reporting (TACARE) System in Aircraft Maintenance: An Evaluation of the Acceptance of Voluntary Incident Reporting Programs for Maintenance Personnel in Taiwan

<p>The purpose of this research was to examine the effectiveness of the Taiwan Civil Aviation safety reporting (TACARE) system for maintenance personnel to improve aircraft safety. The research evaluated what are the issues that affect the participation of the TACARE system. The understandings of the safety culture for maintenance personnel in Taiwan were also analyzed. The research was conducted with a mixed method. The survey and interview were developed to sample the acceptance and opinions regarding the TACARE system for the maintenance personnel in Taiwan. Statistical analysis of the data from 605 survey respondents and 9 interviewees concluded the maintenance personnel in Taiwan lacked the necessary knowledge of voluntary safety reporting. The results yielded the agreement with importance of promoting voluntary safety reporting programs in Taiwanese aircraft maintenance industry.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Aeronautics

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - Open Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Applied Aviation Sciences

Year

2010

Author dc:creator

• Chen, Yi-Fan (Tom)

Contributors dc:contributor

• James D. Ramsay
• Roger A. Mason

• TACARE
• Taiwan
• civil aviation
• aircraft maintenance
• incident reporting
• Aviation
• Maintenance Technology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://commons.erau.edu/db-theses/29

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:commons.erau.edu:db-theses-1037