Human Factors in Aircraft Maintenance

The ultra short term memory which stores up to half a second is _________

• Visual information

• Sounds

• Events

The fear of enclosed space like fuel tank is called ____________

• Height phobia

• Claustrophobia

• Aerophobia

When the errors are made before an aircraft ever leaves the ground by the aircraft designers, this type of error is called

• Operational Error

• Human Errors

• Design Error

Human _________ contribute to nearly 80% of airline accidents and incidents:

• Errors

• Violations

• Factors

The dark area in the centre of the iris is called _______________

• Cornea

• Iris

• Pupil

When the organisation learns from its mistakes and makes changes, this is called __________.

• A learning culture

• A just culture

• A reporting culture

When a person has clearly specified deadlines which are specified by an external source

• Actual pressure

• Perceived pressure

• Self-imposed pressure

Selecting one from a variety of alternate courses of action is called:

• Calculated Risk

• Perception

• Decision Making

What creates faces, melodies, works of art, illusions, etc. out of the raw material of sensation?

• Perception

• Memories

• Common Sense

Allowing others opinions, attitudes, actions and even perceptions to be affect your own.

• Peer pressure

• Time pressure

• Conformity