The Aircraft Maintenance Human Factors Program is managed by Glen Gallaway.Research in this area helps achieve FAA’s Flight Plan goals for increased safety and greater capacity by:

• Developing more effective methods and task performance for aircraft maintenance, inspection and associated training.
• Developing methodologies to identify and mitigate risk factors in automation-related operator errors.
• Developing requirements, knowledge, guidance, and standards for design and use of automation-based technologies, tools, and support systems. 
• Addressing human performance and human-system performance requirements associated with transitioning from 2015 to 2025 NextGen capabilities.

The program provides the research foundation for FAA guidelines, handbooks, advisory circulars, rules, and regulations that help to ensure the safety and efficiency of aircraft operations.It also develops human performance information that the agency provides to the aviation industry for use in designing and operating aircraft and training maintenance personnel.

Aircraft maintenance research documents and a wealth of additional aircraft maintenance information is available at a sub-website that specializes in this work area. From ourWEBSITE TAB LINE select the ORGANIZATION sub-tab, then select the FAA HF Related Sub-Sites sub-tab, then select HF Aircraft Maintenance sub-tab. You can also access this information directly at  https://HFSkyway.faa.gov