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The Human Factor?

In: Risks in Technological Systems

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  • Mats Ericson

    (Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
    Swedish National Defence College)

  • Lena Mårtensson

    (Royal Institute of Technology (KTH))

Abstract

On March 27, 1977, an aircraft disaster occurred in Tenerife on the Canary Islands that sheds some light on the concept of the human factor. The background to the accident was a terrorist attack on the airport in Las Palmas, which led to the redirection of all air traffic to Tenerife including one Pan AM aircraft and one KLM aircraft. The crews of the two aircraft were very concerned about the redirection. In the case of the Pan Am aircraft, there was a risk that the regulated working hours would be exceeded before they reached their final destination in Las Palmas. The KLM aircraft was to return to the Netherlands, and delays were not accepted by the airline management.

Suggested Citation

  • Mats Ericson & Lena Mårtensson, 2010. "The Human Factor?," Springer Series in Reliability Engineering, in: Göran Grimvall & Åke J. Holmgren & Per Jacobsson & Torbjörn Thedéen (ed.), Risks in Technological Systems, chapter 15, pages 245-254, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ssrchp:978-1-84882-641-0_15
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-84882-641-0_15
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