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    Foreign object damage (FOD) refers to any external objects or internal items left in an aircraft that could potentially cause damage. FOD can originate from debris on runways like aircraft parts, vehicles, garbage, or weather events like hail and dust. A major type of FOD is tool FOD, which involves maintenance tools being left inside aircraft after servicing. Technologies and procedures to prevent FOD include daily runway inspections, strict tool control systems, sweeping equipment, training, and awareness programs.

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    Foreign object damage (FOD) refers to any external objects or internal items left in an aircraft that could potentially cause damage. FOD can originate from debris on runways like aircraft parts, vehicles, garbage, or weather events like hail and dust. A major type of FOD is tool FOD, which involves maintenance tools being left inside aircraft after servicing. Technologies and procedures to prevent FOD include daily runway inspections, strict tool control systems, sweeping equipment, training, and awareness programs.

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    Foreign object damage (FOD) refers to any external objects or internal items left in an aircraft that could potentially cause damage. FOD can originate from debris on runways like aircraft parts, vehicles, garbage, or weather events like hail and dust. A major type of FOD is tool FOD, which involves maintenance tools being left inside aircraft after servicing. Technologies and procedures to prevent FOD include daily runway inspections, strict tool control systems, sweeping equipment, training, and awareness programs.

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    Foreign object damage (FOD) refers to any external objects or internal items left in an aircraft that could potentially cause damage. FOD can originate from debris on runways like aircraft parts, vehicles, garbage, or weather events like hail and dust. A major type of FOD is tool FOD, which involves maintenance tools being left inside aircraft after servicing. Technologies and procedures to prevent FOD include daily runway inspections, strict tool control systems, sweeping equipment, training, and awareness programs.

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    FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE

    (Baiju Padman, ADH (AP), 03625-R)

    1. In aviation, Foreign Object Damage (FOD) is any article or substance alien to an


    aircraft or system which could potentially cause damage. FOD can be internal or
    external. The term FOD is used to describe both external FOD hazards like bird shields,
    hail, sand storms or objects left on the runway/dispersal and internal FOD hazards
    which includes items left in the cockpit that interface with flight safety by getting
    tangled in control cables, Jam many parts or short out electrical connections etc. There
    is a major FOD, is Tool FOD. Tool FOD is a serious hazard caused by tools left inside
    the aircraft after manufacturing/servicing by aircraft maintenance team. Usually aircraft
    maintenance teams have strict tool control procedures like tagging the tool with a serial
    number to make sure that all tools have been removed from an aircraft before its
    release for flight. Some examples of major FODs are as follows:-

    a) Aircraft parts, rocks, broken pavement


    b) Parts of ground vehicles
    c) Garbage, Maintenance tools etc.
    d) Hail
    e) Ice on the wing
    f) Bird collisions
    g) Dust

    2. All aircrafts may occasionally loose small parts during takeoff and landing. These
    parts remain on the runway and can be cause damage to tires of other aircraft, hit the
    fuselage, canopy or engine. Some technologies, information, methods helpful in
    preventing FODs are mentioned below:-

    a) Daily FOD Walk/FOD Parade


    b) Aerospace tool control system
    c) FOD prevention programme manuals
    d) Magnetic bars
    e) Promotional and awareness materials
    f) Two behind sweeper
    g) Training materials
    h) Vacuum truck sweeper
    j) Walk behind sweeper

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