MGS Malindo Air Ground Safety
Hazard
What is hazard?
Definition of hazard is a source of danger which can be harm to anybody and
also can lead to incident or accident. The term of hazard is common use in
aviation sector to indicate the source of danger. For example, foreign object
debris (F.O.D) which found on apron is a hazard. Why F.O.D categorized as
hazard? The reason is because F.O.D potentially cause damage to aircraft
especially to the aircraft engine. F.O.D also can be harm to any personnel who
working at apron if the debris flown by effect of the jet blast.
What is F.O.D?
In aviation, F.O.D is a abbreviation
for Foreign Object Debris, e.g.
substance, debris or article alien
to a vehicle or system which
would potentially cause damage,
e.g. nuts, baggage debris etc.
F.O.D also known as Foreign
Object Damage, e.g. what
happens when a jet engine sucks
up a rock on the runway or a bird
in flight. Finger of Death is a
distressingly apt description of
what this generally does to the
engine.
The above picture is an example of Foreign Object
Damage.