9.6 Repetitive Tasks

Question 1

What can repetitive tasks do and where has this been proven?

Answer 1

Tedious and reduce arousal, this has ben proven in most human factors research

Question 1

How often are repetitive tasks performed in aircraft maintenance engineering?

Answer 1

Several times during a shift or short period

Question 2

What is the main danger with repetitive tasks?

Answer 2

That the engineer will be so familiar with the task that they will stop referring to maintenance manuals

Question 3

What is the problem if an engineer stops checking the manual for tasks?

Answer 3

If the task changes in any way they will be unaware of this, they will make assumptions