HSE & Risk

FOD

Definition

Foreign Object Damage

fod means Foreign Object Damage. Aviation term referring to damage done when gas turbine engines ingest sweetie papers, spanners, safety specs etc. By extension the items that do the damage are known as FOD and the…

Aviation term referring to damage done when gas turbine engines ingest sweetie papers, spanners, safety specs etc. By extension the items that do the damage are known as FOD and the exercise of searching and clearing the helideck or apron is known as a FOD-PLOD.

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