Case Study: Sikorsky Aircraft achieves enhanced aviation safety and FOD prevention with ETQ Reliance

Sikorsky Manages Aviation Safety with ETQ

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary founded in 1923 and a leading helicopter manufacturer with about 16,000 employees and aircraft operating on five continents, faced fragmented safety data and inconsistent processes. Disparate methods for collecting foreign object debris (FOD) audit data, siloed accident records in Microsoft Access, and uneven approaches to tool control and aviation safety operations left the company with poor metrics, weak communication and limited ability to prioritize risks.

Sikorsky implemented ETQ Reliance across FOD prevention, lost-tool/item reporting, aviation safety operations and accident data management. The platform standardized metrics and communication, improved resource allocation for FOD and tool control, harmonized safety data to enable trend analysis and preemptive hazard mitigation, and consolidated accident records to highlight and address highest‑risk areas—an effort Sikorsky summarizes bluntly: “ETQ Reliance has Saved Lives.”

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