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Snapshot · OMB 2025 inventory · processed Oct 11, 2026
DOT · DOT-1000012 · record R1214

Surface Safety Metric (SSM)

Department of Transportation · FAA AJO

Overview

Development stage
DeployedSource: c) Deployed – The use case is being actively authorized or utilized to support the functions or mission of an agency.
High-impact designation
Not high-impactSource: c) Not high-impact
Impact justification
Not reported
Start date
2018-10-01 (day precision)Source: 10/01/2018 12:00:00 AM
Withheld from public reporting
NoSource: a) No

Mission

Topic area
Transportation
Operational functions
No function tag matched Derived by keyword rules; see methodology

Problem the AI is intended to solve

Automated review of accident narratives.

Expected benefits

Not reported

System outputs

Classification of aircraft accidents as a - runway collision - taxiway collision - runway excursion - not a surface event

Technology

AI classification
Other
System name(s)
Not reported
Custom-developed code
No
Public source code
Not reported

Sourcing

How it was built
Developed in-houseSource: b) Developed in-house
Vendor (as reported)
Not reported
Vendors (standardized)
None on the standard list

A vendor is the supplier named by the agency. It does not identify the underlying model or AI technology.

Data and privacy

Involves PII
Not reported
Privacy Impact Assessment
No
Authorization to Operate
Yes
Demographic features
Not reported
Training and evaluation data
Internal and external accident report narratives.
Federal Data Catalog
Not reported

Governance

0 of 8 minimum-practice questions answered. A blank answer means the agency reported nothing; it does not mean the practice is absent.

Pre-deployment testingNo answer reported
AI impact assessmentNo answer reported
Independent reviewNo answer reported
Ongoing monitoringNo answer reported
Operator trainingNo answer reported
Fail-safeNo answer reported
Appeal processNo answer reported
User and public consultationNo answer reported

Potential impacts and how they were identified

Not reported