Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul Performance Indicators for Military Aircraft

  • V.R.S. Raju Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi
  • O. P. Gandhi Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delh
  • S. G. Deshmukh Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delh
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.62.881
Keywords: Reliability, aircraft maintenance, performance measurement, MPIs.

Abstract

Modern day military and commercial aircraft systems are an integration of a large number of sub-systems and components. Each of these systems has different reliability characteristics and different probability distributions governing their failure rates. Space constraints and structural layout of the aircraft govern the position of each component. The accessibility, reliability, and snag diagnostic-ability determines the maintainability of the aircraft. The peculiarities involved in aircraft maintenance are discussed and performance measurement indices for O, I and D level maintenance are presented in this paper. These performance measurement indices are intended for use by aircraft maintenance managers for instituting process improvements for achieving best flight and maintenance safety records, improve operational availability of the aircraft and reduce costs.

Defence Science Journal, 2012, 62(2), pp.83-89, DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.14429/dsj.62.881

Author Biographies

V.R.S. Raju, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi
Mr V.R.S Raju is BE and ME in Mechanical Engg., and MSc in Defence and Strategic Studies. He is a research scholar from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi. He has submitted thesis on, Process mapping and performance measurement in aviation maintenance. He has over 20 years experience in O, I, and D level maintenance of aircraft.
O. P. Gandhi, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delh

Prof O.P. Gandhi is a PhD from IIT Delhi. Presently working as a Professor in the Industrial Tribology, Machine Dynamics and Maintenance Engineering Centre (ITMMEC) at IIT Delhi. His areas of interest include: Design for maintenance and reliability, condition monitoring, reliability of mechanical systems, hazard identification, and assessment.

S. G. Deshmukh, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delh
Prof S.G. Deshmukh is a PhD from IIT Bombay. He is working as a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at IIT Delhi. Presently he is on deputation as the Director of ABV-IIITM, Gwalior. His areas of interest include: Supply chain management, quality management, information systems, and systems optimisation.
Published
2012-03-13
How to Cite
Raju, V., Gandhi, O., & Deshmukh, S. (2012). Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul Performance Indicators for Military Aircraft. Defence Science Journal, 62(2), 83-89. https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.62.881
Issue
Vol 62 No 2
Section
Aeronautical Systems
Copyright (c) 2016 Defence Science Journal

 Where otherwise noted, the Articles on this site are licensed under Creative Commons License: CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India