METHODS TO REDUCE DIRECT MAINTENANCE COSTS FOR COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT

A substantial part of aircraft's ownership is contributed by direct maintenance costs (DMC). The paper reports on a research that attempted to find some methods to reduce that DMC. The research identified design and fault diagnosis as key factors to influence DMC while disregarding factors unique to a particular airline. Discussed is a new concept of research and maintenance design - maintenance free operating period along with a fault diagnosis expert system that can reduce DMC.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Emerald Group Publishing Limited

  Howard House, Wagon Lane
  Bingley,   United Kingdom  BD14 1WA
• Authors:
  • Wu, H
  • Liu, Y
  • Dubg, Y
  • Liu, J
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 15-18
• Serial:
  • Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology
  • Volume: 76
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited
  • ISSN: 0002-2667

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aerospace engineering; Aircraft; Civil aviation; Commercial transportation; Cost effectiveness; Diagnostic tests; Expert systems; Failure analysis; Preventive maintenance
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00972905
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 15 2004 12:00AM