Aircraft Maintenance Management

At the end of this course, the students should be able to: 1. be competent in aeronautics, airframe and powerplant, aircraft instruments, communication and navigation systems, aircraft manufacturing techniques and operation, component repair and replacement, advanced maintenance and troubleshooting; 2. have knowledge of laboratory and on-the-job training and apprenticeship experiences associated with aircraft engineering technology, construction, operation, maintenance, repair and overhaul of aircraft systems and components; 3. have the basic knowledge and skills necessary to pursue technical and professional careers in aviation industry; and 4. have leadership and membership opportunities associated with appropriate professional organisations.

Maintenance program: requirement and purpose of maintenance. Maintenance review board and MSG-2 and logic applied to aircraft system, power plant and structures, hard-time, on- condition and condition monitored maintenance. Data collection, component history and statistical information sources. Reporting procedures, occurrence reporting and corrective action methodology. Minimum equipment list and acceptable deferred defects. Production of maintenance schedules and programmes. Aircraft maintenance and reliability: airworthiness requirements and documentation. Safety standards and safety assessment, including reliability assessment. Failure modes and failure analysis. Reliability mathematics directly associated with aircraft maintenance. Predicting system, engine and structural reliability and effect on reliability of scheduling: maintenance facilities. Provisioning and supply systems. Maintenance task, task development and analysis, downtime, repair, replacement, rectification and modification. Use of project planning methods such as CPM, PERT and computer programs to allocate timely physical and human resources. Special considerations when planning and scheduling maintenance for geriatric aircraft. Technological aids to maintenance. Future of aircraft maintenance, third party maintenance and whole life maintenance packages. Human factors in aircraft maintenance: effect on maintenance planning of human performance and limitations. Analysing human errors in aircraft management, case studies and safety considerations. Investigation of the SHEL and reason models of human interaction. Production of a management plan designed to limit human error in the execution of aircraft maintenance activities.