AIRCRAFT RELIABILITY MONITORING AND MAINTENANCE COSTS

This seminar outlines the background of aircraft reliability programmes as part of the operator’s maintenance programme and will specifically emphasize on issues related to maintenance cost analysis.

Maintenance strategy and various concepts may reduce cost, but careful use of these concepts need to take place in order to ensure high reliability levels.

Oversight by the Aviation Authorities to ensure continued compliance with the regulatory requirements, while fulfilling the challenges of cost reductions and effective maintenance programmes, is of paramount importance. Therefore it is essential that both the Aviation Authorities and the Aviation Industry are on the same level of understanding. This seminar will provide such an understanding.

Within 5-day period, you will be provided with guidance for the implementation of Reliability Programmes and you will focus on the monitoring task and the relevance of the efficiency of the Maintenance Programme, in order to fulfill the regulatory requirements and to avoid unnecessary maintenance costs.

Case studies with practical examples will complement this seminar.


SEMINAR OUTLINE

This course outlines the background of the establishment of a reliability programme and will specifically emphasize on the method and steps required for the determination and implementation of the reliability programme in to the operator’s maintenance programme, including its use for cost benefit analysis.

DAY 1

1. General Introduction to Reliability

  • What is Reliability
  • Definition of Reliability
  • Reliability Programme
  • Quality Vs Reliability
  • Equipment Failure
  • Equipment Degradation
  • Condition Monitoring
  • Aviation Requirements
  • EC Regulation 2042/2003—EASA Part M
  • FAA Part 121 and Part 135

2. Explanation of Appendix I to AMC M.A.302

  • Contents of the Maintenance Programme
  • Contents of Reliability Programmes
  • Applicability
  • Small Fleets of Aircraft
  • Engineering Judgement
  • Contracted Maintenance
  • Maintenance Interrelations
  • Reliability Programme
  • Pooling Arrangements

3. FAA Advisory Circular AC 120-79

  • Purpose of the advisory circular
  • Structure of a CASS
  • FAA approved reliability programme
  • “Maintenance control by reliability methods” (AC 120-17A)
  • EASA vs FAA

DAY 2

4. Failure Considerations and Analysis

  • Definitions
  • Design Concepts
  • Background
  • Traditional Philosophy
  • Modern Philosophy
  • Fail Safe Design Concept
  • System Configuration and Redundancy
  • Non Redundant Single Path System
  • Redundant Parallel System
  • Redundant Multiple Path System
  • Life Cycle Process
  • Classification of Failures
  • Probability (Qualitative)
  • Probability (Quantitative)
  • Safety Objective
  • MSG Decision Logic
  • MSG-2 Maintenance Process and Decision Logic
  • MSG-3 Maintenance Tasks and Decision Logic
  • Failure Effect Categorization
  • Task selection and assignment
  • Time-to-Failure
  • Failure scenario’s
  • Unscheduled Removals

5. Data Collection

  • Prime sources of Information
  • Data Collection System
  • Information Sources and Data Collected
  • Flow Diagram—Pilot Reports and Repeaters
  • Flow Diagram—Delays and Cancellations
  • Flow Diagram—Component Removals and Failures
  • Flow Diagram—Service Difficulty / Occurrence Report
  • Structural Irregularity Report

6. Reporting Schemes

  • Data Display and Reporting
  • Monthly Fleet Reliability Report
  • Fleet Performance Report
  • Table of Terms and Conditions
  • Fleet Statistics Summary
  • Critical Failure Report
  • Technical Delays and Cancellations
  • Dispatch Reliability
  • Delays and Cancellation per 100 Departures
  • Engine in-flight Shutdowns and Unscheduled Removals
  • Fleet Corrective Action Status

DAY 3

7. Reliability Data Monitoring

  • Performance Measurement
  • General
  • Performance Parameters
  • Alert Definitions
  • General
  • Alert Status
  • Alert Status Exceptions
  • Airplane Alert
  • Structures
  • Upper Control Limits
  • Upper control Limit Establishment
  • Revision of Control Limits
  • Sample Upper Control Limit Calculation

8. Maintenance Programme Implementation

  • Source documents (AD, ARB, APD, CMR etc.)
  • Operator’s Maintenance Programme, General Requirements
  • Scheduled Maintenance (Letter Checks, Intervals, Thresholds, Sample Checks, Permitted Variation etc.)
  • Task/Function Codes (ATA Spec 100)
  • Logistics and Man hour planning aspects (Access Panels, Zones, Skills, Tooling and Equipment, Material etc.)
  • Maintenance Task Packaging (Blocked Checks, Equalized Programmes, Phased Programmes)
  • Maintenance Task Cards
  • Computerized Systems
  • Maintenance Programme Implementation and Development (Staggered Implementation Plan, Service Experience, Periodic Review, Amendments, Interval Escalations etc.)

9. Maintenance Cost

  • Maintenance Cost Baselines
  • Maintenance Contracts – Cost Aspects
  • Maintenance Cost Reporting
  • Maintenance Cost Analysis
  • Cost Benefit Model
  • Change Proposals
  • Cost Analysis

DAY 4 & 5

10. Workshops / Case Studies

  • Reliability Improvement (Case Study)
  • Regulatory Requirements for Continued Airworthiness (Workshop)
  • Maintenance Engineering (Workshop)
  • Maintenance Planning (Case Study)
  • Maintenance Cost Analysis (Workshop)

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October 25-29, 2009
Al Bustan Rotana Hotel
Dubai

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WHO SHOULD ATTEND

  • Airworthiness Inspectors from Civil Aviation Authorities
  • Airline Maintenance Management Personnel
  • Service or Design Engineering Personnel
  • Technical Support Staff
  • MRO Line and Base Maintenance Staff
  • Workshop Personnel
  • Maintenance Planning Personnel
  • Fleet Managers
  • Quality Assurance Personnel
  • Maintenance Programme Engineers
  • Reliability Engineers
  • Technical Staff from Leasing Companies

 

ABOUT THE SEMINAR LEADER

Rudolph H. Hirdes is a Senior Consultant with 25 years of aviation industry experience. Between 1978 and 1987 Rudolph was a project leader and scientific researcher for large civil and military aerodynamic development projects at the Dutch National Aerospace Laboratory, NLR. Then he took on the role of Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer at the Dutch National Aerospace Laboratory NLR, involved as project leader with flight testing and instrumentation of the Fokker 50 and Fokker 100 prototypes. From 1989 to 1991 Rudolph held the position of Senior Airworthiness Inspector at the Dutch Civil Aviation Authority CAA-NL where he was responsible for the surveillance of Maintenance Organizations.

In 1991 he became the Managing Director - Quality Assurance at the Maintenance & Engineering department of the Dutch airline Martinair. In this role, he was responsible for the implementation of JAR-145 and the achievement of the FAA Repair Station Certificate. Between 1995 and 1999 he assumed the position of Managing Director - Engineering at the Maintenance & Engineering department, Martinair.

In 2000, Rudolph took on the role of Interim Managing Director - Design & Engineering at Fokker Services, responsible for the entire coverage of the design & engineering aspects, to effectively manage and protect the Type Certificates of the Fokker Aircraft products.

As from 1999 Rudolph has also been the Owner and the Independent Aviation Specialist of the Dutch consultancy office, Aviation Consultancy Holland, having its main interest in the area of Airline Management. This includes all activities to Flight Operations, Maintenance Management as well as Quality and Flight Safety Management. Nowadays, customers include airlines, MRO’s, military operators, civil aviation authorities, the EU commission, etc.

Last but not least, Rudolph likes to bring forward his knowledge and experience by teaching various topics for the airline industry as an aviation lecturer.

BENEFITS OF ATTENDING

This course outlines the background of an aircraft maintenance programme and will specifically emphasize on the method and steps required for the determination and implementation of an operator’s maintenance programme, including its further development. Also the course explains the contents of Appendix I to AMC M.A.302 and will give guidance for implementation of Reliability Programmes and will focus on the monitoring task and the relevance of the Maintenance Programme Development.

RELIABILITY MONITORING

  • General Introduction to Reliability
  • Regulatory Requirements
  • Failure Considerations and Analysis
  • Data Collection
  • Reporting Schemes
  • Review Boards
  • Reliability Data Monitoring
  • Maintenance Programme Development

 

MAINTENANCE PROGRAMME (Background and Concepts)

  • MRB Process (ATA MSG-3 rev. 2002.1)
  • Source Documents (AD, MRB, MPD, CMR etc.)
  • Operator’s Maintenance Programme, General Requirements
  • Scheduled Maintenance (Letter Checks, Intervals, Thresholds, Sample Checks, Permitted Variations, etc.)
  • Task/Function Codes (ATA Spec 100)
  • Logistics and Man Hour Planning aspects (Access Panels, Zones, Skills, Tooling & Equipment, Material, etc.)
  • Maintenance Task Packaging (Blocked Checks, Equalized Programmes, Phased Programmes)
  • Maintenance Task Cards
  • Computerized Systems
  • Maintenance Programme Implementation & Development (Staggered Implementation Plan, Service Experience, Periodic Review, Amendments, Interval Escalations, etc.)

 

MAINTENANCE COST

  • Maintenance Cost Baselines
  • Maintenance Contracts – Cost Aspects
  • Maintenance Cost Reporting
  • Maintenance Cost Analysis
  • Cost Benefit Model
  • Change Proposals
  • Cost Analysis

 

TESTIMONIALS

“Very Extensive and Comprehensive Material”

Adil Al Sheibani, Oman Air

“It gives great confidence and fulfill any gap you may have in your experience”

Mamoun M. Ghararaibah, Royal Jordanian Airlines

“Learned new ideas about how to solve the problems in best ways and how to save money and time”

Zaid Al Khaldi, Saudi Aramco Aviation

“The topics were interesting and the way it was presented was good”

Badir Lootah, Emirates Airlines

“It was very good as it covered most of the topics regarding reliability”

Anas Fawwaz Qutishat, Jordan Aviation

“I want to say really from my heart, I am very glad to attend this course. Thanks for the good preparation”

Mohammed Abdelgadir Abdallah, Safat Aviation Complex, Sudan

“Reliability Monitoring subject is covered in-depth and the programme enhanced our Knowledge”

Suraj Panda, Maldivian Air Taxi, Maldives

“Close networking with other operators”

Esmaeil Anvari, Iranian Air Transport Company, Iran

“Good Presentation”

Samson Stephen, Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies, UAE

“Useful workshop, perfect Instructor”

Igor Sarenac, Aerovista, UAE

“The subject added up more valuable experience and knowledge”

Waheed Khalid Ali, Air Arabia, UAE

“Gives a complete overview of the area”

Walter Schmitt-Rennekamp, Lufthansa Consulting, Pakistan

PRICING

Fees: USD 2900/- per delegate

Early Bird Discounts:

Register for USD 2700/- on or before September 25, 2009 and get USD 200 OFF!

Register for USD 2500/- on or before August 25, 2009 and get USD 400 OFF!

Group Discounts:

Register 2 delegates from your organization and the Third goes FREE!

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VENUE

Venue: Al Bustan Rotana Hotel, Dubai, UAE

Location: Near Dubai International Airport

Tel: +971 4 282 0000
Fax: +971 4 282 8100