Lifecycle Information of Aircraft Engine Maintenance

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Authors
Ferrer, Geraldo
Apte, Aruna
Subjects
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
Aviation maintenance, process flowchart, radio-frequency identification (RFID), item-unique identification (IUID), Data Matrix ECC200
Advisors
Date of Issue
2010-04-14
Date
14-Apr-10
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
Abstract
When an aircraft component needs replacement of a serially controlled item, the maintenance office uses the Scheduled Removal Component (SRC) card, which is used to track the component''s lifecycle, to verify that the part is ready-for-issue and to verify how many flight-hours it still has left. Unfortunately, SRC cards are often missing; when they are present, their information is unreliable, which prevents the part from being immediately installed. This study analyzes the impact of the current paper-based lifecycle management of serially controlled parts in the naval aviation community. It investigates item-unique identification and radio-frequency identification technologies as alternative ways of tracking these parts throughout their lifecycles in order to increase aircraft operational availability.
Type
Technical Report
Description
Sponsored Report (for Acquisition Research Program)
Department
Logistics Management
NPS Faculty
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
NPS-LM-10-019
Sponsors
Naval Postgraduate School Acquisition Research Program
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Citation
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.