G-200 Bearing: An Analysis Concerning the Reliability of an Inexpensive Part and Its Effect on Depot Level Repair Cost.
Abstract
Little management attention has been paid to inexpensive parts critical to the operation of defense weapons systems that incur large maintenance costs. This Costly Replacement of Inexpensive Parts (CRIP) concept was analyzed in one instance; the G-200 gyroscope bearing of the LN-12 platform. The CRIP concept was supported in the case of the G-200 bearings. These precision instrument bearings did in fact represent an inexpensive part ($38 each) that was critical to the effectiveness of an aircraft's inertial guidance system and generated high replacement costs when failures occurred.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1974
- Accession Number
- AD0775691
Entities
People
- John W. Burt
- Robert T. Benbow
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology