An Evaluation of the Effects of Depot Maintenance on the Reliability of F-4C and F-106 Aircraft.

Abstract

One of the objectives of the Air Force Depot Level Maintenance program is to maintain and increase aircraft reliability through depot preventive maintenance and repair. The results of this study are based on statistical tests and show that depot maintenance increases the reliability of F-4C and F-106 aircraft for approximately six months or 150 sorties. However, the beneficial affects of depot maintenance diminish thereafter so that aircraft reliability is not increased in the long run. Further, aircraft entering depot maintenance were found to be as reliable as other aircraft not entering depot maintenance. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0846432

Entities

People

  • Albert W. Hart
  • Louis E. Deimeke

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Maintenance
  • Preventive Maintenance
  • Reliability
  • Statistical Tests
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.