The Need for Increased Critical Technical Skills: Integrating Federal Aviation Administration Airframe and Powerplant Certification in Aircraft Maintenance Force Development

Abstract

Imagine yourself being the commander of an aircraft maintenance unit deployed to a forward operating location in support of OPERATION X. You are responsible for the three shift maintenance operation of ten B-52 aircraft with 100 maintenance technicians from twelve different occupational specialties. As each week passes, the scheduled sorties increase. As the flying schedule increases, the amount of periodic inspections and required maintenance increase. During a single day of maintenance activity, six B-52s require four engines to be replaced, two spoiler actuators are leaking beyond limits, a landing gear fails to retract, an in-flight refueling receptacle fails to lock on to the refueling probe, a generator failed, and a radar antenna problem has driven the avionics technicians to wits end.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 18, 2011
Accession Number
AD1030777

Entities

People

  • Estel Jr Breeding

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Control Surfaces
  • Employment
  • Flight Crews
  • Landing Gear
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Military Aircraft
  • Military Science
  • Personnel Management
  • Professional Development
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Students
  • Turbines

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.