A New View of Weapon System Reliability and Maintainability

Abstract

This report presents a new approach for evaluating weapon system reliability and maintainability (R&M). To strengthen the support process, they make the following recommendations: (1) debrief pilots for all indications of faults, (2) track performance of avionics by equipment serial number, (3) share information about fault symptoms across maintenance levels (flight line to shop to depot), and (4) establish a special program to repair problem units or components. In addition to changes in the support process, the authors suggest some adjustments to the product improvement process and the acquisition process. Keywords: Reliability; Maintainability; Weapon systems; Faults; Avionics; Maintenance; Repair. (jes)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA213281

Entities

People

  • D. W. Mclver
  • H. L. Shulman
  • J. R. Gebman

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Control Systems
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Engineers
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Military Equipment
  • Personnel Management
  • Radar
  • Test Equipment

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

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