Lifecycle Information of Aircraft Engine Components
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 life cycle, 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, and 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 life cycle 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 life cycles to increase aircraft operational availability.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 14, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA529389
Entities
People
- Aruna U. Apte
- Geraldo Ferrer
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School