F-16 Maintenance Metrics and Mishaps: Is There a Correlation?

Abstract

F-16 aircraft maintenance metrics and F-16 unit mishaps are examined in an effort to determine if there is a correlation between the two sets of data. Using active duty units from 2000-2008, nine common U.S. Air Force maintenance metrics of similar F-16 units are considered in an effort to evaluate if any of the studied maintenance metrics can be used as a predictor of aircraft mishaps. This study did not find any correlation between the metrics examined and the mishaps experienced.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 08, 2012
Accession Number
ADA563843

Entities

People

  • Ivan A. Pennington

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Active Duty
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Maintenance
  • Aircrafts
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Management
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Management
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Students
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.