Accession Number:

AD1167985

Title:

Management Action Needed in the Department of Defense to Realize Benefits from a New System of Aircraft Maintenance

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Congressional Report]

Corporate Author:

Government Accountability Office

Personal Author(s):

Report Date:

1976-11-10

Pagination or Media Count:

59

Abstract:

A new maintenance concept has been used successfully by major commercial airlines, greatly reducing aircraft maintenance costs and improving aircraft availability for operations. Many of these same results can be achieved by the military services. Defense has applied the concept on a trial basis and expects to expand its use throughout the Department. But the services will need a better management system for controlling the application of the concept so that maximum benefits can be obtained.

Descriptors:

• aircrafts
• commercial aviation
• aircraft equipment
• cost reductions
• military aircraft
• flight crews
• maintenance
• test and evaluation
• maintenance personnel
• reliability
• aircraft maintenance
• department of defense
• maintenance costs
• operational readiness
• procurement
• united states
• commercial aircraft

Subject Categories:

• Aircraft

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]