Approach for Determining the Workscope of the Preventive Maintenance Tasks by Considering Direct Maintenance Cost

Abstract

The direct maintenance costs(DMC)is the primary economic index that the aircraft manufacture guarantees to the operator.DMC is regarded as a reference baseline for monitoring and controlling the maintenance expenses during the operating phase of aircraft.In this paper,by considering the guaranteed DMC value and the obligated maintenance interval listed in schedule maintenance requirements,an approach to determine the workscope of a preventive maintenance task is put forward.The data items and process for employing the method are introduced.The economic index of a preventive maintenance task is defined and the principle for obtaining the workscope is addressed.The workscope is the interval within which the maintenance expense is regraded as acceptable.To control and optimize the maintenance expense,the aircraft operator can plan to repackage multiple maintenance tasks,if the workscope of them overlaps each other.

Keywords

• direct maintenance cost
• maintenance task interval
• maintenance task workscope
• schedule maintenance requirement