Reliability Based Aircraft Maintenance Optimization and Applications

Chapter 1: Introduction

• Abstract
• 1.1. Challenges of modern developing commercial aircraft
• 1.2. Evolution of aircraft maintenance process
• 1.3. Aircraft composite structures
• 1.4. Reliability-centered maintenance
• 1.5. MSG-3 structural analysis
• 1.6. A380 maintenance programs
• 1.7. Summary

Chapter 2: Basic Concepts

• Abstract
• 2.1. Accident
• 2.2. Near misses
• 2.3. Risk
• 2.4. Safety
• 2.5. Reliability
• 2.6. Risk management
• 2.7. Incident
• 2.8. Airworthiness
• 2.9. Quality
• 2.10. Airworthiness
• 2.11. Availability
• 2.12. Aircraft maintenance
• 2.13. Sources and types of failure in aircraft
• 2.14. Maintenance system and tasks
• 2.15. Component servicing
• 2.16. Overhaul
• 2.17. Bay servicing
• 2.18. Replacement/throwaway
• 2.19. Functional testing
• 2.20. Calibration
• 2.21. Nondestructive evaluation
• 2.22. Avionics maintenance
• 2.23. Software maintenance
• 2.24. Interdependence of operations and maintenance

Chapter 3: Aircraft Reliability and Maintainability Analysis and Design

• Abstract
• 3.1. Reliability fundamental mathematics
• 3.2. Some common failure distributions
• 3.3. Binary system reliability models
• 3.4. Mechanical reliability—stress–strength interference model
• 3.5. Fuzzy reliability theory
• 3.6. Hardware reliability
• 3.7. Maintainability analysis and design
• 3.8. Specification of maintainability [29]
• 3.9. Assessment and prediction of maintainability
• 3.10. Maintainability design: The affected factors
• 3.11. Maintainability design: Criteria
• 3.12. Maintainability design: Allocation
• 3.13. Maintainability design—limiting clearance [31]
• 3.14. Maintainability design—accessibility
• 3.15. Maintainability design—packaging
• 3.16. Maintainability design—standardization and interchange ability
• 3.17. Maintainability design—installation-components arrangement
• 3.18. Maintainability design—general criteria
• 3.19. Maintainability demonstration and testing [32]
• 3.20. Maintainability and reliability program activities during the phases of a project [33]
• 3.21. Maintainability management

Chapter 4: RCM and Integrated Logistic Support

• Abstract
• 4.1. Introduction
• 4.2. Maintenance analysis procedures
• 4.3. Statistical reliability assessment
• 4.4. Logistic support analysis
• 4.5. Fault tree analysis
• 4.6. Level of repair analysis
• 4.7. Logistic support analysis record
• 4.8. LSA models
• 4.9. Elements of ILS
• 4.10. Support equipment
• 4.11. Facilities
• 4.12. Data

Chapter 5: Intelligent Structural Rating System Based on Back-Propagation Network

• Abstract
• 5.1. Introduction
• 5.2. Artificial neural network
• 5.3. Design BPN for AD
• 5.4. Discussion
• 5.5. Conclusions

Chapter 6: Fault Tree Analysis for Composite Structural Damage

• Abstract
• 6.1. Introduction
• 6.2. Basic principles of fault tree analysis
• 6.3. FTA for composite damage
• 6.4. Qualitative analysis
• 6.5. Quantitative analysis
• 6.6. Discussion
• 6.7. Potential solutions
• 6.8. Conclusions

Chapter 7: Inspection Interval Optimization for Aircraft Composite Structures Considering Dent Damage

• Abstract
• 7.1. Introduction
• 7.2. Damage tolerance philosophy of composite structures
• 7.3. Damage characterization
• 7.4. Probabilistic method
• 7.5. Case study
• 7.6. Simulation results and discussion
• 7.7. Conclusions

Chapter 8: Repair Tolerance for Composite Structures Using Probabilistic Methodologies

• Abstract
• 8.1. Introduction
• 8.2. Repair tolerance
• 8.3. Probabilistic method
• 8.4. Case study
• 8.5. Results and discussion
• 8.6. Conclusions

Chapter 9: Structural Health Monitoring and Influence on Current Maintenance

• Abstract
• 9.1. Structural health monitoring technology
• 9.2. SHM applications in aircraft
• 9.3. Influence of SHM on current maintenance
• 9.4. Integration of SHM with MSG-3 analysis
• 9.5. Conclusions

Chapter 10: Maintenance Control and Management Optimization

• Abstract
• 10.1. Introduction
• 10.2. Qualifications of aircraft maintenance personnel
• 10.3. Specific aircraft type training
• 10.4. Occupational health and safety
• 10.5. Organization for maintenance control
• 10.6. System of control
• 10.7. Aircraft tail number maintenance planning
• 10.8. Certification of work done
• 10.9. Maintenance forms
• 10.10. Services
• 10.11. Maintenance schedules
• 10.12. Maintenance planning
• 10.13. Reference data definitions
• 10.14. Example of airline maintenance system development

Chapter 11: The Methodologies of Reliability and Maintainability in the A380 Program

• Abstract
• 11.1. Introduction
• 11.2. Reliability modeling approach
• 11.3. Reliability enhancement process
• 11.4. Validation and verification process
• 11.5. Advanced maintainability optimization
• 11.6. Conclusions