The fleet is scheduling its own repairs
the fleet is scheduling its own repairs: hainan air’s platform runs 1,600 fault models and caught 200 risk patterns, boeing predicts 78 percent of engine accessory failures 30 days out from 6,000 connected aircraft, and oliver wyman finds carriers cut unscheduled removals by 15 to 25 percent. an aircraft on ground costs up to 150,000 dollars.
the grounding is becoming the last resort.
Context
Honeywell announced in May 2017 that Hainan Airlines would be the first airline to use its GoDirect Maintenance Service, which uses connectivity and data analytics to improve maintenance. FlightGlobal's Apr 2017 analysis quotes Boeing's maintenance director on the value of predictive maintenance.
Both sources are older background on the practice, not the figures in the post.
The sources read cover Hainan Airlines' predictive maintenance programme and Boeing's view of it in general terms only. Hainan's 1,600 fault models and 200 risk patterns, Boeing predicting 78 percent of engine accessory failures 30 days out from 6,000 connected aircraft, Oliver Wyman's 15 to 25 percent cut in unscheduled removals and up to 150,000 dollars per aircraft on ground were not seen in the sources read, so unsupported here, not refuted.
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- Find the Oliver Wyman report on unscheduled removals.
Sources
- Honeywell, May 18, 2017honeywell.com
- Payload Asia, May 22, 2017payloadasia.com
- FlightGlobal, Apr 7, 2017flightglobal.com
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