Abstract: Cannibalisation is a term used commonly in defence aviation wherein serviceable part removed from an aircraft to replace an unserviceable part to make the aircraft serviceable. This research is intended to ascertain and provide comprehensive information about effective management of maintenance loads induced by cannibalisation of aircraft parts. Also, to analyse the maintenance loads induced by cannibalisation, which is otherwise perceived as logistic and supply chain management issues. I will discuss about how this potent tool has been over utilized in the proliferating defence aviation sector in the preceding years and its probable impact on maintenance personnel. This research report has two main sections. Firstly, a proposed mathematical model has been introduced to estimate the amount of additional workload required to perform by maintenance personnel for cannibalisation. Secondly, a survey questionnaire has been formulated to ascertain the effectiveness of managing the maintenance loads induced by cannibalisation. A total number of twenty five maintenance personnel have been participated in the survey. The participants are from defence aviation background with more than ten years of experience in the field. Also, each of them is from different areas of specialisation within the aviation field. The response to the questionnaire is obtained through email and telephonic interviews. Most of the cannibalisations decisions are made primarily due to the shortage of spare parts followed by sudden operational requirements. Fleet readiness is paramount in defence aviation and unforeseen events operational requirements are inevitable. Weak inventory management is the prime cause and strengthening the same could possibly reduce the dependency on cannibalisation. In defence aviation, the term cannibalisation became an integral part of the maintenance activities and adequate measures are there to manage the maintenance loads induced by cannibalisation.
Keywords: Cannibalisation, Maintenance Induced Loads (MIL). Line Replacement Unit (LRU), Aircraft on Ground (AOG), Equipment Out of Action (EOA), Component Performance Index (CPI).
Title: CANNIBALISATION OF AIRCRAFT PARTS: MANAGING THE MAINTENANCE LOADS INDUCED BY CANNIBALISATION
Author: Raju Dinesh Babu
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
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