2108 midterms Flashcards
responsible for all maintenance activities performed on the unit’s aircraft
production planning & control
Duties and responsibilities of PP&C
include forecasting future maintenance requirements and activities, planning and scheduling major checks for the current operational situation, and exercising control of the maintenance in progress
primarily responsible for planning and scheduling all aircraft maintenance activity within the airline
production planning & control
three primary functions of PP&C
forcasting, planning, control
include the estimated maintenance workload for the long term and the short term based on the existing fleet and business plans and on any known changes in these for the forecast period
forecasting
involves the scheduling of upcoming maintenance and includes planning and scheduling of all manpower, parts, facilities, and time frame requirements for such maintenance
planning
this function allows adjustment of the plan and keeps (or attempts to keep_ the check on schedule. feedback from a check allows pp&c to adjust planning effort for the future checks
control
old saying that captures the gist of pp&c
plan your work and work your plan
The preliminary planning consists of
the development of the maintenance program and its schedule established by the engineering section as well as the individual check planning efforts of PP&C
goals of production, planning, and control
- To maximize the maintenance and engineering contribution to the airline
- To plan and organize work prior to execution
- To adjust plans and schedules to meet changing requirements.
concerned with the future workload of the M&E organization
forecasting
responsible for reviewing and providing upcoming maintenance on the aircraft fleet
pp&c department
is somewhat general in nature and is subject to revision on a yearly basis.
5-10 years, long term forecast
These forecasts contain more definitive plans with attention to actual manpower and budget numbers.
1-2 years, short term forecast
deals with the day-to-day activities of M&E
production planning
deliver airworth vehicles to the flight department in time to meet the flight schedule, with all maintenance activities completed or properly deferred.
goal M&E
has developed the maintenance plan from the MRB or Ops Specs document and divided the work into the appropriate work packages, identifying the tasks to be done, the intervals at which they will be done and the manpower requirements for each task
engineering
Production planning involves the planning of all maintenance activities
daily, 48-hour, and transit checks; letter checks; and modifications due to airworthiness directives, service bulletins, service letters, and engineering orders
The tasks required are defined by engineering using the MRB or Ops Specs document. The time, manpower, and parts and supplies needed are generally fixed.
“A” checks