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COVER STORY
As the technology grows,
the need to dissemble
aircraft to discover
faults may decrease.
DUNCAN AVIATION
" The maintenance manual requirements
were put in place to take care of them and
make sure they're safe, " he continued.
Currently, this issue is being compounded
by an uptick in flyers excited to take back
to the skies and reexplore the world as the
COVID-19 appears to be subsiding. This is
filling up hangars and pushing back work,
meaning a pilot whose next scheduled
maintenance is in two months should be
getting on the phone to schedule that well
in advance.
" With the way the industry has been,
really, over the last six months, we've been
trying to get further and further out with
our customers to let them know, 'Hey, you
know what? We're scheduled out into May.
You're going to want to schedule your work
that's due June and July now,' " Saathoff said.
Saathoff said work is at the highest he's
seen in 25 years and anticipates it to remain
that way for some time due to the pandemic's
effects and a lack of technicians.
" People used to be able to call us, or in
years past, would be able to call us and say,
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'Hey, I have work coming up in weeks.' Right
now, that may not be soon enough to get
on the schedule. You may end up missing
flights or not being able to get into the service
center you wanted to get into if you
A pilot whose next
scheduled maintenance
is in two months should
be getting on the phone
to schedule that well in
advance of that time.
don't plan further ahead, " he said.
Goede echoed Saathoff's assessments,
agreeing that their greatest challenge
as of now is finding the staff to do the
maintenance.
" The largest problem facing aircraft
maintenance at this time is the lack of
experienced technicians. We have seen the
number of experienced technicians dwindle
over the past decade, as experienced technicians
retire. These veterans of the trade
are being back-filled with newly certified
technicians who require years of training, "
Goede said.
Then there is the matter of having the
right parts; logistics is one of the largest
challenges faced when performing preventive
maintenance.
" This has always been challenging, but
with COVID-19, these challenges grew even
more. Suppliers have faced workforce shortages
and shipping companies continue to
struggle due to workforce shortages and
high volume. This has led to increased
downtime for maintenance and parts shortages, "
Goede said.
For Logsdon, he cites one of the major
challenges as being complacency - particularly
when it comes to cleaning an aircraft.
" I can't overstress the importance of just
keeping the aircraft clean. And, mostly, technicians
got into this field because they're
problem solvers and they like to fix something
or see an actual solution, have some
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of March-April_2022

EDITOR’S TAKEOFF
Industry Inspection
Aircraft Cabin Lighting Technology and Trends
How Events Like the AMC Can Help Attract the Next Generation of Female Technicians
The Pivotal Work of Preventative Maintenance
Few Pandemic Problems for Paint
Exploring the Helicopter Market Landscape and MRO Ecosystem
EAGLE Stakeholders Seek Solution to Leaded Fuel
FOR THE RECORD
Human Factors Interventions that Keep on Giving
FEAM Aero's Growth Mindset
ARSA INSIGHT
Modular Maintenance Stands for All Aircraft Types
Advertiser’s Index
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March-April_2022 - Industry Inspection
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March-April_2022 - Aircraft Cabin Lighting Technology and Trends
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March-April_2022 - How Events Like the AMC Can Help Attract the Next Generation of Female Technicians
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March-April_2022 - The Pivotal Work of Preventative Maintenance
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March-April_2022 - Few Pandemic Problems for Paint
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March-April_2022 - Exploring the Helicopter Market Landscape and MRO Ecosystem
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March-April_2022 - EAGLE Stakeholders Seek Solution to Leaded Fuel
March-April_2022 - FOR THE RECORD
March-April_2022 - Human Factors Interventions that Keep on Giving
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March-April_2022 - FEAM Aero's Growth Mindset
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March-April_2022 - ARSA INSIGHT
March-April_2022 - Modular Maintenance Stands for All Aircraft Types
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March-April_2022 - Advertiser’s Index
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