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MOBILE RESPONSE MAINTENANCE
Getting Aircraft
on Ground
Flying Again
by Mario Pierobon
W
hen an aircraft on
ground (AOG) experience
occurs, suddenly
an operator must
handle an unforeseen
situation with
normally very high
stakes. Over the years the providers
of aircraft maintenance, repair
and overhaul (MRO) services have
developed dedicated packages of
services for mobile response maintenance
that serve for a return to
normal operations. In this article we
have reached out to industry experts
to discuss best practices and latest
trends in the domain of mobile
response maintenance.
Need for Mobile Response
Maintenance
According to FEAM, how often maintenance
that goes beyond the capabilities
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of line maintenance providers is needed
depends very much on the maintenance
providers and their capabilities.
" In 2021 we responded to our customers'
AOG requests 385 times. FEAM AOG
performed avionics repairs, structural
repairs, rigged flight controls, resealed
main landing gear, changed flight controls
and performed engine changes, "
says FEAM.
Jörg Speri, senior director of network sales
& customer service - Aircraft Maintenance
Services at Lufthansa Technik, observes
that AOGs, by their very nature, cannot be
planned.
" This is also why a broad range of events
can occur, such as structural defects, defects
on engines or landing gears, and other system
failures. Some weeks it happens nearly
every day and then there are times when we
hardly see any request for support. Some of
these events are of such nature that they
require specific tooling and infrastructure
that normally go beyond a line maintenance
provider's capability, " he says. " This is where
the strength of our recently established
'Aircraft Maintenance Services' product
segment - which is a merger of former lineand
base maintenance segments - comes
into play. Whenever the limits of classic line
maintenance are reached, we can provide
a solution out of one hand. "
Best Practices
There are three main practices to getting
mobile response maintenance services up
to speed for AOGs, according to FEAM.
" One is developing a team that is adaptable
to both the customers' needs and the
industry. The second is communication
with all the parties that make up a speedy
AOG recovery, while the third is logistics
of moving parts, tooling, and manpower to
and from the AOG " , says FEAM.
According to Speri, one main principle
to observe is to " expect the unexpected. "
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of May_June_2022
So What?
Industry Inspection
Your Mobile Home
The Hunt for Parts
An Inconvenient Truth
Getting Aircraft on Ground Flying Again
In the Post-Pandemic World, General Aviation is Taking Off
The Dos and Don'ts of Communication System Maintenance
Basler Turbo Conversions Makes the Old New Again
A Promising Outlook for General Aviation
How Naval Aviation is Combatting Its Billion- Dollar Corrosion Problem
Advertiser’s Index
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May_June_2022 - So What?
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May_June_2022 - Industry Inspection
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May_June_2022 - Your Mobile Home
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May_June_2022 - The Hunt for Parts
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May_June_2022 - An Inconvenient Truth
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May_June_2022 - Getting Aircraft on Ground Flying Again
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May_June_2022 - In the Post-Pandemic World, General Aviation is Taking Off
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May_June_2022 - The Dos and Don'ts of Communication System Maintenance
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May_June_2022 - Basler Turbo Conversions Makes the Old New Again
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May_June_2022 - A Promising Outlook for General Aviation
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May_June_2022 - How Naval Aviation is Combatting Its Billion- Dollar Corrosion Problem
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May_June_2022 - Advertiser’s Index
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