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APR 2013

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AIRFRAME TECHNOLOGY project can impact his delivery goal. An auditor can look into these situations when evaluating the MRO. He can, with practice, assess the operator's project controls and support processes as a method of evaluating project management strengths and weaknesses. Special requirements by the operator created by provisions in their ven- 30 dor instructions may hobble heavy check performance. The rule states that the MRO must comply with applicable portions of the operator's maintenance manual. Application of the operator's internal standards to the repair station activities are not assessed on their effect on the project. Often, when this is pointed out by the MRO, the rejoinder is that they must AviationPros.com/company/10134021 April 2013 Aircraft Maintenance Technology • www.AviationPros.com • www.AMTSociety.org follow their manual requirements as they direct. This is true. They must. However, everyone's concept of what constitutes the "applicable portion" is different. The devil is in the differences. Industry standardization would help Having watched all of this from both sides it would seem to me that the best low hanging fruit for improvements in this area is an effort to standardize those processes that are mutually shared in getting an aircraft back in the air. Manage the interface. For example, both operators and MROs use nonroutine forms. Industry level standardization of nonroutine records could be devised in a format that could be used across both computerized and "hand managed" platforms. A standardized nonroutine format with generally accepted methods of execution would relieve everyone of the need to address incompatibility of formats when trying to manage discrepancy and repair data. Now this may seem trivial to many, but, beyond routine task cards provided by the operator, nonroutine task cards are the most used form of the project. It is the vehicle that records all of the maintenance accomplished for check findings. Between the MRO and operator its format and presentation is currently what the imagination can make it in flavors both hardcopy and electronic. It's the key product that records the maintenance performed and provides the information to create the bill. Just from an economic point of view alone, it's worth considering. Standardization here may have benefits largely by creating repeatability in aircraft quality and reliability simply by giving everyone an accurate idea of what is going on. A good example of a successful standardization effort was the development of the 8130-3 Authorized Release form. It's capable of being completed electronically, or by hand;

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