Production Planning is a scalable activity, means in a small organization it may well be an additional duty of production engineering personnel, whilst in a  large organization or an MRO it becomes a significant department. Production Planning is a dedicated element within 145 reference to 145.A.47, so we understand therefore that all 145 & MRO…

A review of all maintenance man hours shows that over the life of the aircraft up to 20 hours of maintenance is delivered for each flying hour of aircraft utilization, of course this increases over time, a new aircraft requires considerable less maintenance than more mature aircraft. How do we know these man hours are…

A hazard in Aircraft Maintenance is no different from any other Hazard in respect that whilst it is “dormant” under certain circumstances it has the potential to do harm. Identification of Hazards describes the process of understanding either the exposures risks or the actual failure. In respect of the potential consequences there are a number…

If human error was simply the result of careless or reckless individual behaviour, managing human error would be straightforward, in that disciplinary action could be measured against the gravity of the event. The reliability of a task is influenced by many factors including the maintenance system which shapes the performance of the technician, for example,…