For the past three years, I have been working with an airline in their Technical Operations portfolio, developing software applications that support aircraft maintenance engineers and regulatory record keepers.
As a typical software developer, I focused primarily on my projects and didn't pay much attention to the broader aspects of aircraft maintenance. While our project deliveries have been successful, I often felt disconnected from the domain. Given that aviation is a fascinating field with so much to learn, overlooking this knowledge has left me feeling guilty.Today, I am beginning my learning journey in aircraft maintenance. I will be documenting my learings here as a personal reference, and hopefully, it will be useful to others as well.
Why do aircrafts require maintenance?
Just because the aircraft must be safe, reliable and airworthy. This keeps the aircraft in a good flying conditions.
Technical Management
There are several disciplines to properly conduct the aircraft maintenance activities.
- Maintenance
- Actual labor required to carry out the pyhsical work.
- Engineering
- Design, Analysis and Technical Assistance required to support maintenance work.
- Management
- Organization, Control and Administration of the many facets of maintenance operations.
- Production Planning
- To effectively plan the maintenance activities
- Logistics
- Understanding the aircraft inventory scope, to meet the continuous demand for parts required for successful maintenance operations
- Technical Training
- Covers the required maintenance trainings
Aviation industry is not like any other transportation industry where we can release the vehicle into the service. Airline must follow the regulations set by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) to meet the maintenance requirements for the vehicle to get into the service.
TBC...
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