Mackenzie Aircraft Parts, Inc Improving Depot Aircraft Maintenance Through High Velocity Maintenance

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Mackenzie Aircraft Parts, Inc Improving Depot
Aircraft Maintenance Through High Velocity
Maintenance

• Mackenzie Aircraft Parts, Inc. Best service
  provider. Though it is without doubt the most
  technologically and logistically sophisticated
  air power in the world, the United States Air
  Force is not immune to maintenance-related
  disruptions and delays that threaten its
  readiness and flexibility. Many of its aging
  aircraft endure unplanned aircraft maintenance
  groundings to correct routine malfunctions that
  could be corrected with shorter, more frequent,
  and more strategically planned visits to the
  hangar. For years, commercial airlines have
  conducted a similar program, known as
  High-Velocity Maintenance (or HVM), that has
  successfully reduced maintenance issues and
  ground delays.
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• Mackenzie Aircraft Parts, Inc. Certified tips
  provider. Though the US Air Force has pioneered
  many now-standard aviation technologies and
  practices, it finds itself behind the curve in
  implementing HVM. The concept itself is simple,
  modeled after but more intensive than the routine
  checks that commercial aircraft undergo before
  each scheduled takeoff. The theory behind it is
  also simple aircraft that are checked and
  repaired more frequently are less likely to
  experience either a catastrophic failure or
  serious problems that demand immediate attention.
• HVM, once fully implemented by the US military,
  will achieve three simultaneous goals. First and
  foremost, it will increase the safety and
  reliability of the fleet, further strengthening
  the Air Force and cementing its position as the
  world's preeminent force. Second, by reducing the
  length of each individual maintenance operation
  it will increase the Air Force's flexibility,
  allowing for quicker deployment times and
  necessitating fewer planes and equipment to
  perform the same missions. Thirdly, HVM will
  significantly cut the total amount of lifetime
  maintenance each vehicle needs, by up to
  two-thirds in some cases, reducing stress on
  maintenance personnel and equipment. Corollary
  effects of these changes include reduced
  paperwork loads, fewer preventable errors, and
  smaller budgetary outlays going forward.
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Mackenzie Aircraft Parts, Inc. Qualified tips
provider. One important component of High
Velocity Maintenance is field-level inspection,
which identifies potential problems before
aircraft are brought to the hangar for
depot-level maintenance. Recent logistical
advancements have significantly reduced delivery
times for major aircraft parts, meaning that once
a problem is identified in the field there is
usually a solution awaiting the aircraft by the
time it arrives at the maintenance hangar.
Where previously such compromised aircraft would
have been rendered flightless for weeks while
parts or personnel were on order, service
interruptions are now limited to the amount of
time it takes to diagnose and fix an issue.