One of the critical tasks of aircraft heavy/base maintenance check planning is to predict the additional production output for defects rectification and calculation of turnaround time. At the same time, the additional output should be distinguished by different specializations of the personnel involved in the maintenance (e.g., mechanics, avionics, structure etc.). The current approach implies the calculation of labour intensity based on the history of similar checks, considering the age of the aircraft and its total accumulated flight hours. The classical approach defines the number of additional man-hours by ratio to routine man-hours (final work scope includes routine man-hours and additional man-hours output resulting from results of routine inspections). Ratio increases with the age of the aircraft. However, modern maintenance programs involve a variety in the filling of maintenance checks. The content of checks may vary depending on the intensity of aircraft operation. Also, operation in different climatic conditions differently affects the technical condition of the aircraft and, accordingly, the number of resources spent on repair as part of maintenance.
The present article proposes mathematical models for predicting additional production output. The models are based on machine learning algorithms using a decision tree as a non-parametric supervised learning method used for both classification and regression tasks. The models are developed based on expert analysis of the causes affecting additional labour.
Proposed models have been tested in a real maintenance, repair, and overhaul organization (MRO). The results obtained are described. The article presents an additional set of functions for the algorithm. Examples of increasing prediction accuracy by adding information about aircraft operation history to the decision tree are presented in detail. The geography of airplane flight areas and configuration as parameters for the mathematical model are considered.
Improving the Accuracy of Forecasting the Labour Intensity of Aircraft Heavy Maintenance
Lect. Notes in Networks, Syst.
International Conference on Reliability and Statistics in Transportation and Communication ; 2021 ; Riga, Latvia October 14, 2021 - October 15, 2021
Reliability and Statistics in Transportation and Communication ; Chapter : 20 ; 223-236
2022-02-23
14 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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