Repairable Items

[toolguy]

Fewer and fewer components are repairable by the operator without some type of special tool or test equipment, looking for your ideas on what makes sense to attempt to repair at operator level, for both airline and bizjet. Thanks for your help!

[Black Hand Magic]

Would need to know what's the budget? What turn over does your operation have? Gearing up to handle simple high usage componets should be a no brainer. Monitering trends and componet OH expense to look into reducing your cost would be your starting point.

[toolguy]

Black Hand Magic, Great info, but I'm trying to identify more general versus detailed info. Maybe I should phrase the question this way: What items used to repiarable at the operator level, but is no longer cost effective to do so, because of expensive test requipment, tooling, data or other reason? For example: many actuators used to be repairable at the operator level, but now full load testing is required. I am working on a project for a client and am trying to use a Delphi apporach by asking subject matter experts like yourself.

[Blacksheep]

...what makes sense to attempt to repair at operator level, for both airline and bizjet.Apart perhaps from wheels & brakes and batteries, nothing.

That's right, nothing at all.

The answer is "Supply Chain Management" and contracts with specialist companies that stockpile components, do all the repairs/overhaul and provide consignment spares for all the Code 1 No-Go items, backed by 24 hour support for the Codes 2 and 3. There's plenty of these companies around and they're spreading fast. We have millions tied up in inventory and repair shops. Flogging it all off to a supply chain manager and converting the No Goes to consignment frees up a lot of cash. The service is paid for from operating revenue and you get guaranteed TAT into the bargain. In economic terms its called "Economy of Scale".