September 2000

Out on the Frontier of Improving Aircraft Maintenance

Sept. 1, 2000

Out On the Frontier of Improving Aircraft Maintenance By Brian Finnegan September 2000 With each passing day, industry focus on the state of aviation maintenance becomes sharper...

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Value for Money: Choosing the right maintenance program for your operations

Sept. 1, 2000

Value for Money Choosing the right maintenance program for your operations By Bill de Decker September 2000 Aircraft maintenance is expensive. On average it consumes about 25...

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A Pound of Airplane Equals a Pound of Paper

Sept. 1, 2000

A Pound of Airplane Equals a Pound of PaperBy Fred Workley September 2000 How many times have you heard the phrase "When the paper work equals the weight of the airplane, we ...

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Configuration Deviation Lists

Sept. 1, 2000

Configuration Deviation Lists By Jack Hessburg September 2000 This may sound shocking, but stuff falls from airplanes when they are in flight. It was quite common years ago that...

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A Moment of Silent Prayer

Bill O'Brien

Sept. 1, 2000

It was just after lunch, on a hot July day when I found my heavy eyelids slowing closing. I was faintly aware that my forehead began its slow motion plunge towards my computer...

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The Technician's Role in Maintenance Error Prevention

Sept. 1, 2000

The Technician's Role in Maintenance Error Prevention By Richard Komarniski September 2000 The last two articles discussed the role of management and supervisors in preventing...

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Air 21: The Rest of the Story: It's what you don't know about it!

Sept. 1, 2000

Air 21: The Rest of the Story It's what you don't know about it! By Stephen P. Prentice September 2000 Like the famous commentator says ..."here's the rest of the story..." Funding...

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Autopilot Maintenance

Sept. 1, 2000

Autopilot Maintenance By Jim Sparks September 2000 Oil change, replacement of ignition plugs and checking the pressure of tires are some of the many things often associated with...

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DC9/MD80/737 Airstairs: The forgotten ones

Sept. 1, 2000

DC9/MD80/737 Airstairs The forgotten ones By Greg Napert September 2000 There was a time when the image of a passenger aircraft pulling up to a small terminal and deploying a...

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Eddy Current Testing: Near surface flaw detection

Sept. 1, 2000

Eddy Current Testing Near surface flaw detection By Jim Cox September 2000 As far back as the late 1700's, scientific investigation into electromagnetism was conducted by a number...

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Troubleshooting TFE 731 Low Performance

Sept. 1, 2000

Troubleshooting TFE731 Low Performance By Craig Bohling September 2000 Author's Note: This article is an excerpt from a TFE731 engine troubleshooting class created by Duncan ...

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Electrical Harness Maintenance

Sept. 1, 2000

Electrical Harness Maintenance By Dan Warchol September 2000 Author's note: Unison Industries and specifically the author of this article would like to acknowledge the contributions...