Aircraft Maintenance : The Art and Science of Keeping Aircraft Safe

Title: Aircraft Maintenance : The Art and Science of Keeping Aircraft Safe
Author: Bruce R. Aubin
ISBN: 0768012422 / 9780768012422
Format: Soft Cover
Pages: 166
Publisher: SAE
Year: 2004
Availability: 45-60 days

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Since the origin of flight, the main goal of aircraft maintenance has been to efficiently correct defects and preven failures. From the original days of manned or unmanned flight, the individuals and their processes to repair, modify, maintain, and service the vehicles that were used to rise above the ground have largely been unsung.

Aircraft Maintenance
is a comprehensive executive-summary-style report written for business professions, engineers, mechancis, technicians, educators, and students that covers everything from history, evolution, evaluation and the future. Author Bruce R. Aubin examines and explains the processes and systemsof aircraft maintenance that were developed to ensure the quality, viability, and safety of the people and machines committed to flight.

Chapters cover:

  • Aircraft Maintenance Organization and Structure
  • Regulations and Environmental Effects on Maintenance
  • Training
  • Quality and Safety
  • Planning and Scheduling
  • Narrow- and Wide-body Aircraft
  • and more

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Preface

Chapter 1 : Background
Chapter 2 : Aircraft Maintenance Organization and Structure
Chapter 3 : Regulations
Chapter 4 : Planning
Chapter 5 : Scheduling
Chapter 6 : Facilities
Chapter 7 : Materiel
Chapter 8 : Training
Chapter 9 : Quality
Chapter 10 : Engineering
Chapter 11 : Economics
Chapter 12 : Maintenance Production
Chapter 13 : Safety
Chapter 14 : Associated Functions and Organizations
Chapter 15 : Narrow-Body Aircraft
Chapter 16 : Wide-Body Aircraft
Chapter 17 : Regional Carriers
Chapter 18 : Environmental Effects on Maintenance
Chapter 19 : Maintenance in the Future
Chapter 20 : Conclusions

References
List of Acronyms
About the Author