AIRCRAFT MRO: WHAT IT CAN DO
“…including a data quality working group as a part of the project in paperless initiatives ensures that underlying data issues are addressed…” THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS
The low hanging fruits in maintenance data management
Henrik Ollus asks why is it that, while the amount of data generated and recorded in aircraft operations has skyrocketed in the last few decades, the promised business benefits from the data have been slow to materialize. AIRCRAFT IT MRO • SPRING 2022 • 66
The most impactful promises for what data utilization can deliver are extended component life and predictive maintenance. These have the potential for increasing the up-time of high-value assets and transitioning most unscheduled maintenance events to scheduled maintenance. They are made possible by the ever-increasing amount of data recorded by modern aircraft and AI-powered data analytics. Yet, the actual impact of implemented solutions to date has often fallen short of the expected benefits.
THE CHALLENGES
The main reason that the benefits are not achieved is that data management maturity for most airlines is low, and as with any data analytics applied, the quality of what you get out is determined by what you put in. Prerequisites for solutions offering extended life and predictive maintenance are high data quality and seamless data sharing between collaborating parties, e.g. original
