Increase Aircraft Availability and Mission Readiness
Benefits are many and obvious; lower operating and support costs are not the
only benefits CDB provides. CDB increases safety, aircraft availability and
readiness, as well as better logistics supportability
In the data taken from the Apache trials, we are seeing a shift from unscheduled
to scheduled maintenance with a significant reduction in NMCM time. This
reduction in unscheduled maintenance lifts the burden on the soldier in
maintenance man-hours. Reducing unscheduled maintenance actions results in a
reduction of indirect maintenance actions. Indirect maintenance actions occur
when aircraft components and or special tools become damaged due to the
performance of the unscheduled maintenance events.
Additional CDB benefits include a smaller logistics footprint over time as
dynamic components achieve greater on-aircraft time, which in turn reduces the
logistical costs of getting components shipped to depot, depot costs of
rebuilding, and shipping back to a unit.
CDB also provides intangible results that are significant but difficult to
measure. Some intangible considerations include:
- Increased crew confidence in the aircraft
- Reduced crew fatigue
- Enhanced logistical planning through predictive analysis
- Cost avoidance in repair parts for Target Acquisition and Designatio
System/Pilot Night Vision System (TADS/PNVS) and other avionics systems
components
- Enhanced aircraft performance.
- Remove guess / Ease of Troubleshooting.