Reliability Based Aircraft Maintenance Optimization and Applications

Chapter 11

The Methodologies of Reliability and Maintainability in the A380 Program

Abstract

This chapter gives an overview of reliability and maintainability program that is implemented in A380 aircraft.

Keywords

aircraft operational reliability

built-in test equipment

Markov chain method

reliability and maintainability

validation and verification

Chapter Outline

11.1 Introduction 

11.2 Reliability Modeling Approach 

11.3 Reliability Enhancement Process 

11.4 Validation and Verification Process 

11.5 Advanced Maintainability Optimization 

11.6 Conclusions 

11.1. Introduction

In January 2005, the world’s largest airliner completed its maiden flight on the runway at Toulouse Blagnac airport in the South of France [96]. As the flagship of the 21st ...