To add what Prof. Jardine wrote, see also J. Crocker " Maintenance Free
Operating Period - Is this the Way Forward?".

Shortly, the concept of MFOP is not new; it is essentially same as the
warranty period. What is new is that the operators are considering extending
this concept throughtout the life of the system. In practice, the
contractor/manufacture will be expected to guarantee that no unscheduled
maintenance activities will be required during each defined period of
operation. The Royal Air Force (UK) has seen this measurement as the best
candidate to replace MTBF.

regards
Enda

----- Original Message -----
From: Alexander (Sandy) Dunn <webmaster@...>
To: <plantmaint@...>
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 8:35 PM
Subject: Re: [plantmaint] Aerospace


> From: andrew.k.jardine@...
>
>
> The Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering devoted a special issue
> to Maintenance in the Aircraft Industry. It was in Volume 5, Number 4,
> 1999.
>
> Papers include:
>
> New trends in aircraft reliability and maintenance measures
> Designing for MFOP: Towards the autonomous aircraft
> Effectiveness of maintenance
> Chief mechanic: the new approach to aircraft maintenance by Boeing
>
> Journal details from: http://www.mcb.co.uk
>
> Andrew Jardine
>
> BTW. MFOP means Maintenance Free Operating Period
>



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