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I would be curious about things like lubrication and the hydraulic systems where deferring maintenance is easy but repairs once there are problems are potential
by hedgehog 3y ago
I would be curious about things like lubrication and the hydraulic systems where deferring maintenance is easy but repairs once there are problems are potentially very costly. Hopefully the manufacturers can get some of the data back, it seems like this kind of deferred maintenance is an experiment nobody would run willingly but given that it's happening the data could help improve safe and efficient fleet operations.
- WalterBright 3y agoMaintenance issues are constantly fed back to the design teams that adjust the designs.
- hedgehog 3y agoOh for sure, but I'm guessing it's rare for an operator with modern aircraft to aggressively defer maintenance to the extent it sounds like is happening over there. Toyota has plenty of data about what happens to a Camry if it goes a few years with no oil changes (because people) but does Boeing have similar data to draw from?
- bobthepanda 3y agoWe just had a roughly three year period where planes meant to be running more or less constantly were consigned to desert parking lots due to lack of travel demand.
- vdqtp3 3y agoRestoring aircraft and parts from that state is well defined and happens regularly.
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