Supporting Expeditionary Aerospace Forces Alternative Options for Jet Engine Intermediate Maintenance

by Amouzegar, Mahyar A.; Galway, Lionel A.; Geller, Amanda

• ISBN13: 9780833031037
• ISBN10: 0833031031
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-03-04
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Summary

This report provides an assessment of the manner in which Jet Engine Intermediate Maintenance shops can best be configured to support Expeditionary Aerospace Forces both in peacetime and in war.

Table of Contents

Preface	iii
Figures	xi
Tables	xiii
Summary	xv
Acknowledgments	xix
Acronyms	xxiii
Alternative Jet Engine Repair Structures and the Expeditionary Aerospace Force	1	(10)
The Expeditionary Aerospace Force and the Challenge for Combat Support	1	(3)
The EAF Challenge to the Agile Combat Support/Mobility System	2	(1)
Forward Support Locations and Prepositioning	3	(1)
The Jet Engine Intermediate Maintenance Shop	4	(2)
Centralization	6	(2)
Scope of the Project and Report	8	(3)
Analysis Methodology	11	(10)
Rationale for Developing a Simulation Model	11	(3)
Model Description	14	(5)
Overall Structure of Jet Engine Repair	15	(1)
Sortie Generation and Flight-Line Operations	16	(1)
Transportation	17	(1)
Jet Engine Intermediate Maintenance	17	(2)
Data Sources	19	(2)
Assessments of Alternative Structures for Jeim Support	21	(24)
Overview	21	(1)
Repair Alternatives	21	(2)
Evaluation Design	23	(3)
Analysis of the F100-229	26	(10)
Decentralized-Deployed Alternative	27	(3)
Decentralized-No Deployment Alternative (Home Support)	30	(2)
Decentralized-FSL Alternative	32	(1)
CSL-FSL Alternative	33	(1)
CSL Alternative	33	(1)
Results for the F100-229	34	(2)
Analysis of the F100-220	36	(4)
Analysis of the TF-34	40	(5)
Robustness of Jeim Alternatives	45	(14)
Transportation Time	45	(5)
Spares	50	(1)
Removal Rate	51	(4)
Length of Surge	55	(1)
Centralized Spares	56	(3)
Conclusions and Recommendations	59	(8)
Wartime Support	59	(2)
For an MTW, Deploying the JEIM to the FOL Is Slow	59	(1)
FSL Is the Best Option for the F100-220 and F100-229	60	(1)
Either an FSL or a CSL Works for the TF-34	60	(1)
Other Wartime Issues	61	(1)
Peacetime Support	61	(1)
For the TF-34, Centralized Maintenance Makes Sense	61	(1)
For the F100-220 and F100-229, Some Centralization Is Useful	62	(1)
Qualitative Factors	62	(2)
Recommendations	64	(3)
Appendix: Peacetime Analysis	67	(10)
Bibliography	77

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An assessment of the manner in which Jet Engine Intermediate Maintenance shops can best be configured to support expeditionary aerospace forces both in peacetime and in war.