Chapter 20
Enhancing the Aircraft Maintenance
Management Process for Increasing
Safety
Samer Abdo Saleh Al-Rabeei, Michal Hovanec, Peter Korba,
J. Patel Yagnikkumar, Lukaˇ c Vinco, Igor Vasilˇ cin, Barbora Wysocza´ nská,
and Miriama Golisová
20.1 Introduction
Safety and reliability in aircraft systems and performance are the main concern of
rising importance, especially due to the sophisticated and modern maintenance and
inspection technologies. Reliability comes through improving the quality or quality
level of the components or products [1].
The main goals of aircraft maintenance and inspection technologies have been to
efficiently correct defects and avert failures. NDT is the most useful technology
for evaluating the soundness and acceptability of an actual component without
spoiling its functional properties of it. Nondestructive testing is exactly what its
name indicates for an instance, a procedure of testing without destroying. NDT is an
analysis of an object or material in a way that will not spoil its future functionality.
NDT is the use of technology for examining the materials according to known
standards. Nondestructive testing does not in any way damage the serviceability of
the part or any component which is being inspected; therefore, these can be applied,
if desired, on all kinds of the units produced. Consequently, greater reliability in
the production and the maintenance can be achieved. There are a number of NDT
methods applicable to the maintenance of the aircraft. In this project work, my
major concerns are on the maintenance techniques and/or NDT techniques that are
applicable for Aircraft wheel overhaul and the factors affecting the sensitivity of the
S. A. S. Al-Rabeei () · M. Hovanec · P. Korba · J. Patel Yagnikkumar · L. Vinco · I. Vasilˇ cin
B. Wysocza´ nská · M. Golisová
Faculty of Aeronautics, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Technical University of Kosice,
Kosice, Slovakia
e-mail: Samer.abdo@tuke.sk; Michal.hovanec@tuke.sk; Peter.korba@tuke.sk;
Patel.ya-gnikkumar.j@tuke.sk; Igor.vasilcin@tuke.sk; Barbora.wysoczanska@tuke.sk;
miriama.golisova@student.tuke.sk
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