Poor record sharing and planning cause US Navy aircraft maintenance delays

[rangerrebew]

Poor record sharing and planning cause US Navy aircraft maintenance delays

By Garrett Reim23 June 2020
 

The US Navy’s (USN’s) fleet of fixed-wing aircraft has spent more than 62,000 days in maintenance beyond what was expected since fiscal year 2014.

The service’s poor record sharing and maintenance planning caused depot maintenance to be behind schedule 48% of the time on average between 2014 and 2019, says the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) in a new report published on 23 June.
 

“The navy underestimated the amount of time it needed to complete fixed-wing aircraft maintenance by an average of about 55 days per aircraft,” says the congressional watchdog.

https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/poor-record-sharing-and-planning-cause-us-navy-aircraft-maintenance-delays/138969.article

[rangerrebew]

The bottom line is the military is becoming more and more high tech, while schools are producing more and more low tech students.

[EdinVA]

Very poorly written article.....
A significant portion of the Air Force Fixed Wing fleet are cargo and are not as sophisticated or subject to the stresses of combat aircraft so the days in maintenance comparison is meaningless.
The AF and USN spent $3.3 billion on process, so why is the AF tossed into a conversation about the Navy, true both have aircraft but other than that, totally different environments.
What impact does the stupid just in time supply chain have on maintaining 50 year old aircraft?  Parts are only manufactured after they are paid for, huge delays because all parts must have FAA certification before use.... a process loaded with delays....