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EDA 103 79 C 6262 for the Department of Defense. The publcatin of t BA Paper des not Indicate eudersement by the Department of Defens, nor should tdo cutents be construed as reflecting the eha pawlln of that agency.Approved for pubic rabate: dlstbtdon unimited. Knowing how well maintenance technicians perform maintenance on the job is necessary in order to evaluate the effectiveness of training. This paper reviews data on one possible measure; specifically, the unnecessary removal of non-faulty parts during actions taken to identify and correct malfunctions in equipment. Such data may be found in the maintenancq management data systems of the military services.
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ContinuedIt was found that non-faulty components are removed in 4 to 43 percent of all corrective maintenance actions and account for 9 to 32 percent of all maintenance man-hours. Technicians fail to find a faulty part or damage a good part in about 10 percent of all corrective maintenance actions.These findings may be due to inadequate test equipment, tools, and maintenance manuals, as well as to inadequate training.There is a need to collect data on the performance of maintenance technicians on the job in a way that can be relate systematically to procedures used in military selection and training.
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ABSTRACTKnowing how well maintenance technicians perform maintenance on the job is necessary in order to evaluate the effectiveness of training. This paper reviews data on one possible measure; specifically, the unnecessary removal of non-faulty parts during actions taken to identify and correct malfunctions in equipment. Such data may be found in the maintenance management data systems of the military services.
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