ISSUE:
The US Air Force F-15 flight operations were experiencing short actuator service life, creating unexpected high maintenance hours and costs, and loss of vital asset readiness.
MEASUREMENT ANALYSIS SOLUTION:
The root cause of the issue was identified and a solution implemented to correct the issue. Benefits from the successful implementation included:
- Increased service life of actuator and other hydraulic system components
- Reduced maintenance hours and costs
- Increased readiness
- Improved asset operational performance
- Reduced total cost of asset ownership