Applying Best Practices to Military Commercial-Derivative Aircraft Engine Sustainment: Assessment of Using Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) Parts and Designated Engineering Representative (DER) Repairs

Mary E. Chenoweth ; Michael Boito ; Shawn McKay ; Rianne Laureijs

RAND Corporation

RAND Corporation

关键词: United States Navy;    United States Army;    Maintenance;    Repair;    and Overhaul;    Military Aircraft;    United States Air Force;   

DOI  :  10.7249/RR1020z1
ISBN  :  9780833095732
RP-ID  :  RR-1020/1-OSD

学科分类：自然科学（综合）

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来源: RAND Corporation Published Research

【 摘 要 】

Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) parts and designated engineering representative (DER) repairs are parts and repairs that are provided by third-party companies and certified by the Federal Aviation Administration to be airworthy and interchangeable with original equipment manufacturer (OEM) parts or repairs. Currently, all major U.S. carriers use PMA parts and DER repairs in their own fleets so they can introduce competition, save costs, and maintain a more robust supply chain of parts and repairs. The Department of Defense (DoD) is interested in increasing its use of similar kinds of alternate parts and repairs.