Headquarters U.S. Air Force
Integrity - Service - Excellence
USAF Maintenance Metrics:
Looking Forward with
Aircraft Availability (AA)
Lt Col Jeff Meserve, USAF
Chief, Congressionals, Studies & Analysis Branch
Directorate of Maintenance
DCS/Logistics, Installations and Mission Support
Overview
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Leadership Vision:
„ Defining the problem
„ Supporting metrics
Aircraft Availability (AA) vs. Mission Capable (MC)
Aircraft Availability Improvement Program (AAIP)
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USAF Priorities
Our priorities are clear:
-- Winning the Global War on Terrorism
-- Developing and caring for our Airmen
-- Modernizing and recapitalizing our
aircraft and equipment
- 2007 Air Force Posture Statement
The U.S. Air
I nForce
t e g r i t must
y - S e remain
r v i c e - ready
E x c e l lto
e nFly
c e and Fight
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17+ Years of Combat Operations
Sustaining Ops in a Demanding Environment
Avg Aircraft Age
18.3
16.9
24.0
21.8
Op Enduring Freedom
Op Southern
Watch
Op Iraqi Freedom
Op Northern
Watch
Avg 2.3M
FH/YR
Op Provide
Comfort
Desert Fox
Counter Narcotics
Op Noble Eagle
Op Allied Force
Since DESERT STORM, we have been flying an average of 2.3M
hours/year, but with a force that is 31% smaller, 42% older
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OPR: AF/A4MM & A4MY
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407
Increasing Stress (how to describe?)
Flying Hours per Aircraft
Reaching service life sooner
Flying Hours per TAI
Stress well articulated
Total Aircraft in Inventory
Annual MC Rates
100
90
86.9 86.5 85.4
84.6 84.3 83.7
81.4
80
70
However…MC doesn’t support it
79.5
75.7 76
60
78.4 77.8 77.1 78
80.3 80.6 80.5 81.6 82.1
73.4 72.6 72.2
71.8 71.2
70.4 69.7 69.1
69.4 69.8 69.7
68 67.7
50
40
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
Active
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99
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
AFRC/ANG
5
5
MC Centric History
QUARTERLY MC RATES
y
The ‘metric’: not entire fleet
y The ‘methodology’:
y Focus on historical trends
y Reactive: what happened?
y New metric…new methodology
QUARTERLY TNMCM
QUARTERLY TNMCS
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The Metric (AA vs. MC)
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What is MC? (AFI 21-101, Para 1.15.3.14)
MC Rate = MC hours / Unit Possessed hours
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What is AA? (AFI 21-101, Para 1.15.3.3)
AA Rate = MC hours / TAI hours
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All acft that are possessed by unit (poss portions of PAI, BAI, AR)
All PAI, BAI, AR acft hours (entire fleet)
Categories of non-availability (Five)
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NMCM, NMCS, NMCB, UPNR (B$, X$), Depot (D$)
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Focus on Aircraft Availability
ƒ At enterprise level, forward looking approach
needed
ƒ Teaming of lead commands and programs managers
ƒ Maximize resource allocation
ƒ Addresses combat capability—”how many jets
are ready?”
ƒ Drivers include MC, NMCM and NMCS rates
ƒ Includes all factors to include Depot, Mod, TCTO, and
other fleet management factors
ƒ AA Standard is ‘requirements based’
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CSAF Question:
How many jets are ready?
22%
25%
63%
(1589)
11%
21%
4%
Fighters
(2506)
Able to
Launch
67% (1691)
15%
9%
Aggregate
(4465)
20%
20%
18%
55%
(2445)
41%
(74)
16%
Able to
Launch
64% (2856)
Bombers
(182)
Able to
Launch
57% (104)
18%
44%
(592)
FMC
PMC
16%
Mobility
(1337)
Source: REMIS
Able to
Launch
60% (800)
Depot/Mod
Left on Ramp
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23%
43%
(190)
16%
Other
(440)
Able to
Launch
59% (261)
Sample: Aug 06
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Declining Aircraft Availability
FMC
PMC
Depot / Mod
Left on Ramp
FY07-Q3
FY93-Q3
Annual Non Mission Capable Due to Maintenance
Annual Mission Capable Rates
Annual Mission Capable Rates
18%
17%
19%
19%
19%
25
24%
25%
Down 9.2% Since 1991
64%68%
68%
9% B
B
A
A
D
D
(3,366)
’04
Aggregate
(5,242)
55%
63%
11%
63%
’05
56%
53%
(2,414)
10%
’07
316 reporting units
Estimates as of:
Mar 07Aggregate
P e rc en t M C
90
9%
50
Percent TNMCS
6.5% more aircraft
5
15
$39.5B
$35.9B
Investment
Investment
in
Supply
Accounts
in Supply
since
00‘00
Accounts
since
0
Cost
PerPer
Flying
Hour
Cost
Flying
Hour
12.5
11.2
9.8
9.4
15.4 16.1 15.8
10.9
$20,000
15.2
14.4
14.1
13.9 13.6
$15,000
10
10
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
00
01
$11,639
$12,498
$11,464
$14,885
$13,247
$12,738
$11,826
$11,475
$12,513
B
B
AA
DD
$5,000
0
91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06
$16,037
$13,916
$10,000
B
B
AA
DD
5
Up 38%OPCPFH
Since 1996
$25,000
MMH/FH 1991
Up 62% Since
14.3 14.6
BB
AA
D
D
91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06
MX Man
Man Hours Per
MX
Per Flying
FlyingHour
Hour
25
20
12
4
Up 9.5% Since 1991
B
A
D
10
0
91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06
AnnualNon
Non Mission
Mission Capable Due
Annual
Due to
toSupply
Supply
Up 1.4% Since 1991
8
D
15
(4,364)
FMC availability dropped 9 points
16
BB
AA
D
70
20
G
o
o
d
80
60
Readiness Declining at an Alarming Rate
20
Annual Non Mission Capable Due To Maintenance
100
20%
20%
Percent TNMCM
15%
15%
02
03
04
05
$0
06
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98
99
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
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Increasing Stress (how to describe?)
Flying Hours per Aircraft
Reaching service life sooner
Flying Hours per TAI
Stress well articulated
Total Aircraft in Inventory
Average Age
Aircraft Availability
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Average Aircraft Age
AA better articulates
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AAIP…Systemic Way Ahead
ƒ Aircraft Availability Improvement Plans (AAIP)
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Forward looking (FYDP)…by Weapon System
SPMs & Lead MAJCOMs jointly develop plans
Governance & standardized formats for consistency
Include improvements/initiatives at unit level,
MAJCOM, depot, supply chain, contractors, etc.
Annual targets toward Weapon System (AAIP) Goal
Goal Æ requirements-based AA Standard
Where do we want to be?
Now
Future
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Review Performance & Look Forward
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AAIP’s are dynamic…Identifying best practices and
then sharing…across organizations and weapon
systems
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Unifying efforts across all the Centers and standardize
the reporting of AAIP Metrics
„ New focus on cost reduction and Total Ownership Cost
„ Senior level review and status updates to CSAF
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E-3 Aircraft Availability Glide Slope
33
TAI
31
29
77% AA
A/C
27
25
23
64.5% AA
21
19
17
15
FY03
TAI
Planned
FY04
FY05
FY06
FY07
FY08
FY09
AA Goal Line
NMCM Initiatives
NMCS Initiatives
Depot Possessed Initiatives
FY03
FY04
FY05
32
32
32
20.64
I n t e 20.64
g r i t y -20.64
Se
r
FY06
FY07
32
32
v i19.94
c e - E 20.30
xce
l
FY08
FY09
32
32
l e21.00
n c e 21.19
FY10
FY11
BPNR
Initiatives
FY10
32
23.93
FY11
32
24.7614
E-3 Availability Initiatives
Depot
Possessed Reduced by
≥ 1.1 A/C (FY11)
NMCM
Reduce by ≥ 2.3 A/C
Improve EE-3
Availability to the
Warfighter
≥ 20% or 4.1 A/C
by FY11
Depot Flow Enhancement Program
Depot Lean Transformation
RM&A Installs/Scheduled MX
Streamline the 107 Process
RM&A Initiatives (Airframe, Electrical and Fuel Systems)
Annual ISO
Maintenance During Fuel Ops
552 MXG Flightline Initiatives
NMCB
Reduce by ≥ 0.2 A/C
NMCS
Reduce by ≥ 0.2 A/C
UPNR
Reduce by ≥ 0.3 A/C
MC Rate Recovery Plan
Bench Stock Analysis
Consumable RSP Kit
Streamline/Eliminate PDM Acceptance Inspections
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Future of AA and AAIP
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Annual refresh & approval based on new FY AA Stds
O&S Cost reduction incorporated into AAIP
Status briefed semi-annually to CSAF
Link AAIP to budget/resourcing decisions [CAM]
Addition of non-aircraft systems (ICBM, Space,
Comm…)
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AA and AAIP
Enterprise view of fleet health
to support Air Force Goals/Vision
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CSAF Aircraft Availability Dashboard
A-10
F-22
HC-130
E-8
F-15A/B
F-117
HH-60
U-2
C-5
C-9
C-38
C-17
22.9
C-12
C-40
2 11 .9
42 .0
CAF
17 .0
10.5
45 .3
1 .6
MAF
1 .6
57 .6
35 .9
64 .8
22 .9
12 0.1
F-15C/D
B-1
MQ-1
RC-135
26 9 .1
3 4 .4
6 1 .4
1 0.3
C-130
53.0
C-21
2 7 3.7
F-15E
B-2
E-3
EC-130H
F-16
B-52
E-4
1 5 0.4
8 9 2.7
8 .0
6 1.5
2 1 .4
2 .0
7 .9
KC-10
C-32A
4 3 .7
#N/A
KC-135R/T
C-37
2 7 6 .2
#N/A
#N/A
SOF
AC-130
15 0.
CV-22
EC-130J
MC-130
MH-53
Trainers
T-1
T-6
T-37
T-38
T-43
Space
UH-1N
MM-III
1 51 .2
4 8 .7
2 9.
24 3 .5
#N/A
4 3.
15 1 .2
3 7 7.
3 6 9.6
6 .9
AA Color Gradient Legend
Small Fleet: <=10 A/C
*Note: Actual rates for current period are compared with AA targets. The
color gradient (AA) for the Tier I Dashboard will be comparing the number
of Aircraft of actuals and Targets that are carried out to the third decimal
place. The Tier II charts will display figures out to only one decimal.
1 8 9.
Large Fleet: >10 A/C
Within .5 Std Dev of AA Target
Within 2.5% of AA Target
-.5 Std Dev to -1 Std Dev of AA Target
-2.5% to -5.0% of AA Target
> -1 Std Dev of AA Target
> -5.0% of AA Target
No Data Available
No Data Available
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AC-130
15.0
AC-130 Aircraft Availability
AAIP Based AA Goals
30.0
12.0
Number of Aircraft
25.0
10.0
20.0
# of Aircraft
15.0
10.0
5.0
0.0
FY03
FY04
FY05
FY06
FY07
UPNR
0.1
0.3
0.4
0.9
0.9
NMCB
0.5
0.4
0.5
0.8
0.4
NMCS
0.9
0.6
0.9
1.0
0.8
NMCM
1.8
2.2
2.5
2.8
3.2
Depot
3.2
4.3
4.0
4.9
4.4
Actual Avail
14.5
13.2
12.8
11.7
15.0
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12.8
11.7
FY11
4.0
0.0
15.9
16.1
15.0
16.3
17.1
UPNR
NM CB
NMCS
NM CM
Depot
Total
Goal
0.3
0.5
1.5
3.3
3.3
8.9
Actual
0.9
0.4
0.8
3.2
4.4
9.7
High volume of MODs/PDMs/UDLMs
Drivers – Cracks/corrosion, engine nacelles, IR tubs/tracks, Inspections
War time OPS tempo driving increased ISO changes; added rainbow fitting inspections
Action Plan
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13.2
FY10
Actual
Constraints
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14.5
FY09
Goal
6.0
2.0
15.8
AA Goals
Available
FY08
8.0
Continue progress in implementing High Velocity Maintenance initiatives
Initiative to conduct Corrosion Control Inspections aimed at reducing over/above UDLM work
Implementing minor mod in tracks/tubs design; expect reduction in maintenance hours
„ Working complete re-design of IR tub/track system
Contract maintenance team performing ISO inspections in 9 days
„ FY08 projected fly days saved = 118 Days
6 Mos Projection & Resources Needed:
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Expect current upward AA trend to stabilize
Continued emphasis on obtaining reliable gun system for plus 4 aircraft; Expedite fielding GMS2 MOD
Continue working CWB procurement and schedule to maximize AA
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High Velocity Maintenance initiatives to reduce downtime
Grounded:
0
Msn Limited:
4
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10.3
RC-135
RC-135 Aircraft Availability
AAIP Based AA Goals
25.0
14.0
Number of Aircraft
20.0
12.0
15.0
10.0
# of Aircraft
10.0
5.0
0.0
FY03
FY04
FY05
FY06
FY07
UPNR
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
NMCB
0.8
0.8
0.6
0.5
0.4
NMCS
0.9
0.6
0.7
0.5
0.6
NMCM
1.8
1.4
1.5
1.5
1.4
Depot
8.7
9.4
9.3
10.2
9.1
Actual Avail
8.7
8.7
9.4
9.3
10.3
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8.7
8.7
9.4
9.3
FY09
FY10
FY11
Goal
Actual
6.0
4.0
2.0
0.0
10.6
AA Goals
Available
FY08
8.0
12.1
10.3
12.3
13.2
12.3
UPNR
NMCB
NMCS
NMCM
Depot
Total
Goal
0.2
0.6
0.6
1.5
8.5
11.4
Actual
0.1
0.4
0.6
1.4
9.1
11.7
Constraints
„ Currently exceeding overall goal
Action Plan
„ Contractor implemented lean PDM and Modification initiatives in Apr 07
„ Contractor senior leadership conducting monthly progress meeting with the program manager
6 Mos Projection & Resources Needed:
„ Continue execution of AAIP initiatives
„ Current trend indicate FY07 AAIP goal will be achieved
Grounded:
0
Msn Limited:
0
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How we used to look at fleet health
Active
MD
Active/ARC
A-10
203/153 Std
F-15A/B
94
Std
F-15C/D
344/47
Std
F-15E
223
F-16A/B
49
Std
F-16C/D
713/542 Std
F-22
TNMCM
TNMCS
MC
TNMCM
TNMCS
75.0
19.3
10.7
69.1
26.8
12.2
81
F-117
8
N/A
N/A
80.3
14.5
8.0
81
14
17.0
80
N/A
82.6
12.6
7.6
82
11
26.8
74
76
70.4
10
N/A
16
2.1
22
5
8
9.8
27
24.8
75
8
11.2
25
8
N/A
N/A
N/A
81.0
16.3
5.1
71.8
21.1
13.2
24.7
71
10
19
29
73
10.9
14
71
72.6
8
N/A
85.6
Std
17
N/A
59.4
73 ACC Goal
52
MC
75.4
Std
AFRC/NGB
26
24.9
73
10
10.9
27
10
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
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