Space Shuttle airframe inspection trend-analysis report

Author

Stone, Bonnie K. ; Issen, Harold S.

Author_Institution

Lockheed Space Oper., Titusville, FL, USA

fYear

1991

fDate

29-31 Jan 1991

Firstpage

15

Lastpage

19

Abstract

To prepare the US Space Shuttle for flight within a specified processing time it is essential to evaluate and fine-tune the inspection programs and identify all nonconformances. The Space Shuttle airframe inspection trend analysis report was developed to analyze the findings of the V30 OMRSD File III airframe inspection. This evaluation ensures an optimal performance frequency and an optimal inspection effectiveness. The nonconformance reports initiated as a result of the airframe inspections were analyzed by flight cycle, inspection requirements, problem cause, and Orbiter zone. This evaluation resulted in the identification of similar problems within the Orbiter fleet, inspections that were consistently finding or not finding nonconformances, and the Orbiter zones that were continually receiving or not receiving damage

Keywords

inspection; space vehicles; Orbiter zone; Space Shuttle airframe inspection; V30 OMRSD File III airframe inspection; flight cycle; nonconformance reports; optimal inspection effectiveness; optimal performance; trend-analysis report; Accidents; Computer graphics; Failure analysis; Frequency; Inspection; Pareto analysis; Risk analysis; Scheduling; Space shuttles; Surveillance;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, 1991. Proceedings., Annual

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

Print_ISBN

0-87942-661-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ARMS.1991.154408

Filename

154408