What do you expect?Some of these problems are caused by events beyond your control. It's not your fault that funding doesn't cover total maintenance costs. Or that the repair parts supply system doesn't always measure up. Or that institutional training has decreased. But good maintenance NCOs focus on things they can control, like being a coach or mentor Mentor, in Greek mythology Mentor (mĕn`tər, –tôr'), in Greek mythology, friend of Odysseus and tutor of Telemachus. to inexperienced in·ex·pe·ri·ence n. 1. Lack of experience. 2. Lack of the knowledge gained from experience. in mechanics. Show them the ropes: Conduct regular training sessions in the unit. Teach them to use diagnostic tools so that they become skilled troubleshooters. Insist that equipment be maintained to 10/20 standards. Try to get quality tools into their hands. * Equipment serviceability (system) serviceability - The ease with which corrective maintenance or preventative maintenance can be performed on a system (e.g. by a hardware service technician). Higher serviceability improves availability and reduces service cost. Serviceability is one component of RAS. ratings don't reflect actual readiness. * Equipment is not being maintained to 10/20 standards. * Scheduled services are not being performed to standard and/or within schedule tolerance. * Mechanics are not using diagnostic tools to troubleshoot To find out why something does not work and to fix the problem. Troubleshooting a computer often requires determining whether the problem is due to malfunctioning hardware or buggy or out-of-date software. See debug. and isolate isolate /iso·late/ (i´sah-lat) 1. to separate from others. 2. a group of individuals prevented by geographic, genetic, ecologic, social, or artificial barriers from interbreeding with others of their kind. equipment failures. * Some units suffer from tool shortages, especially the No. 1 and 2 Common, basic issue items and special tools. * Units lack maintenance sustainment training. |
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