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Development of An error detection instrument for aircraft maintenance

. Error detection, aircraft maintenance, landing gear and engine oil servicing

This work focuses on the development of an Error Detection Instrument (EDI), applicable in aircraft maintenance operations. Thirteen (13) aircraft maintenance tasks were identified and used to develop the EDI. The EDI was validated by four professionals presently employed in different aviation organizations within and outside Nigeria. The study data was collected via careful observations of two maintenance activities (landing gear maintenance and engine oil servicing) using two trained research assistants. Qualitative data analysis was conducted by comparing collected data against the approved procedures as well as maintenance manual and the result of the study revealed the occurrence of errors during inspection, cleaning/lubrication, training, troubleshooting and documentation tasks. The safety implications of the tracked errors were adequately discussed. It is recommended that the EDI should be incorporated into the maintenance document and quality control process of Approved Maintenance Organizations (AMOs).