Future Concepts for Maintenance (FCM) Subcommittee

Chairman: Axel Mueller, Lufthansa

The objective of the FCM Subcommittee is to foster the development of maintenance concepts for digital avionics equipment, promote the use of BITE and central maintenance concepts.

This includes the development of test equipment system standards that will allow airlines to achieve commonality of test programs and transportability of test programs between avionics, airframe and airline ATE.

A priority is to minimize the impact of No Fault Found (NFF) and to reduce the cost of routine maintenance. This is achieved through the development of maintenance tools and improved avionics maintenance strategies.

Active Projects:

• Electronic Distribution of Software (EDS) W/G
• Field Loadable Software (FLS) W/G
• No Fault Found (NFF) W/G

Completed Projects:

• ARINC Report 606A: Guidance for Electrostatic Sensitive Utilization and Protection
• ARINC Report 625: Quality Management Process for Test Procedure Generation
• ARINC Report 662: Strategies to Address Electronic Component Obsolescence in Commercial Aircraft
• ARINC Report 663: Data Requirements for Avionics Component Maintenance
• ARINC Report 666: Electronic Distribution of Software
• ARINC Report 667: Guidance for the Management of Field Loadable Software
• ARINC Report 668: Guidance for Tool and Test Equipment (TTE) Equivalency
• ARINC Report 669: Guidance for Lead-Based Soldering, Repair and Rework
• ARINC Report 670: Guidance for Materials, Processes, and Parts Equivalencies
• ARINC Report 671: Guidance for the Transition to Lead-Free Soldering, Maintenance, and Repair

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