Case Study: Effective Parts Management

Helping airlines to manage their inventory and look after their assets is part of the EVS portfolio of competency. Our colleagues have many years in this field and a little education occasionally goes a long way.

The Scenario

On receiving an overhauled engine back at the facility, a major component was “Robbed” as an expedite for another engine. The problem was that the engine the part was fitted to, didn’t belong to the airline. Their maintenance partner had borrowed the component for one of their engines while the freshly overhauled engine was awaiting fitment.

The Situation

Robbing parts from one engine and fitting them to another engine is common in the industry. Within an airline this happens on an hourly or daily basis depending on how large the airline is. In this case the component wasn’t required immediately and was used to keep aircraft flying. However as the customer of EVS was a small carrier, they were unaware of their rights as to the “loan” to their maintenance provider. EVS talked this through with the airline and got them to request an order No. so they could issue a PO to the provider at the same rates as they were charged.

The Conclusion

The maintenance provider gave the airline an order Number and accepted the PO. At the stage the airline received an overhauled unit back into their possession; they had amassed an invoice value of $225,000, this was promptly paid by the provider. This had been overlooked by the operator, and the payment would not have been received if it wasn’t for the support of EVS at the time.

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