Aircraft Technical Problems

[Stormy86]

Hi all,

I have 2 B707 in my airline, both about 14 years old, both with all maintenance checks passed recently, but 1 of them is every single day getting delayed about 2 hours because of technical problems while the other one has never had any. The only difference is that the one that fails has 68% technical condition while the other one has 82% Does this difference really matter that much or am I missing something?

Thankss

[jagalubnan]

Yes it matters A LOT. The 68% one is more prone to not working due to technical problems cuz of it's old age. When you get a plane, always try to get one that it at least 75% or higher.

[castelino009]

make a few A checks, extra ones  the condition should go up 4-5% everytime oyu do a A check.


cheers

[Unbornio]

Do B checks...instead of what Castelino said..

[Stormy86]

Terrible that with 68 it fails every single day! I don't want to know about the guys who have it at 50! Thanks for your advice, I tried to do some A or B checks but as I was in red numbers I couldn't help the situation a lot so I filed for bankruptcy. Now I have reborn with a 92% condition B767 ER and getting massive benefits so definitely it is worth the investment. I highly recommend people to get modern and long range planes, it is just amazing how much they make!

[pcroarkin]

I have a Boeing 727-200Adv that is <10 yrs old running around 75% and I still get flight delays almost every day.  A+B's are done as prescribed, C+D are a ways off.  Going to increase layover time since I'm not sure what else can be done except restoring the plane to 90 or 100% which would not be affordable without a loan.  Thoughts?

[Jps]

I just accidentally bought an almost 14-year-old B737-200Adv. with condition 69%. At its lowest, the condition was 68%, but the plane had never any cancellations. So, it's not that much about the numbers, but also the aircraft type in question (I'd imagine a Boeing works much better than some Russian aircraft) affects.

[pcroarkin]

Well, adding more time between flights did not seem to help.  Out of desperation, I will restore the condition of the plane to 87% which will cause a 4 day downtime and cost nearly $500k.  We'll see how that goes.