The following is a typical Cost/Benefit Analysis. Use our cost
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Large
Commercial Aircraft
United
States Aircraft Operator MD-80 Aircraft
Thrust Reversers Accumulator System (Two per Aircraft)
Fleet
Size
67
Aircraft
Hourly
Utilization
2200
hour/year/aircraft
Average
Accumulator overhaul cost
$2413.00
Average
Repair Cost
$367.00
Pre-charge
verification performed every 14 Days
1.5
Manhours @ $47.00/hour
Replacement
of one Accumulator
2
Manhours @ $47.00/hour
Fleet
Failure Rate
33
Failures/12 month period
Fleet
Hours per 12 month period
147,400
Hours
Mean
Time Between Failures (MTBF)
8933
Hours
Analysis
Maintenance
Cost
Notes
Yearly
Pre-charge Verification
$1833.00/year/aircraft
This
function is performed 26 times yearly per aircraft
Accumulator
Failures
$2413.00/month for overhauled unit
$367.00 /month for repaired unit
Fleet
wide failures
2
Man-hours to Remove and replace one Failed accumulator
and functional test system
$94.00
each occurrence
Maintenance
Yearly
maintenance cost per Accumulator to support a fleet of
67 Aircraft: $4340.00
Note:
This does not include the cost of purchasing and maintaining
inventory to support a fleet. In this case a typical
MD-80 accumulator purchased new would cost $ 3680.00 Add to this the cost of capital and carrying cost
of the inventory for each accumulator approximately
10% and the total per accumulator cost would be $4048.00.
Also not included in the above calculation are
costs associated with flight delays and cancellations.
HIPRES®
Purchase Price Average $4000.00
USD each
Maintenance
Cost
Notes
Pre-charge Verification
$0.00
Not Required hermetically sealed unit pre-charged from
the factory
Accumulator Failures
$0.00
Documented reliability with MTBF's in excess of 100,000
hours
Man-hours to Remove and replace one Failed accumulator
and functional test system
