34th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences

11 - Operations and Sustainment

SUSTAINABLE ENGINE MAINTENANCE: EVALUATING THE ECOLOGICAL IMPACT OF LIFE LIMITED PART REPLACEMENT

A. Oestreicher¹, A. Rahn¹, J. Ramm¹, J. Städing², C. Keller², K. Wicke¹, G. Wende¹; ¹DLR, Germany ;²MTU Maintenance, Germany

This study presents a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for engine maintenance Life Limited Part (LLP) replacement. The assessment analyzes both the LLPs and individual maintenance work in terms of their ecological impact. In the long term, the methodology aims to provide a detailed ecological overview of engine maintenance.


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