11 - Operations and Sustainment
TOWARDS INTEGRATING MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND OVERHAUL (MRO) ASPECTS INTO SUSTAINABILITY-DRIVEN DESIGN OF AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES: INSPECTABILITY ASSESSMENT OF HAT-STIFFENED PANELS
A. Filippatos¹, D. Markatos¹, T. Kalampoukas¹, N. Raptis¹, M. Abouhamzeh², K. Stamoulis², S. Pantelakis¹; ¹Department of Mechanical Engineering & Aeronautics, University o, Greece ;²Faculty of Technology, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
This contribution investigates the systematic integration of Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) considerations into early-stage sustainability-driven design of aircraft structural components. A set of MRO-related metrics is defined and applied to alternative design configurations of a representative aircraft structure. These metrics are embedded within a holistic sustainability assessment framework that combines structural performance, lifecycle cost, environmental impact, circularity, and social aspects. The proposed approach demonstrates that MRO, when considered at conceptual and preliminary design stages, can significantly influence the overall sustainability performance of aircraft structures and support more informed design trade-offs.
DOI: 10.71945/icas2026_0914