Considerations Related to Facilities and Equipment Required for an Aviation Maintenance Control Centre (MCC)
A review carried out by Sofema Online (SOL) www.sofemaonline.com
Introduction
As with the majority of organizational elements to be found within the MCC the key is to build on the basic understanding of what functions the MCC will perform.
An early decision relates to the decision whether to co-locate the Maintenance Control Centre (MCC) with the Operations Control Centre (OCC). When both units are co-located the organisations report more effective communications and improved coordination during emergencies and AOG Situations.
As previously identified all MCC roles are derived from the functional obligations to be found within EASA Part M regulatory obligations. The example shown here is a fully functioning MCC however it is possible to develop a significantly smaller unit - (as always it depends on the fundamental MCC objectives of the organisation).
Transport
It may be necessary for MCC personnel to physically travel to the Aircraft for various reasons which will require an allocated vehicle
Consider the Following Example Structure to Support 24/7 Working - for the purpose of the exercise the organisation operates 25 Aircraft in a variety of roles.
» MCC Manager 1 - Day Shift
» MCC Admin Support 1 - Day Shift
» MCC Duty Controller 5 - Shift - 5 persons (to cover leave 1 person operates as float)
» MCC Assistant Controller/Planner 5 -Shift - 5 Persons - (to cover leave 1 person operates as float)
» Senior Material Planner/AOG Desk 1 - Day Shift - (plus shift cover)
» Duty Material Planner/AOG Desk - Shift - 4 Persons
HeadCount - 17 Persons
Additional Activities
1/ Defect Analysis and Technical Support
Day Shift only 4 on/4 off 12 hours day shift 2 x B1 & 2 x B2 - 4 Persons
2/ Reliability
Day Shift - 2 persons
Maintenance Planning
Day Shift - 2 Persons
Total Project HeadCount 25 Persons
Max Persons Active Concurrently
» Day Shift 12 - 15 persons Max
» Night Shift 3 -4 persons Max
Office Size to support the above @ 8 Sq Mtr’s/Workspace
» Basic 120 Sq Mtrs
» Meeting room 20 Sq Mtrs
» Rest Room 10 Sq Mtr
» Kitchen 5 Sq Mtrs
» Allowance + 10%
Total 170 Sq Mtrs
Communications & Software
» Desks plus Computer Workstations - 15 Positions
» Printer Stations x 2
» Additional Monitors for Status x 4
» Maintenance Control Software
» Microsoft Standard Package x 15
» Mobile Phones for Each Assigned Duty role
» Fixed Lines for each Assigned Role
Next Steps
Sofema Aviation Services (www.sassofia.com) and Sofema Online (www.sofemaonline.com) offer EASA Regulatory Compliant and Vocational Training across a range of Aviation Areas - please see our Websites or email Team@sassofia.com
Sofema Aviation Services provides a 3-day course to implement your own MCC - please see the following https://sassSofeofia.com/course/developing-an-aviation-maintenance-control-centre-3-days/
