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DASR: A Poseidon Adventure

SQNLDR Justin TaylorResponsible Manager

11SQN DASR.145

A New Platform Under a New Reg Set

• This is a discussion about my experience in standing up the P-8A part 145.

• It will cross over instuff about P-8A, the CAMO, DASR etc.

• But that is coincidental

Setting the scene• A cooperative program to produce, sustain and develop the

P-8A Poseidon with the USN

• The acquisition strategy drove the design acceptance strategy to RPA (TAREG 2.2.7)

• The acquisition strategy drove the sustainment concept to remain in lock step

• The sustainment strategy drove the maintenance and operational concept to be a 13th squadron

• But...

...we can't help ourselves

• That 13th squadron is a second FEG, a second FST, a second Model Manager, a second (and third and fourth) supply chain, a second airworthiness authority, a second capability developer, etc.

• And an infinite number of opinions...

• And that is all okay

A47-001 Timeline• First Pass - 16 Jul 2007

• IC - 05 Dec 2011

• Second pass - 17 Feb 2014

• Contract Award - 28 Aug 2015

• DASR M Approval - 23 Sep 2016

• Airworthiness Board - 28 Sep 2016

• DASR 145 Approval - 30 Sep 2016

• A47-001 delivers to NAS JAX - 19 Oct 2016

• Design Acceptance - 19 Oct 2016

• MTC - 26 Oct 2016

• CoA - 28 Oct 2016

• Functional Acceptance - 03 Nov 2016

• Home - 17 Nov 2016

The Other Factors• Pre-improved workforce

• FWR, MPIP & Fitters

• Sustained AP-3C Ops

• Air Movements

• Australian-unique Maintenance Data (publications)

• SEWP, IMI, usability

• Common Configuration

• S&TE

Challenges of building Maintenance Organisations on the fly

• The concept of Phase 1 was to migrate existing TAREG AMO to DASR 145

• KC-30 and E-7 maintenance OIP are closer than AP-3C

• No experienced P-8A maintainers

• No experience in the Cooperative Program

• The facilities designed for P-8A are not only late to need (albeit on schedule), but actively impinging on the available space to operate.

• The maintainers under training left TAREG and got experience in NAMP*... and come home to DASR

• The SEWP publications weren't delivered until 29 Sep 2016

• Lots of draft procedures for the Lot 6 (Block 4) configuration

• Based on a low feedback culture

• Support & Test Equipment sustainment & use

Vague enough to work, specific enough to be approved

The Rub• Adaptability - the life we have

chosen

• Scope of Work

• Line, component & base Vs O/(I)/D

• Facilities

• Workforce plan

• Relationships

• RM - AM - QM

• AMC

The Genius

• IAPC

• 0 days under TAREG

• Additional rigour to OIP review

• Ownership

• And an excuse for change

The Future• Cross-platform Line Maintenance

• More granular workforce planning

• Articulation of the shortfall

• More flexibility in the non-airworthiness tasking

• Better use of allied and CIS trades

Reflection

CRE

CAMO trust

But I wouldn't have had it any other way

QUESTIONS?