Fault forwarding is a

maintenance Maintenance may refer to: Biological science * Maintenance of an organism * Maintenance respiration Non-technical maintenance * Alimony, also called ''maintenance'' in British English * Champerty and maintenance, two related legal doctrine ...

technique which is used to decrease the time taken to repair a vehicle. The problem is reported by the vehicle while it is in use and the maintenance team plan their repair before they have access to the vehicle. Therefore, when the vehicle is with them they will already have gathered the necessary parts and expertise. Thus minimizing the time taken to return the vehicle to service.

Examples

Motor racing

The

racecar Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organis ...

is often highly instrumented and has a

telemetry Telemetry is the in situ collection of measurements or other data at remote points and their automatic transmission to receiving equipment (telecommunication) for monitoring. The word is derived from the Greek roots ''tele'', "remote", and ' ...

link back to the

pit crew In motorsports, a pit stop is a pause for refuelling, new tyres, repairs, mechanical adjustments, a driver change, as a penalty, or any combination of the above. These stops occur in an area called the pits, most commonly accessed via a pit lan ...

. The mechanics will diagnose issues while the car is still on the track. When it returns to the

pit lane In motorsports, a pit stop is a pause for refuelling, new tyres, repairs, mechanical adjustments, a driver change, as a penalty, or any combination of the above. These stops occur in an area called the pits, most commonly accessed via a pit lan ...

for repair they will have the necessary parts ready to get the repair completed as fast as possible.

Airlines

This technique is also sometimes used by airlines to try to reduce the impact of unscheduled maintenance to their schedule. Problems are sent to the airline operations center through the

ACARS In aviation, ACARS (; an acronym for Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System) is a digital datalink system for transmission of short messages between aircraft and ground stations via airband radio or satellite. The protocol was d ...

link. The maintenance team then diagnose the problem and plan the necessary maintenance. When the aircraft lands the team will already have planned and prepared to try to turn the aircraft around within its normal schedule while it is at the gate.

References

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