Training Situation Analysis for Flightline Maintenance Training: Implications forIMIS

摘要

This report is the first part of a project to evaluate how the IntegratedMaintenance Information System (IMIS) can be used in aircraft maintenance training. The report presents the results of a Training Situation Analysis, in which the current Air Force maintenance training environment was analyzed and hypotheses were developed about how IMIS may affect maintenance training. Furthermore, in order to develop hypotheses about MIS's effect on training, the Air Force maintenance process and IMIS's capabilities were also investigated. In performing the Training Situation Analysis, structured interviews were conducted at Air Force maintenance and maintenance training facilities, including Technical School Field Training Detachment, Logistics Support Training, and on-the-job training sites. Additional data were collected through literature reviews and observations of MIS demonstrations. The data suggested that maintenance technicians need training in (1) a variety of maintenance procedures, and (2) the problem-solving skills needed to handle troubleshooting problems that are not solvable by standardized procedures (e.g., technical orders). Current training to provide this problem-solving knowledge needs considerable improvement. (AN).