work center and the data services facility, and is
responsible for all aspects of the MDS at the
activity level.
Quality assurance/analysis functions are
regularly assigned to senior personnel of the AZ
rating; therefore,
this section is primarily
composed of AZs. The size of the analysis section
varies from one activity to another, depending
upon the size of the maintenance activity, number
of aircraft maintained, etc. The analysis section
normally consists of one senior petty officer who
is formally trained in the MDS procedures, data
processing capabilities, and the techniques of
statistical analysis. Additionally, the analyst must
be aggressive in maintaining a high quality of
input data and imagination in applying analysis
techniques to provide useful data for maintenance
management purposes. The analysis section
reviews and analyzes reports produced by the
MDS for information that is of benefit to the
maintenance activity.
The general responsibility of the analysis
section is to extract and examine pertinent data
from the MDS reports. The results are then
presented in chart, tabular, or graphic form for
easy viewing. The requirements for analysis may
stem from various sources and apply to a wide
range of maintenance subjects. In some instances,
analysis may be initiated to provide an answer to
a specific problem. In other instances, analysis of
selected areas of maintenance (for example,
personnel utilization or productivity of work
centers) may be initiated as a monitoring action.
Some of the more important responsibilities
of the analysis section are as follows:
l Collect, screen, and forward all MDS
source documents (cards and forms used to collect
data) to the data services facility (DSF) for
processing. Those activities using the Naval
Aviation Logistics Command Management Infor-
mation System (NALCOMIS) should refer to the
NALCOMIS User’s Manual for specific pro-
cedures of processing MDS source data.
l Collect and maintain, in various forms, all
data needed to manage the maintenance effort.
o Analyze and compare maintenance per-
formance against maintenance plans and work-
load estimates.
o Review maintenance data reports for
significant variations from normal, and isolate
and identify the trouble areas revealed by these
reports.
. Assist the maintenance officer and other
supervisory personnel in developing new types of
data reports deemed necessary for management
of the maintenance effort.
l Prepare briefs and explanations covering
the content of reports produced by the mainte-
nance data system (DS) for presentation, as
required by the commanding officer, maintenance
officer, etc.
l Identify and analyze material deficiencies
and high man-hour consumption areas, and study
other pertinent trends.
. Assist the material control center in
relating the contents of monthly data reports to
material consumption and forecasts for material.
. Train work center personnel in proper
methods of preparing source documents, and
assist supervisory personnel in the correct
interpretation of resulting reports.
l Coordinate all the activity’s data collection
matters with the local DSF, including the
preparation of additional reports as required.
MAINTENANCE ADMINISTRATION SEC-
TION.— The administrative section provides
administrative services for the department by
l preparing maintenance oriented corre-
spondence that requires action or special attention
by the maintenance officer or higher authority;
l establishing and controlling a central
maintenance reporting and recordkeeping system
for all administrative reports and correspondence,
including a file to assure submission of recurring
reports;
l implementing all directives concerning
distribution, retention, and disposition of
administrative records and reports;
. providing clerical and administrative
services for the department;
l maintaining a master maintenance message
board, annotated with appropriate action taken;
l ensuring distribution of sufficient
quantities of incoming messages, correspondence,
and other data;
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