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RFID & Cabin Safety Equipment

What it takes to successfully implement

2nd RFID & Paperless Technical Operations Conference

Atlanta, Ga November 16 – 18th, 2015

John HatzisSENIOR PROJECT MANAGER

EAM RFID Solutions

Scott HansmanTECHNICAL SPECIALIST - CABIN

Jetstar Airways

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Agenda

• Introduction: Company Profile, Speaker Profile, Guest Profile

• Implementation Planning

• Challenges

• Tag Selection

• Jetstar Implementation

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EAM Worldwide aka Eastern Aero Marine

• 64 Year Old Mfg. of Safety Equipment

• Utilize RFID to stream line Manufacturing

• We have tagged life vests since 2007

• Created aftermarket RFID Division

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Why Safety Equipment?

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Planning Stage

• Get all stakeholders involved early

• Do not rush deployment

• Tag selection can be challenging

• Know you’re your regulatory body requirements

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Create Realistic Metrics for Success

• 99.9% Read Rate DOES NOT APPLY!

• Business Process Time Reduction

• Compliance Up

• OH&S Issues Down

• Increased Visibility & Accuracy

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Challenges• Are your assets tagged? If yes, how many?

• Serial numbers

• Heavy maintenance – assets changing location

• Business process change – “Buy-in”

• Stakeholder resistance – I.T., Line Maintenance, Executive

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Tag Selection

• Printable & Non Printable

• Metal and Non-metal

• User Memory

• Spec2000 Capable

• AS5678 – DON’T GET ME STARTED!

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Integration with Existing Systems

• Difficult, costly, and has maintenance ramifications

• Is CSV possible?

• RFID: Tool or Inventory Management System?

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Jetstar Implementation

• A320/1 & B787 Life Vests

• A320/1 & B787 Portable Breathing Equipment

• A320/1 Chemical Oxygen Generators

• A320 Life Rafts

• B787 Portable Oxygen Cylinder Assemblies

• B787 Portable Fire Extinguishers

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Jetstar: What dates will be tracked?

Asset RFID Tracked Date Warning Level set

A320/1 Life Vests Life Expiry 120 days

B787 Life Vests Life Expiry 120 days

B787 Portable Oxygen Cylinder Assemblies Hydrostatic Test & Life

Expiry

120 days

A320/1/B787 Portable Breathing Equipment Life Expiry 120 days

B787 Portable Fire Extinguishers Life Expiry 120 days

A320/1 Chemical Oxygen Generator Container

Assemblies

Life Expiry 120 days

A320 Life Rafts Restoration & Life Expiry 120 days

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Jetstar: Lessons Learned• Engagement with CASR Part 145 (Maintenance Organizations)

• Base Vs Line Maintenance Training Delivery

• Port Champions

• Online Training Courses and Recurrent Training

• Resourcing Requirements within CASR Part 42 (Continuing Airworthiness) • Data Integrity

• IT / Engineering Systems Analyst

• Configuration Control

• RFID Reliance vs Maintenance Information System (MIS)• Balance between RFID tracked assets versus MIS tracked assets

• Design Approval under CASR Part 21 (Certification and Airworthiness requirements for aircraft and parts)• Compliance to NAA Regulatory Requirements

• Impact to Jetstar Branded Airlines operating under foreign NAA’s

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Jetstar: Results

• RFID Implementation Progressing

• Equipment Life Expiry Checks commenced on A Checks

• RFID Readers rolled out to Line Stations in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore

• Life Vest Presence Checking Implemented at RFID Enabled Line Stations

• Life Vest Spares Forecasting Implemented

• RFID supporting compliance to AD-2015-0117 for containers/generator revised life from15 years to 10 years.

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Thank you!