Menu Search Account

LegiStorm

Get LegiStorm App Visit Product Demo Website
» Get LegiStorm App
» Get LegiStorm Pro Free Demo

Army Maintenance: Savings Possible by Stopping Unnecessary Depot Repairs

  Premium   Download PDF Now (14 pages)
Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date May 5, 1992
Report No. NSIAD-92-176
Subject
Summary:

GAO visited two Army depots and discovered unnecessary repairs, potentially resulting in needless costs. At Red River Army Depot, personnel have been repairing engines without doing a pre-shop analysis to determine exactly what is wrong, leading to complete engine overhauls when only minor repairs were needed. GAO estimates that the depot could save as much as $1.1 million in fiscal year 1992 by establishing a pre-shop analysis program and limiting its repairs to those needed to return the engines to service. Similarly, Tooele Army Depot is routinely overhauling items that were never intended to be overhauled, and no pre-shop analysis is being done.

« Return to search Government Accountability Office reports