ABSTRACT

The 107 Type 1 “unconfirmed” failure times (h) plotted in Table 74.1 are for ARC-1 VHF transmitter–receivers (TRX) units of a single commercial airline [1,2]. Histograms for the unconfirmed failures showed that the exponential model might apply [1]. Type 1 Failure Times (h) for 107 Radio TRX

8

40

88

112

136

176

232

304

400

8

48

88

112

136

176

240

304

424

8

48

88

112

144

184

246

304

440

16

56

88

112

144

184

248

312

456

16

56

96

112

152

184

256

320

472

24

64

96

114

152

200

256

320

472

24

64

104

114

160

200

256

344

480

24

72

104

120

168

208

272

360

512

24

72

104

120

168

208

272

368

560

32

72

104

120

168

216

272

368

584

32

80

104

128

168

216

280

392

616

40

80

104

136

176

224

288

392