Title

Extending the Lifetime of Operational Systems through Corrosion Tracking and Prediction

Date

1983

Index Abstract

Not Available

Photo Quality

Not Needed

Report Number

AFWAL TR 83-4090

Creator

Summitt, Robert

Fink, Fred T.

Suter, Richard

Samsami, Nina

Corporate Author

Michigan State University

Date Issued

1983-09-01

Extent

142

Identifier

ADA133931

Distribution Classification

1

DTIC Record Exists

No

Distribution Change Authority Correspondence

None

Abstract

Corrosion tracking using the USAF Maintenance Data Collection System was extended to the B-52 fleet, another system of large but elderly aircraft in USAF inventory. This and a study of the C-141A fleet show that MDCS data, together with PACER LIME environmental severity ratings, could provide a basis for optimizing corrosion maintenance, extending operational life of the systems and minimizing overall costs. MDCS is seriously defective, however, and these benefits can not be realized with current data. Changes in USAF maintenance policy, essentially the adoption of reliability-centered, phased inspections, also have produced a different MDCS. These changes are not suitable to the unique problems of corrosion, although the new system may be an improvement with respect to other maintenance requirements.

Report Availability

Full text available by request

Provenance

IIT

Type

report