Extending the Lifetime of Operational Systems through Corrosion Tracking and Prediction

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Title
Extending the Lifetime of Operational Systems through Corrosion Tracking and Prediction
Date
1983
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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