AACL continues to provide support for the DoD’s aging aircraft fleet:
AACL Selected as Semi-Finalist for SAE “Great Ideas” Competition
AACL has been selected as a semi-finalist for the SAE “Great Ideas” competition. Our submission will be presented by Mr David Clark, AACL Engineering Technician, at the 2012 DoD Maintenance Symposium in Grand Rapids, MI, 12-15 Nov 2012, along with the other 5 finalists’ submissions. The winner will be chosen by the audience and will be featured throughout the symposium.
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AACL Employee Wins Top Air Force Award
One of AACL’s newest employees, Chris Serlick, who recently retired as the AFETS lead at Seymour Johnson AFB, NC, was awarded the 2012 Air Force Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Award for Engineering Achievement. This is a tremendous accomplishment and a well deserved recognition of Mr. Serlick’s recent contributions during his service to the 4th Fighter Wing, the F-15 community and the Air Force. We congratulate Chris on a long and distinguished career in the Air Force, and especially for this most recent achievement.
We look forward to working with Chris and our customers to continue to contribute to this cause which means so much to us.
Corrosion project highlighted in CorrDefense
One of AACL’s current projects with the Air Force Corrosion Prevention & Control Office, in partnership with C-130 and Helicopter engineers at WR-ALC, has been highlighted in CorrDefense Magazine. The link to the full article is below.
A ‘Remote’ Answer To Detect And Mitigate Hidden Corrosion Is Anything But!
This is a great example of AACL’s capability to use new processes and tools to provide innovative solutions to long standing problems. We focus on providing a high return on investment for our services and solutions.
AACL Awarded WR-ALC HVM Contract
AACL has been awarded the WR-ALC C-130 High Velocity Maintenance Pre-Induction Inspection contract. We are proud to be a part of the HVM team and look forward to providing the highest levels of support to the C-130 customer.
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AACL Awarded Follow-on Contract for OO-ALC C-130 PIIs
AACL is proud to have been awarded the follow-on contract for C-130 Pre-Induction Inspections for the OO-ALC 309th Aircraft Maintenance Group.
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Remote corrosion mitigation showcased at the Air Force Corrosion Conference
Aging Aircraft Consulting (AACL) participated in the 2011 Air Force Corrosion Conference. During the conference Ron Allison and Will Stuhr demonstrated many of AACL’s cutting edge techniques used to mitigate corrosion on the military’s aging fleet of aircraft. Special emphasis was placed on AACL’s R&D efforts in the fight against corrosion in remote areas of the aircraft typically not accessible to maintainers in the field. AACL’s goal of finding, removing and treating corrosion in these areas garnered many advocates in the aircraft corrosion control community.
AACL Completes Successful Automated Wiring Analysis Effort
AACL recently completed a project to develop an automated wiring analysis program for the MC-130H AN/ALR-69 system. Under the contract, AACL delivered a Test Program Set (TPS) capable of running the either the entire radar warning system or 3 different variations of the system sub-menus. AACL also provided the automated test adapter cables (ATAC)s, delivered in ruggedized industrial storage cases, and the complete technical data for the application. The Test Program Set passed a successful Val/Ver at Robins AFB, GA on 18 June 2011 and was witnessed and accepted by members of the WR-ALC Software Management Group (SMXG) and the C-130 SOF System Program Office (ASD/GRU). The completion of this effort provides the C-130 field and depot maintenance organizations the ability to rapidly and accurately perform ALR-69 systems checks for anomalies and shorts in less than 3 hours as compared to the estimated 3 days previously required to run the same checks.
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AACL Awarded Contract for Corrosion Prevention
AACL, through its partnership with Wyle Labs, was recently awarded Phase 2 of a contract by the Air Force Corrosion Prevention and Control Office for developing the first-ever Remote Corrosion Mitigation Kit (RCMK) prototype. The RCMK takes corrosion inspection to the next level of technological sophistication by introducing remote borescope-guided corrosion removal and treatment capabilities while maintaining the key features of scalability, versatility, and portability for use under the most austere field conditions. This capability substantially enhances the ability of the maintainer to inspect and mitigate corrosion, contributing to overall structural sustainment and safety.
AACL Completes Major Reverse Engineering Project for C-5 SPO
AACL along with our partners DRS and Thomas Instrument, completed the final delivery of the reverse engineered C-5 trailing edge flap ball screws to Warner Robins Air Logistics Center. On May 2nd, in partnership with the 559th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the C-5 Galaxy Systems Program Office (SPO), the components successfully passed the final Form, Fit and Function test on an actual C-5 aircraft. These components have experienced heavy wear and high failure after many years of service on the aircraft, and approximately 50% of the components are replaced during programmed depot maintenance. Because of the high demand rate for these items and the fact that the Air Force did not own the manufacturing procurement data, the ability to ensure supply supportability for these items has been severely diminished.
One of the deliverables provided by AACL and our partners is a full technical data package that will allow the Air Force to procure newly manufactured items through competitive acquisitions. As noted by James Hill, AACL’s CEO, “The Air Force is challenged with lowering the cost of sustaining these aging weapons systems. The ability to obtain multiple bids for the manufacture of these parts in the future should help achieve that goal.” The completed reverse engineering effort will ensure that the C-5 SPO can procure new components, thus increasing the reliability of the items and overall mission availability of the C-5 aircraft.
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