Aging Aircraft Consulting News

AACL Awarded WR-ALC HVM Contract

Karen.Freyermuth — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:43:51 +0000

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.

AACL Awarded Follow-on Contract for OO-ALC C-130 PIIs

Karen.Freyermuth — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:50:12 +0000

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.

Remote corrosion mitigation showcased at the Air Force Corrosion Conference

James.Hill — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:33:28 +0000

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

Karen.Freyermuth — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:12:27 +0000

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.

AACL Awarded Contract for Corrosion Prevention

Karen.Freyermuth — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:41:57 +0000

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

Karen.Freyermuth — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:10:02 +0000

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.

AACL Awarded C-130 Aircraft Condition Inspection Contract by OO-ALC

Karen.Freyermuth — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 19:07:29 +0000

AACL was the successful offeror for the award of the C-130 Aircraft Condition Inspection contract by the OO-ALC 309 AMXG. This award represents the next phase of AACL’s continued technical and engineering enhancements in support of our USAF and USN C-130 customers.

AACL Employees Complete RCM Training

Karen.Freyermuth — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:18:57 +0000

16 AACL Engineering Technicians and Maintenance Data Analysts recently completed the NAVAIR Fundamentals of Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) Analysis course, each earning a NAVAIR Level 1 RCM certification. The Fundamentals of RCM Analysis course provides instruction in determining effective failure management strategies through the use of RCM methodology. RCM is an analytical process used to determine appropriate failure management strategies to ensure safe and cost effective operations of a physical asset in a specific operating environment. The course was held at the new Wyle Labs facility in Warner Robins GA.

AACL Awarded HH60G Economic Service Life Study Project

Karen.Freyermuth — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:04:34 +0000

AACL will assist TCS in providing an updated ESLS for the USAF HH-60 G fleet. AACL will identify all HH-60G systems, Line Replaceable Units, and Sub-Replacement Units and perform an end-to-end supportability analysis to identify items with a high potential for becoming future obsolescence issues. AACL’s analysis will address demand history and utilization rates to predict future supportability shortfalls. This data will also be incorporated within the AECIT HH-60 software model to project future changes, inflation factors, and potential impacts on airframe life expectancy. AACL continues to provide our customers innovative solutions while defining a new standard within the industry for technical excellence.

AACL Hires CMS (ret) Ron Allison as Technical Director

James.Hill — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:53:03 +0000

Aging Aircraft Consulting is pleased to announce the addition of Chief Master Sergeant (retired) Ronald Allison as our Technical Director. Ron has an extensive aircraft maintenance background and will be primarily responsible for providing technical expertise and guidance on AACL’s maintenance solutions for our aging aircraft customers.

Prior to joining the AACL team, Ron served in the USAF for 28 years and is widely recognized as an expert in Air Force structural maintenance and logistics management. His last assignment was as the Program Manager for the Air Force Corrosion Prevention and Control Office where he directed the execution of the Air Force’s corrosion prevention and control strategy by leading a 12 member expert team to resolve corrosion issues for over 4,800 Air Force maintainers on all Air Force weapons systems. During his military career, Ron also led the largest Maintenance Squadron in the Air Force located at Elmendorf AFB, AK, as the Maintenance Chief and facilitated the bed-down of the F-22 and C-17 fleets.

We are proud to have Ron on our team and look forward to great accomplishments through his expertise and unique experience. WELCOME CHIEF ALLISON!