AFSPC Corrosion Control Program

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AFSPC Corrosion Control Program
Mr. Dennis Huff 90 MMXS/MMXFC for richard.bliss_at_P
eterson.af.mil
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Overview

• Corrosion Control Areas
• Support Activities
• Problems Concerns
• On Going Projects
• Achievements
• Goals
• 02/03 Site Surveys
• Future Meetings
• Summary

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Corrosion Control Areas

• Spacelift
• Launch Facilities in Support of
• Atlas
• Delta
• Titan
• Communications-Electronics

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Corrosion Control Areas (contd)

• Space Lift
• Launch Facilities - Cape Vandenberg
• Support Equipment (SE)
• Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE)
• Real Property Installed Equipment (RPIE)

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Corrosion Control Areas (contd)

• Aircraft
• UH-1N Helicopters (AFSPC 25)
• Lead Command for UH-1N (AF 62)
• Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
• Minot - 150 MM III
• Malmstrom - 200 MM III
• F.E. Warren - 150 MM III 43 Peacekeepers

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Corrosion Control Areas (contd)

• Communications
• 60 Major Sites Worldwide
• 16 Major Programs - DSP, AFSCN, Range, DSCS,
  DMSP,
• BMEWS, GPS, ..

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Support Activities

• Aircraft (UH-1N Helicopters)
• Unit Level Maint. Performed By Contractors
• DLM - Corpus Christi Army Depot, TX
• Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
• MM III and Peacekeepers - Maintenance Squadron -
  Civil Service
• Spacelift
• Launch Base Support Contractors
• Launch Vehicle Contractors

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Support Activities (contd)

• Communications - Electronics
• Ranges - Range Technical Services Contractor
• DSP, AFSCN, DMSP, DSCS, GPS, BWEWS, and other
  systems - Blue Suit and contractor maintained
• Mobile DLM - Ogden ALC

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Problems Concerns

• Budget constraints
• Age of systems/equipment
• UH-1N cabin floor panel corrosion
• Main rotor blade corrosion
• Completion of all CC related tasks during PRP
• CE Repair of Real Property
• Environmental restrictions

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Problem Corrosion on 68-10776

• Fuel Cell
• Mixer Assy.

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Melbourne Beach ROTI
Bldg. 0004
Bldg 0005
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On-Going Projects

• Pro-active approach to CC
• The re-write of AFSPC 21-105 (in 3 ltr
  coordination)
• Correction of problems identified in during AFSPC
  site visits
• Development of an Environmental Strategic Plan

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On-Going Projects

• Identification of Environmentally friendly
  products that work
• Determining cost of corrosion
• PK Deactivation
• Began Oct 02
• Ends in 05

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On-Going Projects
HD CPC
Pour and Fill
Corrosion Preventative Gasket
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Achievements

• New products being tested on site
• Purchased two Metallization units in 02. One
  for
• ICBMs, one for 2 SLS at VAFB
• Located/transferred 3rd unit to Eastern Range
• Metallization is now used by range tracking
• Excess equipment at one AFSPC unit is being
• sent to another AFSPC unit saving
• Attended Helicopter CPAB
• Completed Environmental Needs Assessment

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Helicopter CPAB
Helicopter Repair Facility Corpus Christi Naval
Air Station
UH-1N Rotor Blade
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Goals

• Increase visibility of corrosion control
• efforts on AFSPC aircraft, ICBM, Range,
• Space Launch and Communications-Electronic
• systems
• Lower the cost of corrosion
• Increased contractor surveillance
• Increased customer feedback and
• involvement
• Improved SPD and SSM support and
• communications
• Become an active player in the funding
• process

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02 Site Surveys

• Patrick AFB, FL
• 30 April, 1 May 02
• 36 Units Reviewed
• Minot AFB, ND
• 17 18 Jun 02
• 4 LFs, 2 MAFs

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Site Survey Patrick AFB
Post 911 Cape Security
Bldg 313 Depot Shops
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Site Survey Patrick Contd
Bldg 313 Depot Shops Palletized metallization unit
FPQ-14 Radar
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Site Survey Patrick Contd
Metallized material test
Hanger H FPQ-14 From Bermuda
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Site Survey, Minot
Launch Support Bldg Door
Test Paint on Launch Closure Door
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03 Site Surveys

• Pillar Point, Onizuka, Camp Parks, Beale, CA
• 14 - 18 April 03
• VAFB, CA
• 21 25 April 03
• FE Warren AFB, WY
• 23 24 June 03

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Future Meetings

• Formans Meeting/29 April 1 May 03/ Peterson,
  CO
• Coatings/Removal Conf.. 20 - 23 May 03/Colo.
  Spgs.
• AFSPC CPAB/23 27 Jun 03/FE Warren AFB, WY
• Navy Rust 2003/ 14 18 July 03/ Louisville, KY
• P2 Workshop/ 11 - 14 August 03/ San Antonio, TX

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Summary

• Corrosion
• Support Activities
• Problems Concerns
• On Going Projects
• Achievements
• Goals
• Site Survey
• Future Meetings