Army Aviation Corrosion Prevention and Control Center of Excellence

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ARMY AVIATION
CORROSION PREVENTION AND CONTROL
CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
CPCCoE

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Corrosion Impact on Readiness

• Estimated 15 reduction in Fully Mission Capable
  (FMC) Operational Readiness (OR) rate due to
  corrosion.
• System failures (especially Avionics)
• Component repair/replacement
• Structural Problems
• Cost in funds and manpower
• 30 of Phase Maintenance spent correcting
  corrosion deficiencies.
• Component repair/replacement
• Structural Problems
• Cost in funds and manpower

Information furnished by CW5 Charles Lapp (SOAR)
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Our Mission

• Provide Aviation Product Managers
• Field Issues Recommendations
• Maintenance Procedure Refinement
• New Material / Technology Awareness
• Corrosion Cost Trend Analysis
• Provide Aviation Field Commands (Soldiers)
• Increased Corrosion Awareness
• Over-the-Shoulder Technical Assistance

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2410 Data Summary
1998-2004
Total Cost 420,247,706
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Corrosion Team Assistance

• The training course consists of a 3-4 hour
  classroom training session followed by a 1-hour
  hands-on training session with your aircraft.
• The Corrosion Assistance Teams provide, at no
  cost to the units, corrosion prevention and
  control training and hands-on assistance aimed at
  all levels of maintenance personnel.
• Training is generic enough to be applicable to
  all Army aircraft.

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What We Provide

• Corrosion Awareness
• Education
• New Technology Integration
• Vendor Coordination
• Materials Procedures and Updates in Technical
  Manuals
• Packaging

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Hands-on Assistance

• Known Corrosion Trouble Spots
• Conducted on unit Aircraft
• Lessons Learned From Other Visits
• Identification of Local Unit
• Corrosion Issues
• Identification of Local
• Aircraft Wash Procedures
• Identification of Stocked
• Corrosion Prevention
• Materials
• ARMS Compliance

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CORROSION ASSISTANCE TEAM VISITS
ME
WA
MN
MT
ND
VT
MI
NH
OR
WI
MA
ID
SD
NY
RI
CT
PA
MI
WY
OH
NJ
IA
NV
IL
NE
MD
DE
IN
DC
UT
CO
MO
VA
WV
CA
KS
NC
KY
TN
OK
AZ
NM
SC
GA
AR
AL
MS
TX
LA
AK
FL
CAT Visit 2004 CAT Visit 2003 CAT Visit 2002 Over
3 Yrs
Personnel -1914 Units - 55
PR

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Exportable Training Materials
CH-47 UH-60 Sergeants Time Corrosion
Prevention Training CDs

• Lessons Include
• Corrosion Refresher
• Aircraft Wash Procedures
• Inspections and Corrosion Prevention
• Fastener Corrosion Prevention
• Sealing Techniques
• Each Lesson Includes
• Instructor Notes
• Student Handouts
• Slides Printed or Displayed from Computer
• Individual Interactive Multimedia Corrosion
  Information module.

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New Developments
Touch-n-Prep Pen
Aircraft Wash Aids
3M Bristle Disc
Sempens (primer)
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AH-64 Pressure Washer Damage
AH-64 Main Transmission case O-ring groove
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CH-47 Corrosion Areas
Engine Casing Half Bolt Corrosion
CH-47
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CH-47 Corrosion Areas
Center Hatch Gearbox
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UH-60
Incomplete sealing and preservation of Mount
Bolts
Incomplete sealing of input module hardware
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UH-60
Incomplete sealing of HIRSS Struts
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Future Plans
Expanded Interaction with the professional
development and training program at USAALS (FT.
Eustis, VA) Increased Interface with the Aviation
Center (Ft Rucker) Interaction with the Apache
Training Brigade ( FT. Hood, TX) Coordinating
providing corrosion training to units going
through the JRTC program at Ft. Polk,
LA Initiation of Corrosion as a Safety Day Topic
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VISIBLE CORROSION

• We know corrosion is costing us.
• There are solutions and we know
• they work.
• We need everyone to see the value in
• implementing these solutions.
• Education is the answer

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Summary

• Long Term Effects Of Corrosion
• Corrosion Is Expensive
• Has a Negative Impact on Readiness
• Increases as Aircraft Age
• Is a Potential Safety Issue

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Contacts
PEO Aviation Aviation Corrosion Prevention and
Control Center of Excellence Corrosion
Hotline DSN 897-0209 Com (256)
313-0209 cpc-coe_at_peoavn.redstone.army.mil