Aircraft Engine Component Improvement Program
Abstract
The Aircraft Engine Component Improvement Program (CIP) provides the only source of critical sustaining engineering support for in-service Air Force engines to maintain flight safety (highest priority) to correct deficiencies, improve system operational readiness (OR) and reliability & maintainability (R&M), reduce engine Life Cycle Cost (LCC), and sustain engines throughout their service life. Engine CIP directly addresses engine related causes to aircraft Non-Mission-Capability rates. Significant new tasks for this year support increasing reliability and maintainability of the B-52 aircraft/TF33 engine, correcting the #1 removal driver for the TF34 engine to achieve LCC of 24M and eliminating a safety concern with cracked header on the F119 engine. Changes in aircraft operational parameters and/or missions and task missions and tasks accelerating the discovery of new engine issues and the need to resolve issues; Engine CIP provides the only means to develop fixes for these problems. Engine CIP funding is driven by field events and types/maturity of engines, not by the total engine quantity. The program starts with government acceptance of the first procurement-funded engine and continues over the engine's life, gradually decreasing to a minimum level (safety/depot repairs) sufficient to keep older engines operational. Engine CIP testing identifies and fixes engine-related problems ahead of operational impacts. R&M related Engine CIP efforts significantly reduce out year Operations and Maintenance (O&M) and replacement spares costs. Service-related engine deficiencies occur throughout the engine lifecycle. Given the uncertainty with regard to the number and timing of engine-related deficiencies, it is essential for the USAF to have adequate engineering capability, test capacity to rapidly respond to problems as they occur and absolutely paramount to reach SecDef directed 80% mission capability rate for F-22, F-16, and F-15 aircraft.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2022
- Source ID
- 671012_0207268F_7_3600_PB_2022
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