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), correct deficiencies, improve system Operational Readiness (OR), Reliability & Maintainability (R&M), reduce engine Life Cycle Cost (LCC), and sustain engines throughout their service lives. It also serves as the primary vehicle to implement emerging technology solutions (e.g., additive manufacturing and digital engineering) to resolve these issues and improve engine performance. Past investments have reduced warfighter Class A rates and decreased Engine Related Loss of Aircraft (ERLOA) and generated significant returns on investments. Priority requirements for FY24 and FY25 includes Accelerated Mission Testes (AMTs) required for complex redesigns. The AMT provides early identification of safety/reliability issues prior to the operational fleets discovering unknown safety and/or reliability issues. Ongoing tasks for this year support eliminating critical safety concerns, addressing obsolescence and Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortage (DMSMS), developing critical repairs, and extending life limited parts. 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 and test capacity to rapidly respond to problems as they occur. Engine CIP funding is driven by field events and engine type/maturity, not by the total quantity of fielded engines.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2025
• Source ID: 671012_0207268F_7_3600_PB_2025

Tags

Fields of Study

• Engineering

Readers

• Aerospace Engineering
• Life Cycle Cost Analysis
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.