The PC9A Filter Screening Tool

Abstract

The analysis of debris captured in lubrication system filters provides a very high quality indicator of machinery health and can identify the early phases of dynamic component degradation before a failure occurs. RAAF PC9A aircraft have conducted enhanced routine filter debris analysis since 2009, however the traditional format of this program became unsupportable. This report describes the Filter Screening Tool (FST) that has been designed to rapidly screen the debris extracted from the PT6A engine lubrication filter and ensure accurate analysis can continue. The FST provides immediate feedback to maintenance staff regarding the quantity and type of debris and significantly reduces the amount of labour intensive laboratory analysis previously required. The FST has been validated and is now accepted by the Training Aircraft System Project Office (TASPO) as the primary method of screening debris extracted from the PT6A engine filter for RAAF PC9A aircraft.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1002537

Entities

People

  • Andrew Becker

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computers
  • Construction
  • Control Panels
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Engineering
  • Journal Bearings
  • Lubrication
  • Maintenance
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Metallurgy
  • Microscopes
  • Operating Systems
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Standards
  • Training

Readers

  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).