Aircraft Turbine Engine Monitoring Experience: Implications for the F100 Engine Diagnostic System Program
Abstract
This briefing report examines the experience gained from several aircraft turbine engine monitoring systems used over the last decade and a half and the implications of that experience for a new monitoring system--the Engine Diagnostic System--under development for the F100 engine on the F-15 and F-16 tactical fighter aircraft. The examination reveals that two different approaches to engine monitoring have evolved in attempts to achieve the goal of improved engine operations, maintenance, and management while reducing support costs. The first concentrates on short-term operations and maintenance aspects and is usually accomplished by recording inflight data in a snapshot mode, i.e., a few seconds of data either at predefined performance windows or when certain engine operating limits are exceeded. The second approach focuses on long-term design- oriented benefits through improved knowledge of the engine operating environment. To achieve the design-oriented benefits, data must be recorded continuously on at least a few aircraft at each operational location.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA069282
Entities
People
- J. L. Birkler
- J. R. Nelson