Naval Aviation News Article on Fleet Support: "Supporting the Fleet"

Abstract

You're ready to taxi for an afternoon 1v1 ACM training mission when your oxygen mask malfunctions. A troubleshooter double times to the flight equipment shop to get a spare so the mission can continue. You get back from your flight, find the parachute rigger, and tell him what went wrong with your mask. It's the combination inhalation/exhalation valve. It seems to be sticking in a position that prevents oxygen from entering the mask. This is not a problem you want to have in an intensive ACM environment under high Gs. It's definitely a safety-of-flight issue requiring that a Hazardous Material Report (HMR) Engineering Investigation (EI) be initiated. The EI is done and it turns up an inherent design flaw which caused the valve to chatter and stick. As a result, a fleet support project receives funding and a redesigned valve is on the way.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA350764

Entities

People

  • Brian H Smith
  • Margie C. Gauntt

Organizations

  • Naval Air Warfare Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Classification
  • Engineering
  • Escape Systems
  • Hazardous Materials
  • Hot Spots
  • Information Operations
  • Life Support Systems
  • Naval Aviation
  • Night Vision
  • Oxygen Masks
  • Training
  • Warfare
  • World Wide Web

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Materials Science