Hellfire Missile System Remote Control Circuit Breakers on the AH-64A Apache Attack Helicopter,

Abstract

Remote control circuit breakers are trip-free thermal devices that combine the functions of a conventional circuit breaker and relay into one device. The remote control circuit breakers are used in the AH-64A Apache Attack Helicopter to prevent electric current overloads to the Hellfire Missile System. The Office of the Assistant Inspector General for Auditing performed a technical evaluation of the breakers based on a Hotline allegation that the breakers were defective in design and workmanship. The evaluation objective was to conduct a technical assessment to determine the adequacy of the design, quality control, and acceptance of the remote control circuit breakers. Specifically, we evaluated and tested remote control circuit breakers for design and quality to ensure that the United States Army Aviation and Troop Command (now Army Aviation and Missile Command), McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems, and Texas Instruments complied with manufacturing and quality processes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 03, 1998
Accession Number
ADA369412

Entities

People

  • Chandra Sankhla
  • Jaime A. Bobbio
  • Kenneth H. Stavenjord
  • Michael G. Huston
  • Wei K. Chang

Organizations

  • Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Army Aviation
  • Army Facilities
  • Assembly
  • Assembly Lines
  • Attack Helicopters
  • Circuit Breakers
  • Circuits
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electric Current
  • Field Tests
  • Helicopters
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Manufacturing
  • National Security
  • Quality Control

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.