NAVAIR Perspective on Corrosion Prevention and Control

Abstract

Corrosion damage to naval aircraft is a leading cost driver to NAVAIR, which has increased dramatically over the last decade. A major contributing factor to this is the severe corrosive Navy carrier operational environment. Further complicating this issue is the significant aging of the fleet as well as the higher strength materials fused for naval aviation due to the carrier landing loads. Finally, increasing environmental and safety restrictions, which limit traditional corrosion control materials, combined with the above, make corrosion a significant factor in NAVAIR's aging aircraft. The Command has initiated a Team wide Aircraft Corrosion Control and Prevention Program to actively address the leading MMH/FH cost drivers and investigate more effective corrosion prevention materials. In addition, concepts such as the integrated maintenance concept (IMC) and condition based maintenance (CBM) will facilitate the use of corrosion prevention and control measures that minimize total ownership costs (TOC) and downtime.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA375736

Entities

People

  • Stephen Spadafora

Organizations

  • Naval Air Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Aircrafts
  • Chemistry
  • Chlorides
  • Condition Based Maintenance
  • Corrosion
  • Corrosion Inhibition
  • Corrosion Resistance
  • Maintenance
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Military Aircraft
  • Naval Aviation
  • Navy Aircraft
  • Volatile Organic Compounds

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Materials Science and Engineering.