Improved Corrosion Maintenance Practices
Abstract
The USAF, and much of the aerospace industry, currently manage corrosion by providing clear engineering direction that it will be found and fixed prior to becoming a structural or safety concern. New procurements have been reduced and current fleets are now at, or projected to be beyond, their original design lives. While there is significant fatigue life left, corrosion maintenance costs are escalating rapidly. Initial protection systems have broken down and corrosion is becoming the dominant factor in the life of the aircraft. Under the current engineering policy, often much of the corrosion cost is associated with the dismantling and reassembly of aircraft structure and not the repair itself.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 2003
- Accession Number
- ADP014068
Entities
People
- R. Kinzie