BELGIAN DEFENCE C130 Fleet Lt P. HERREMAN Belgian Defence

BELGIAN DEFENCE
C130 Fleet
Lt P. HERREMAN
Belgian Defence
Directorate General Material Resources
E-mail : [email protected]
SUMMARY
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Belgium & the Belgian Defence (BD)
BD C130 fleet: statistics & use
C130 maintenance concept
Fleet management
– Structural health
– Evolution
– Major projects
• Conclusion
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SUMMARY
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•
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Belgium & the Belgian Defence (BD)
BD C130 fleet: statistics & use
C130 maintenance concept
Fleet management
– Structural health
– Evolution
– Major projects
• Conclusion
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BELGIUM
4
OPEN SPIRIT
0
ASTER
0
LEBANON
BELUFIL 12
144
144
LEBANON
4
LO - HQ - LEBANON
4
0
0
UNTSO
SYRIE / LIBAN
2
ISAF
2
MAZAR e SHARIF
OMLT
PRT KUNDUZ
126
2
90
34
332
ISAF
ATALANTA
3
OHQ Northwood
3
HQ ISAF
LO ISAF
KAIA
ANA LOG School
CPT HoM
1
ISAF
LO POTSDAM
GUARDIAN FALCON
HQ KAF
22
DET AIR MONUSCO
22
USA
1
TAMPA - CCC
1
BENIN
3
PPMBEN BENHELI
3
CT
2
CT
2
DAS
9
KINSHASA
BUJUMBURA
KIGALI
6
3
0
109
ISAF
1
KISANGANI
42
6
278
2
4
108
1
UNMIS
EUSEC
5
EUSEC
5
RDC
5
PPM
5
MONUSCO
Mil Obs
0
0
2
Mil Obs
2
ETHIOPIA
0
Nato Support To African Unio
0
ATALANTA
7
FHQ AFLOAT (FRA)
7
OUGANDA
5
EUTM-INSTR-10/04
5
FAMIKI
5
PPMRDC FAMIKI
5
KINDU
4
DAC FRR KINDU
4
29
RDC
SPLOGBENBAT
29
FAMIKA
2
PPMRDC_FAMIKA
2
6
6
Number of troops abroad 2010
Average C130 abroad per day
Africa
106
2006
3,3
Asia
717
2007
3,3
America
4
2008
3,3
Europe
1
2009
3,5
828
2010
3,6
Total
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SUMMARY
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•
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•
Belgium & the Belgian Defence (BD)
BD C130 fleet: statistics & use
C130 maintenance concept
Fleet management
– Structural health
– Evolution
– Major projects
• Conclusion
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BD C130 Fleet
Mission
• To assure permanently the simultaneous use of C-130’s at MOB,
two DOB’s for prolonged periods & a third DOB for a short period
• Ability to conduct Combined joint airlift Ops in a multinational or
allied coalition environment
• Ability to deploy 8 C-130’s at once
• Ability to perform a variety of operations
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Logistic airlift and resupply, both tactical and non- tactical
Tactical air land operations (e.g.: ERO, substandard field ops,…)
Aerial delivery (e.g.: VHA, CDS,…)
Non combattant Evacuation Operations
…
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BD C130 Fleet
Resources
• 12 C-130H acquired in 1972/1973
– 2 A/C lost:
• 1996 (CH06) : Crash @ Eindhoven (Netherlands)
• 2006 (CH02) : Fire @ DLM Facilities (Sabena Technics, Brussels)
– 1 former USAF C-130E acquired in 2007
• Upgrade and major overhaul performed
• Delivered by Sabena Technics on Mar 06th 2009
• Replacement foreseen as from 2019
– Fleet of 7 (BEL) & 1 (LUX) A400M
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BD C130 Fleet
Usage
• Fleet overview (Average, Sep 2010)
– Fl Hrs per aircraft : 18 700
• Sep 2008 : Fleet reached 200.000 Fl Hrs
– Landings per aircraft : 12627
– EBH per aircraft : 21130
– Severity factor: 1,13
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BD C130 Fleet
BD FLYING HOURS
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
10
0
CH001
CH003
CH004
CH005
CH007
CH008
CH009
CH010
CH011
CH012
CH013
BD C130 Fleet
BD SEVERITY FACTOR
1,6
1,4
1,2
1
0,8
0,6
0,4
0,2
0
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CH 01
CH 03
CH 04
CH 05
CH 07
CH 08
CH 09
CH 10
CH 11
CH 12
SUMMARY
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•
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•
Belgium & the Belgian Defence (BD)
BD C130 fleet: statistics & use
C130 maintenance concept
Fleet management
– Structural health
– Evolution
– Major projects
• Conclusion
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Maintenance Concept
• Scheduled Maintenance
“Inspection and Maintenance Requirements for the BE C-130”
– Based on:
• Lockheed Martin SMP 515C-85 (Aircraft)
• USAF TO’s (Engine & Prop)
• Supplement Be Def (MRAir) data (Modifications, SB’s, Experience 15W and/or
other users, …)
– Calendar Inspections
• Structure & systems:
– A, B, C : Organic
– D : Industry
• Engine:
– A, B, C : Organic
– TLI : Industry
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Maintenance Concept
72M
36M
18M
180D or 500FH
1500FH
180D or 500FH
18M
18M
18M
1500FH
1500FH
1500FH
45 d
D
1A 2A 3A
B1
B2
1C
2C
3C
D
Organic (@ MOB)
Industry (Sabena Technics)
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Main Partners
Supply
Maintenance
• SABENA Technics
• USAF (FMS)
• VECTOR
NAMSA
• Marshall Aerospace
• DERCO Aerospace
•…
• Honeywell
•…
• European Maintenance Symposium (EMS)
• HOC
•…
Operators
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SUMMARY
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Belgium & the Belgian Defence (BD)
BD C130 fleet: statistics & use
C130 maintenance concept
Fleet management
– Structural health
– Evolution
– Major projects
• Conclusion
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Structural Health
• 1990: Outer Wing Replacement
• Continuously
– Corrosion Prevention & Control Program (CPCP)
• Adapted Maintenance Plan
• Modifications (Flapper valves, use of new sealants, …)
– Structural Preventive & Corrective Maintenance (SPCM)
• Preventive replacement of certain structural parts
– Usage Monitoring
• Fatigue Index (FI)
• EBH
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Structural Health
EBH
SB 82-790 : WFD Inspection
SB 82-771 : RF Inspection and replacement
EBH
Remaining BD Fleet
Forecasted
in 2040
50.000
Grounding
45.000
RF replacement
BD CW EBH
Average, Sep 2010:
21 130
40.000
WFD Inspection
30.000
25.000
20.000
Flight Restrictions
CH13
CH13
Forecasted
in 2025
BD CW EBH well below WFD
WFD: Widespread Fatigue Damage
RF: Rainbow Fitting
EBH: Equivalent Baseline Hours
Small change in mission profile affects average SF
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=> monitoring needed!
Structural Health
Impact Mission Profile on SF
• Example: 1 month exercise Herky (2008)
– Close monitoring of 5 aircraft
– Conclusions:
Tailnr
600
CH03
500
CH05
400
300
CH09
200
CH10
100
CH12
0
CH03
CH05
YR AVG BD
average CW EBH/AC:
CW Avg SF CW Accumulated EBH 620
(%)EBH
Accumulated CW EBH & AVG SF during HERKY '08
1,91
1,88
1,48
1,93
2,44
CH09
1,13
3,00
43,71%
2,50
64,35%
2,00
CW EBH
1,50
49,03%
Avg SF
1,00
52,74%
0,50
62,90%
0,00
AVG BD
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100,00% Avg BD CW SF: 1,13
Average SF
Accumulated EBH
• Up to 50 % of annual average EBH/AC consumed in 1 month
• SF up to two times higher than yearly average
Calculated annual
CH10
CH12
Fleet Evolution
Maintenance
Safety
Operations
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Overview
Completed Programs
Current Programs
Planned Programs
SATCOM / ACARS
Kevlar
A400M
air
QEC wiring Bleed
replacement
EPOS
inspection
IVMMS Maintenance Plan
(IMP)
SPCM III & IV
Intercom wiring
Self Protection System
Rainbow fitting replacement
Loose fasteners
LOX
FQI wiring
NVIS
Propeller
balancing
AAR 44B
MEDEVAC
OBOGS
SOV
Valve
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Major Projects
Program
Description
Prime
Contracter
Sub
contracter
Status
UPGRADE INFRA
RED WARNING
RECEIVER
Upgrade of AN/AAR-44A IRWR
system towards AN/AAR-44B
L-3 CE
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Program
2010 – 2012
MEDEVAC
Establish C-130 Aero Medical
Evacuation capacity for transport of
03 IC patients
TBD
TBD
Investment
program 2011
BLEED AIR
INSPECTION
Installation of 1 type of clamp,
clarification of maintenance
procedures & applicable torque values
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--
Series
inspection
Sabena
Technics
Marshall
Series
modification
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--
Project
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NVIS
Modification to NVIS compatible
lighting (flight deck, cargo, exterior)
LOOSE
FASTENERS
Define maintenance policy about
loose fasteners
Major Projects
IRWR Upgrade (AN/AAR-44B)
• Requirement
– Stay in line with USAF configuration
– Take benefit of operational enhanced
performances (upgrade Sensor Unit)
• Improved Detection Range
• Improved False Alarm Rate
• Implementation
– 2010: Program definition and integration
study
• Compatibility with on-board Avionics systems
verified during ground & flight compatibility /
non-regression demonstration
– 2011: Start of series modification Sensor
Units
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Major Projects
Medevac
• Scope
– Creating Aeromedical Evacuation (AE) capacity for tactical
transport of multiple patients by means of C-130
• Requirement
– Aero medical Pallet system (APS)
– a C-130 “463L” pallet based system
– 03 Patient Transfer Units (PTU)
– Low, medium and high care capability
– Modular system
– Quick integration in C130
• Timing
– programmed for 2011
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Major Projects
Bleed Air Inspection
• Corrective actions
– Removal/ replacement of all old nuts with P/N
57979-4 on fleet and in stock
– Self locking nut will be systematically replaced
once removed
– Safety wire on bleed air clamps
– Update of all torque values mentioned in
technical documentation
• Inspections ongoing
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Major Projects
NVIS
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Scope
– Landing & take off in NVIS conditions
– Load & unload in black-out conditions
– Excluding formation flights, low level flights, tactical flights (short field Ops)
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Evolution
– Aircraft Survey 2005 and 2007 by Marshall
– Existing C-130 NVIS solutions where possible
– Modifications required for
• Flight Deck
• Exterior Lighting
• Cargo Bay Lighting
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Planning
– Prototype: August 2009 (by Marshall @ Cambridge)
– Series Modification: as from 2010 (by SNT during DLM)
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Major Projects
Loose Fasteners
• Encountered definitions in SOR’s:
– “ Fastener is loose by hand and / or with typical black circle around the head
of a fastener ”
– “Any fasteners that can be turned by hand are deemed to be defective and
requiring immediate replacement”
• Definition LM Aero
– July ’09 : “A fastener that is turnable by hand is certainly loose. A dirty
and/or black circle around the head of a fastener is often indicative of
looseness and as such should be checked closely for looseness. However, the
presence of the circle alone does not confirm looseness”… But definition not
applicable in all situations
– LM Aero further clarified their position (based on an additional request from
BD, Nov – Dec ’09)
– LM Aero stated to provide further information at the upcoming HOC (EMS –
Jul 10)
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Conclusions
• Aging Fleet (40 years old)
– Preventive actions taken to keep structural integrity
– Close usage monitoring
– Continuous maintenance program review to assure flight
safety
• BD C130 Fleet fits the operational needs
– Permanent assessment
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Q&A
Belgian Defence C130
Operated and Maintained with Tenacity
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