PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-712
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 712
MARCH 2012
16
MAR 12
17
PS 712
MAR 12
Army aircrews wage a continuous battle against an enemy
that constantly attacks their aircraft at the molecular level.
The enemy is corrosion. And it’s doing enough damage to cost
the Army billions of dollars every year.
Untreated corrosion expands and weakens its target. Its effects
become increasingly difFcult and expensive to Fx. ±ortunately,
corrosion damage is largely preventable. The best news is that
aircrews can do a lot to Fnd and knock out corrosion before it
does real damage.
The AMCOM Corrosion Control Program OfFce (CCPO) at
Redstone Arsenal provides training and technical assistance to
help identify and combat different types of corrosion.
The CCPO can provide a team of inspectors and
analysts to visit any aviation site at no cost to the unit.
Their classroom and hands-on prevention and control
instruction satisFes the annual refresher training required
by
TM
1-1500-328-23,
Aeronautical
Equipment
Maintenance Management Policies and Procedures.
Teams help Soldiers learn how to determine the
root cause of corrosion. They also introduce the latest
products
and
techniques
for
cleaning,
sealing,
and
preserving bare metal.
±ind corrosion early and you can Fx it quickly and
cheaply. Help stop the massive waste of money spent
each year on failed corroded components.
Corrosion with PM
Soar Above
Aircrews
can do a
lot to
avoid
corrosion’s
worst
effects…
…and
AMCOM can
help your
crews
beat
corrosion.
Only
constant
attention
and an
all-hands effort
can significantly
reduce
the waste
of effort, time,
money and parts
lost to unchecked
corrosion.
Right!
it was a
corroded bolt
that brOught
you down.
holy mackerel!
what happened!?
Some PMCS and
corrosion inhibitor
could have saved
you this disaster.
what
happened!?
darn corrosion,
that’s
what
happened. and
you didn’t check
for it!
I THink a
corroded
bolt in my main
rotOr head
snaPped!
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