Intercept develops a concept for a single unified Strategic Corrosion Management Program for Australia's Defence Force airborne weapon systems.
Intercept makes its global launch at the Singapore Air Show. Delegates from leading aerospace and aviation sectors welcome Intercept's innovative corrosion management practices.
The ALSPO CRCM Program was first introduced to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in 2006, as a new generation process to manage corrosion and environmental degradation, rather than relying the RAAF's on the sometimes ad- hoc and tradaional corrosion managment methods that have been in use on this aircraft since the 1960s, without much change.
Intercept, in co-operation with the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) presented the CRCM Program to ALSPO management who accepted the strong merits of the program and its propensity to reduce the number of unscheduled corrosion repairs on this newly acquired aircraft fleet. Although less than decade old, this aircraft has already experienced severe corrosion damage and protective coating issues. Intercept's new generation CRCM Program was designed to decrease the number of new and recurring corrosion strikes by managing the root causes in stead of reacting to the corrosion damage once it was detected during routine maintenance inspections.
During Phase I of the ALSPO CRCM Program, Intercept developed 32 Corrosion Control Inspection Zones (CCIZ) based on historical data and corrosion prediction capabilities. In conjunction to these 32 CCIZ, Intercept recommended 16 changes to the routine maintenance inspections that would better support the management of corrosion precursors on the aircraft.
Intercept has modelled that its CRCM Program developed for the C-130J-30 fleet could save the RAAF over $2 million dollars per year in unscheduled corrosion repair costs. To find out more about the ALSPO CRCM Program click 'here'.
