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Green HUMS
Green HUMS
Maintenance Program
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What to Expect Today What not to Expect Today
• Who/What is IHST • Sales Pitch (I’m only selling proven
concepts not endorsing products)
• Define CBM
• Extensive Vibration Training
• CBM Terminology
• Engineering, Theory and or Scientific
• Why Use CBM?
Debates
– Benefits
• We will not discuss recent events
– Potential Disadvantages
• How do we do it?
• Equipment Offerings
– References
• Interactive Case Studies
• A basic understanding of the
principles of CBM, its “interaction”
with a proactive SMS
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IHST’s attitude towards safety:
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WSJ, 9/5/2013
North Sea Crash Underscores Poor
Progress in Helicopter Safety
Civilian Chopper Crashes Have Remained Flat Over Decade
The fatal crash of a Eurocopter oil-rig helicopter in the North Sea last month
underscores stalled progress in reducing commercial helicopter accidents world-
wide.
In spite of advances in cockpit technology and enhanced pilot training, helicopters'
global safety record has failed to improve dramatically over the past few years—
.
and still lags far behind standards for airliners
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WHAT is CBM?
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in other words…
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CBM Benefits
CBM has some Benefits over planned maintenance:
•Improved system reliability
•Enhanced Safety
•Decreased maintenance costs
•Increased Readiness
•Operation and Support cost benefits
• Reduction of human error influences.
•Other Intrinsic Benefits:
•Increased pilot confidence
•The ability to monitor health of an entire fleet, regardless of physical location
• As the program matures, the potential to predict when certain faults will
occur, based on historical data and specific aircraft data
•The ability to more effectively plan maintenance actions over the long-term
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Disadvantages
Some potential disadvantages are:
•High equipment costs (initially and to maintain)
•Possible Increased Manpower
•Increased Training
•Increased IT/Support
•Increased number of components (the VHM/HUMS
system itself) that must be maintained
•Increased weight/Decreased carry capacity
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Aviation Maintenance
Options
(A Travel Through Time)
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Run to Failure or
FIX it When it BROKE!
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What Does CBM Look Like?
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What Does CBM Look Like?
CBM
Present Present/Future
(FAA/CAA Required)•HUMS
•FOQA
•VHM
•Advanced Sensing
•Scheduled Inspections
Past •Scheduled Maintenance
Technologies
•MSG3
•Scheduled Overhauls
•HFDM
•Time Lifed Parts
•PdM
Fix it When Its Broke •ADs, SBs, ACs ,CEBs
•CBM
•RCM
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Where do we want to be?
Predictive Maintenance Potential Failure P-F Curve
Point where failure
P can first be detected
Point of failure
Point where
failure starts
Time
John Moubray, Reliability Centered Maintenance II
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How Do we Do CBM?
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Then why do we do it?
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Our CBM Program Philosophy:
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Start Here
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Before you start
Identify detailed requirements:
• Benefits vs. Cost
• Available Equipment
– VHM, HUMS
– T.C., STC
– Carry-On
START HERE
• Required Personnel ISHT.ORG
– Analyst
– Maintenance Support
– I.T. Support
• In-House or Contract Analysis
• Regulatory Requirements
• Contractual Requirements
• I.T. requirements
• Training Requirements
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The latest IHST Toolkit: HUMS
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Content developed
by leading
industry HUMS
experts.
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Resources include
reference materials, a
listing of equipment
providers and actual case
studies.
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Tools/Tricks of the Trade
Vibration Monitor Data
Vibration Spectrum Data
Vibration Signature Data
Logsheets, Inspection Forms, AOCRs
Trending
Limits/Rate of Change
Aircraft Advisories, Fault logs, Exceedences
Proper Interviews:
Pilots, Mechanics and anyone else who may know anything about the
conditions in question.
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Lessons Learned
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Life Lessons Learned from a HUMS Analyst
1) If you are going to fly around with the added weight and cost of the
equipment…USE IT!
2) Weekly downloads are insufficient for timely and accurate analysis.
– Daily is preferred but between flights is becoming regular
practice in some operations due to the length of flights.
3) Communicate, Communicate, Communicate
– Pilots, mechanics, dispatchers, written reports, i.e. logsheets,
inspection forms AOCRs follow the clues.
4) Be curious, be nosey, be a pain in the butt, ask why 5 times, just
get the answers (we’re talking CSI stuff here)!
5) Being wrong is okay, being scared of being wrong is not. Humility
while painful, could cost or save lives!
6) When in doubt seek a higher power (someone has probably seen it
before) paralysis through analysis is unacceptable in our trade!
D.B. “Danny “ Green
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Most Common Findings:
Main Rotor: Shear Restraints, Trim Tabs, Isolation Mounts,
Bearings
Tail Rotor: Bearings, Trunnions, Blades, Gearboxes
Tail Rotor Drive: Hanger Bearings, Drive Shafts, Hanger
Bearing Mounts and Airframe Cracks
Main Transmission: Output Shafts, ECU Drive
Engines: FOD, Worn Mounts, Oils Pumps, Shafts
Oil Coolers: Fan/Blower Bearings, Trash
Starters: Bearings, Brushes, Looseness
Hydraulic Pumps: Shafts, Seals, Drives and Stripped Studs
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SMS
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Interactive Vibration Case Studies…
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AW139 Worn Hydraulic Pump Case Study
Noticed increased vibration trending on the
#2 input hydraulic pump. No limits were
exceeded but when the aircraft was down
for other maintenance, the pump was
removed to inspect based on this data and
the worn pump drive shaft was found as
well as damage to the pump.
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430 Tail Rotor Radial
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430 Tail Rotor Gearbox
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430 Main Rotor F/A and Vertical Increase
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Hanger Bearing Case Study
#1 hanger bearing showed increased Broad Band
Vibrations (1P and 2P were normal). After visual
inspection and rotational check for smoothness, the
bearing was greased. Grease solved problem for
several days but the problem would return (see
below). This process was repeated until the aircraft
was available for the next hangar check (very large
job, remote a/c) and the bearing could be changed.
Replacement solved the problem and upon teardown
and root cause inspection, it was noticed that the
balls were riding across the outer race once the fresh
grease would break down thus increasing the Broad
Band vibes.
9.26 mm 7.5 mm
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QUESTIONS?
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