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DIS
TR
IBU
TIO
N S
TA
TE
ME
NT
D. D
istr
ibut
ion
auth
oriz
ed to
DoD
and
thei
r DO
D c
ontr
acto
rs o
nly.
Oth
er re
ques
ts s
hall
be re
ferr
ed to
AF
RL/
CC
X, 1
864
4th
Str
eet ,
Wrig
ht-P
atte
rson
AF
B, O
H 4
5433
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2
US
AF
MP
I F
ield
Cap
abili
ty S
tud
y
Cal
vin
Mo
ore
AF
ND
I Pro
gra
m O
ffic
e A
FR
L/R
XS
ST
22
Ove
rvie
w
•P
urpo
se
•P
arts
and
Cra
ck D
istr
ibut
ion
•P
roce
dure
•S
ched
ule
and
Logi
stic
s
•A
naly
sis
Pro
cedu
res
•R
esul
ts
•Is
sues
Dis
cove
red
/ Sol
utio
ns
•C
urre
nt P
rogr
ess
•F
utur
e P
roce
edin
gs
•S
umm
ary
33
Pu
rpo
se
The
pur
pose
of t
his
stud
y is
to d
eter
min
e th
e ca
pabi
lity
of
Uni
ted
Sta
tes
Air
For
ce (
US
AF
) N
onde
stru
ctiv
e In
spec
tion
(ND
I) te
chni
cian
s to
find
a fl
aw o
r a
crac
k in
a p
art u
tiliz
ing
the
fluor
esce
nt m
agne
tic p
artic
le in
spec
tion
met
hod.
•S
tart
ing
po
int
for
US
AF
-wid
e f
ield
ca
pa
bil
ity s
tud
y
•P
art
s a
re c
om
mo
n w
he
el b
olt
s o
n lo
an
fro
m D
elt
a A
ir L
ine
s
•S
tati
on
ary
be
nch
es,
oil
-ba
sed
ba
ths
use
d in
US
AF
fie
ld la
bs
•5
se
pa
rate
insp
ect
ion
loca
tio
ns
to d
ate
(1
1 t
ech
nic
ian
s)
•U
nif
orm
ed
an
d C
ivil
Se
rvic
e N
DI
tech
nic
ian
s p
art
icip
ate
d
•W
ide
ra
ng
e o
f in
spe
cto
r sk
ill
an
d e
xpe
rie
nce
le
ve
ls
4
Pa
rts
an
d C
rack
Dis
trib
uti
on
Cra
ck L
en
gth
(in
)N
um
be
r o
f C
rack
s
≤ 0
.05
03
0.0
51
–0
.10
09
0.1
01
–0
.15
07
0.1
51
–0
.20
08
0.2
01
–0
.25
01
0
0.2
51
–0
.30
02
0.3
01
–0
.35
02
0.3
51
–0
.40
05
> 0
.40
03
Tota
l4
9
Pa
rts
•46
ste
el
(41
30
) w
he
el
bo
lts
ap
pro
x.
4”
lon
g a
nd
.5
” in
dia
me
ter
•All
cra
cks
in t
hre
ad
ed
re
gio
n o
nly
•Bo
lts
ha
d u
p t
o 3
cra
cks
ea
ch w
hil
e
7 b
olt
s w
ere
fre
e o
f cr
ack
s
•49
to
tal
insp
ect
ion
op
po
rtu
nit
ies
wit
h c
rack
s fr
om
0.0
38
” to
0.7
50
”
Cra
ck D
istr
ibu
tio
n
55
Pro
ced
ure
•P
roce
ss c
ontr
ols
verif
ied
by o
bser
ver
and
reco
rded
•Te
chni
cian
brie
fed
on p
urpo
se o
f the
stu
dy (
non-
attr
ibut
ion)
•S
imul
ated
TC
TO
rea
d by
tec
hnic
ian
befo
re p
repa
ring
stat
iona
ry
benc
h fo
r in
spec
tion
(125
0 am
ps +
/-10
%, d
irect
cur
rent
)
•R
ando
m b
olt n
umbe
r re
cord
ed b
y ob
serv
er, h
ande
d to
tech
nici
an
•Te
chni
cian
rep
orte
d nu
mbe
r of
cra
cks
foun
d an
d w
hich
thr
eads
(d
ista
nce
from
hea
d) a
nd o
bser
ver
reco
rded
info
rmat
ion
•B
olts
dem
agne
tized
and
cle
aned
(va
rious
met
hods
)
•C
lean
bol
ts p
acke
d in
ran
dom
ord
er
•D
ata
ente
red
into
spr
eads
heet
as
raw
dat
a an
d co
nver
ted
to M
IL-
HD
BK
-182
3 fo
rmat
(hi
t/mis
s da
ta u
sed)
•S
prea
dshe
et d
ata
verif
ied
by a
noth
er in
divi
dual
to
elim
inat
e er
rors
6
Sch
ed
ule
an
d L
og
isti
cs
Ba
seM
AJC
OM
Air
cra
ft
Va
nce
AF
BA
ET
CT
-1,
T-6
,
T-3
8
Alt
us
AF
BA
ET
CC
-17
, K
C-1
35
Sh
ep
pa
rd
AF
BA
ET
CT
-6,
T-3
8,
C-
13
0,
B-5
2
Tuls
aA
NG
F-1
6
Ft.
Sm
ith
AN
GA
-10
Alt
us
AF
B
Sh
ep
pa
rd A
FB
Va
nce
AF
BTu
lsa F
t. S
mit
h
•Co
lle
cte
d d
ata
fro
m 2
7 M
ay
thro
ug
h 3
0 J
un
e 2
01
0
•Lo
cati
on
s u
sed
co
nve
nie
nt
to A
FN
DIO
•Va
rie
ty o
f a
ircr
aft
lo
cate
d a
t b
ase
s
AF
ND
I O
ffic
e
77
An
alys
is P
roce
du
res
•D
ata
reco
rded
will
indi
cate
whe
ther
a c
rack
was
fou
nd
(hit/
mis
s) a
nd it
s lo
catio
n w
ith r
espe
ct to
thre
ad c
ount
•A
two-
thre
ad le
eway
is u
sed
whe
n de
term
inin
g hi
t/mis
s to
acc
ount
for
a on
e-th
read
cou
ntin
g di
ffere
nce
and
one-
thre
ad in
spec
tion
erro
r in
cra
ck lo
catio
n
•A
n ob
serv
er w
ill g
ive
the
insp
ecto
r a
num
bere
d bo
lt an
d re
cord
thre
ad lo
catio
n as
det
erm
ined
by
insp
ecto
r w
hile
no
ting
othe
r te
chni
ques
, ten
denc
ies,
and
obs
erva
nces
of
the
insp
ecto
r
•D
ata
anal
ysis
acc
ompl
ishe
d w
ith M
IL-H
DB
K-1
823
PO
Dv.
2.5.
4.1
softw
are
88
Res
ult
s
•O
vera
ll re
sults
did
not
mee
t exp
ecta
tions
and
wer
e no
t co
nsis
tent
with
com
mon
ly o
bser
ved
US
AF
fiel
d ca
pabi
lity
•M
any
unav
oida
ble
varia
bles
hin
dere
d co
nsis
tenc
y
–V
ario
us lo
catio
ns/e
quip
men
t
–V
ario
us c
lean
ing
met
hods
–W
et c
ontin
uous
and
res
idua
l met
hods
use
d
–P
arts
use
d in
200
0 an
d 20
08 b
y D
elta
Air
Line
s
•R
esul
ts s
ugge
sted
mor
e te
stin
g re
quire
d fo
r th
ese
part
s to
be
used
for
accu
rate
US
AF
cap
abili
ty s
tudy
99
Issu
e: C
lean
ing
•C
lean
ing
met
hod
depe
nded
on
lab
reso
urce
s
•T
hree
cle
anin
g m
etho
ds u
sed:
–U
ltras
onic
cle
aner
with
var
ious
sol
utio
ns
–S
pray
cle
anin
g so
lutio
n
–A
lcoh
ol s
oaki
ng m
etho
d
•A
lcoh
ol s
oaki
ng w
orke
d th
e be
st (
less
res
idua
l pa
rtic
les
rem
aine
d on
bol
ts)
•S
pray
cle
anin
g w
orks
wel
l dep
endi
ng o
n am
ount
use
d
•U
ltras
onic
sol
utio
ns v
arie
d by
loca
tion
•S
ome
bolts
not
com
plet
ely
dry
befo
re p
acki
ng
1010
Pro
po
sed
Cle
anin
g F
ix
•S
tand
ardi
ze c
lean
ing
proc
edur
e
–U
se b
ase
whe
el a
nd ti
re s
hop
(with
prio
r co
ordi
natio
n)
–U
se a
lcoh
ol-b
ased
cle
anin
g so
lutio
n
–B
ring
sam
e ul
tras
onic
uni
t to
each
loca
tion
–U
se d
ryer
if a
vaila
ble
befo
re r
e-pa
ckin
g bo
lts
•E
nsur
e pa
rts
are
dry
to a
void
fur
ther
cor
rosi
on
•D
elta
Air
Line
s us
ed v
apor
deg
reas
ing
to
clea
n pa
rts
–a
met
hod
unav
aila
ble
to U
SA
F
field
labs
1111
Issu
e: U
nkn
ow
n T
hre
ads
•D
ata
tabl
e ha
d “h
oles
” ne
edin
g ve
rific
atio
n
–S
ome
loca
tions
list
ed a
s “X
fro
m e
nd”
–O
ne c
rack
had
no
loca
tion
liste
d at
all
•A
F N
DI O
ffice
per
form
ed b
lind
insp
ectio
n
–O
ver
3 m
onth
s fr
om in
itial
tria
l run
–F
ound
all
indi
catio
ns c
omm
only
mis
sed
•A
F N
DI O
ffice
per
form
ed f
ocus
ed in
spec
tion
–K
now
ing
wha
t to
look
for,
re-in
spec
ted
–V
erifi
ed a
ll de
fect
s an
d lo
catio
ns in
que
stio
n
Bo
lt #
Crk
Len
gth
Crk
De
pth
Th
rea
d
10
.00
00
.00
0
20
.18
20
.09
15
30
.00
00
.00
0
40
.40
60
.20
34
/5
50
.37
30
.18
76
60
.00
00
70
.15
90
.08
07 (
fro
m e
nd
)
80
.28
20
.14
15
90
.03
40
.01
74
10
0.2
42
0.1
21
6
11
0.2
46
0.1
23
5
12
0.1
41
0.0
71
5/6
13
0.3
72
0.1
86
7
14
0.1
60
0.0
80
4
15
0.0
78
0.0
39
5
15
0.1
46
0.0
73
6
16
0.2
35
0.1
18
7
17
0.1
68
0.0
84
2 (
fro
m e
nd
)
18
0.0
79
0.0
40
5
19
0.3
54
0.1
77
6
19
0.0
80
0.0
40
8
20
0.1
12
0.0
56
2
20
0.0
50
0.0
25
5
Bo
lt #
Crk
Len
gth
Crk
De
pth
Th
rea
d
10
.00
00
.00
0
20
.18
20
.09
15
30
.00
00
.00
0
40
.40
60
.20
34
/5
50
.37
30
.18
76
60
.00
00
70
.15
90
.08
07 (
fro
m e
nd
)
80
.28
20
.14
15
90
.03
40
.01
74
10
0.2
42
0.1
21
6
11
0.2
46
0.1
23
5
12
0.1
41
0.0
71
5/6
13
0.3
72
0.1
86
7
14
0.1
60
0.0
80
4
15
0.0
78
0.0
39
5
15
0.1
46
0.0
73
6
16
0.2
35
0.1
18
7
17
0.1
68
0.0
84
2 (
fro
m e
nd
)
18
0.0
79
0.0
40
5
19
0.3
54
0.1
77
6
19
0.0
80
0.0
40
8
20
0.1
12
0.0
56
2
20
0.0
50
0.0
25
5
1212
Cu
rren
t P
rog
ress
•P
rese
nted
dat
a at
US
AF
ND
I Exe
cutiv
e W
orki
ng G
roup
to
sho
w p
rogr
ess
and
solic
it id
eas
for
futu
re w
ork
•E
xper
imen
ting
with
diff
eren
t pro
cedu
res
avai
labl
e to
U
SA
F N
DI f
ield
labs
:
–U
sing
AC
inst
ead
of D
C a
nd v
aryi
ng c
urre
nt u
sed
–U
sing
por
tabl
e yo
ke a
nd s
pray
par
ticle
s
•C
reat
ing
“idea
l” ba
se li
ne n
umbe
rs fr
om e
xper
ienc
ed
insp
ecto
rs u
nder
hig
hly
cont
rolle
d la
bora
tory
con
ditio
ns
•P
hoto
grap
h al
l ind
icat
ions
usi
ng Q
QIs
and
mag
nific
atio
n to
ver
ify p
roce
dure
s
1313
Fu
ture
Pro
ceed
ing
s
•Id
eally
, mor
e “b
lank
” bo
lts w
ould
be
adde
d to
the
set
•N
eed
addi
tiona
l ins
pect
ors
to in
crea
se d
ata
accu
racy
–E
xpan
ded
stud
y to
cov
er m
ore
field
labs
–U
se A
ir Lo
gist
ics
Cen
ter
insp
ecto
rs
•S
tand
ardi
ze c
lean
ing
proc
edur
es fo
r co
nsis
tent
res
idua
l re
mov
al a
nd a
naly
sis
•A
ttend
ing
PO
D s
hort
cou
rse
for
MIL
-HD
BK
-182
3 so
ftwar
e to
bet
ter
unde
rsta
nd th
e st
atis
tics
behi
nd th
e da
ta
1414
Su
mm
ary
•T
his
expe
rimen
t suc
cess
fully
out
lined
is
sues
and
req
uire
men
ts fo
r AF
stu
dy
•D
elta
Air
Line
s ha
d po
sitiv
e re
sults
with
th
e te
st p
arts
–co
mm
unic
atio
n vi
tal
•R
esul
ts fr
om p
ast s
tudy
are
inco
nclu
sive
an
d re
veal
a s
hort
fall
in in
itial
pro
cedu
re
•S
tand
ardi
zed
clea
ning
pro
cedu
res
are
a M
US
T to
hav
e cl
ean
part
s ev
ery
time
•O
ppor
tuni
ties
to e
xpan
d th
e st
udy
depe
nd o
n ne
eds
of th
e A
ir F
orce
and
re
sour
ces
avai
labl
e
15
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RL
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