Engineered Solutions Case Study

Non-OEM Repair and Overhaul Services - B-1B Rudder Power Drive Unit (PDU)

Challenge:

  • Inadequate OEM support of overhaul program for USAF resulted in lack of asset availability

Our Solution:

  • Developed internal repair and overhaul capabilities to support USAF requirements - became approved Source of Repair
  • Reverse engineered key components to support O/H requirements
  • utilized government owned test equipment to minimize start-up time
  • Reduced Turn Around Time (TAT) from 6 months (OEM TAT) to 30 days
  • Improved asset availability for USAF customer - eliminated recurring MICAP (AOG) situation due to lack of serviceable Rudder PDU's