Non-OEM Repair and Overhaul Services - F-18 C/D Leading Edge Flap Hydraulic Motor for US Navy (NAVICP)

Challenge: 

Hydraulic motor suffered from poor reliability and low MTBF

Low reliability related to material and processes used to fabricate rotor

Our Solution: 

Reverse engineer all hydraulic motor components

Redesign rotor to incorporate wrought bronze sleeves for improved service life

Result is hydraulic motor with 250% increase in MTBF and a 25%

lower acquisition cost