AFLC SITREP112

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SUBJECT: AFLC SITREP112

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OPERATION DESERT SHIELD
SUBJECT AFLC SITREP NUMBER 112
MSGID/SITREP/HQ AFLC/112
PERID/2861600ZDEC90/TO 021559ZJAN91/AS OF 021600ZJAN91
GENTEX/GENERAL.
PART I SITUATION OVERVIEW:
(U) REF USCENTAF LOGSTAT 134, AFLC MICAP SECTIONS ARE OPERATING 24
HOURS A DAY.
PART I I WEAPON SYSTEM COMMODITY STATUS
A. (U) WEAPON SYSTEM SUPPORT
1. (U) F-1 6 WI RING HARNESS: ALL WIRING HARNESSES FOR AL DHAFRA HAVE
BEEN RECEIVED IN COUNTRY AS OF 23 DEC 90.
2. (U) ENGINES: REF AFLC SITREP 109, 26 DEC 90. PART I I, PARA A. 2
CONTAINED INCOMPLETE INFORMATION REGARDING F100 ENGINE EXPERIENCE IN
THE AOR. THE FOLLOWING PROVIDES THE CORRECT INFORMATION REGARDING
THIS SUBJECT. HEAVY SAND CLOUDS CONFINED TO THE EASTERN PROVINCES OF
SAUDI ARABIA, PRIMARILY DHAHRAN, MAY POTENTIALLY CAUSE EARLY
UNSCHEDULED ENGINE REMOVALS (UER) ON THE F100-100/-200 ENGINES WITH
THE 1800 CYCLE CONFIGURATION CORES (NO PROBLEM WI TH THE F100-220
ENGINES OR 4000 CYCLE CONFIGURATION F100-100/-200). SA-ALC
ANTICIPATES UER'S APPROXIMATELY 400 CYCLES EARLIER THAN THE NORMAL
SCHEDULED DEPOT INTERVAL AND IS TAKING ACTION TO SUPPORT THESE
ANTICIPATED EARLIER RETURNS. AS HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE BLADES AND
VANES REACH 2000 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, THE SAND BEGINS TO STICK AND
BUILD-UP ON THE AIRFOILS CAUSING EARLY DETERIORATION DUE TO FLAKING
OF THE AIRFOIL COATING. TO DATE, 2 I ENGINES HAVE BEEN INSPECTED AT
HAHN WITH NO SIGNIFICANT SAND-CAUSED DISTRESS OBSERVED ON EITHER
THE 1800 CYCLE OR 4000 CYCLE CORE. THE DEPOT MAINTENANCE FACILITY AT
SA-ALC IS THOROUGHLY INSPECTING MODULES RETURNING FROM DESERT SHIELD
UNITS. BASED ON DATA GATHERED DURING THESE INSPECTIONS, SA-ALC WILL
DETERMINE IF ANY FIELD INSPECTION LIMITS NEED TO BE CHANGED. THIS
INFORMATION MAY BE A CONSIDERATION REGARDING FUTURE BASING LOCATIONS,
TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE SAND PROBLEM IN THE EASTERN PROVINCES THAT
IMPACT THE 1800 CYCLE CORE F100-100/-200 ENGINES, BUT NOT THE
UPGRADED (4000 CYCLE CORE) F100-100/-200 ENGINES OR THE F100-220.
3. C-130 PROPELLERS. WE ARE CURRENTLY SURGING 180 PROPS AT
5/DAY EXPECT NO FURTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS ITEM.
B. (U) THE FOLLOWING AIRCRAFT ARE BEING ACCELERATED AT OUR DEPOTS:
1. SM-ALC:
TYPE IN-WORK CUM OUTPUT
F-111F 6 0
SERIAL NO. ORIG OUTPUT ACCELERATED OUTPUT
70-0713 27 MAR 91 06 JAN 91
70-2381 3 APR 91 14 JAN 91