An analysis of S-3 SDLM corrosion documentation procedures

Abstract

When senior personnel in Naval aviation are asked the question, "How jch time and money are we spending on corrosion prevention and correction?" airly accurate estimates can be obtained for the organizational and intersdiate levels of maintenance because they break out these costs in their aintenance data reporting system. It is virtually impossible to quantify hese same costs at the depot level since their current reporting system ill not allow for the collection of such information. A second problem, aused by this rather limited reporting system, concerns the inability of tie depot level engineering staff to gather sufficient accurate information oout the types, extent, and locations of corrosion that occur on aircraft.