JetSCAN® Contract Renewals Highlight Customer Satisfaction
In January, John Clinton, Director of Defense business for OSyS announced successful 2011
contract renewals in successful negotiations with a U.S. military customer and several
Foreign Military Sales clients.
JetSCAN® is an aircraft engine diagnostics and risk mitigation tool developed by Rolls-Royce and Carl Zeiss NTS of Cambridge. Historically JetSCAN® was shown to be successful in mitigating the potential for bearing failures in R.A.F. Tornado fighter/bombers with Rolls-Royce RB 199 engines. A JetSCAN® machine analyzes oil-carried debris from magnetic chip detectors and filters. Then, an expert system with embedded knowledge of engine design and likely failure modes can determine failure risk. Failure risk is higher in military aircraft, particularly those with a single engine. JetSCAN provides generic wear analysis for specific, high-cost oil-wetted components, and can replace or compliment all of a customer’s existing techniques. It is a much superior methodology to basic oil analysis for identification of potential bearing and bearing- related component failure.
Proven benefits of using JetSCAN® are impressive. Various clients have reported:
- In-flight events, non-recoverable in-flight shutdowns (NRIFDS) reduced to
zero. - Increased time intervals between engine inspections.
- Bearing-related class “A” mishaps reduced to zero
- Increase in average time-on-wing (ATOW).
- Significant manpower/cost savings.
Based on JetSCAN data, one has manufacturer changed the composition of a main engine bearing to allow for more robust wear and purged their inventory of defective bearings.
OSyS has been providing the JetSCAN technology to the U.S. Department of Defense, Foreign Military Sales fleets and any aircraft equipped with a Rolls-Royce engine since 1999. Available licenses also cover engines manufactured by OEMs such as GE, Pratt & Whitney and Honeywell.* OSyS operates a 24x7x365 Help Desk and engine health centers staffed with factory-trained engineers and former military personnel with years of maintenance experience.
Over 100 JetSCAN machines are now in service worldwide. Customers have access to a secure website for JetSCAN® customers where they can find additional information on faults, operating procedures and updates to the user manuals. The JetSCAN team also produces a monthly customer letter and sends out regular Tip Sheets. Various levels of service are available from telephone support to on-call, on-site repair.
For more information contact OSyS JetSCAN® Program Offices:
Carlsbad, CA, U.S. +1-760-931-8255 ext 2025
Bristol, U.K. +44-1332-777-504
*details available on request
