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The Directorate of Aviation Engineering is the Airworthiness authority for Army-developed aircraft and provides matrix support to our customers. Our direct customers are the Program Executive Office for Aviation Programs Project/Product Managers (PMs) and the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) Defense Systems Acquisition PMs. Our ultimate customers are the Army aircraft crew, passengers, and maintainers that operate the Army aviation systems.
In the Maintenance Engineering Division, we strive to provide our war fighters the best helicopters to fight battles with confidence and return home safely. Through technology, MED works to enhance the performance and reliability of the Army’s Helicopters.
A very important aspect to maintaining these aircraft in a safe condition is Corrosion Prevention and control. The Airframe Condition Evaluation (ACE) and Corrosion Prevention and Control Evaluation (CPCE) program conducts an annual structural evaluation of the Army’s helicopter fleet. This evaluation is used to determine candidate aircraft for induction into programmed depot maintenance based on environmental, operational, and maintenance data collected from the field. Aircraft discrepancy data is entered into the ACE/CPCE database for analysis and plotted by location in a computer assisted 3D drawing where trends and problematic areas can be identified. The most important aspect to this program is in the data collection, engineering analysis, and technology driven prevention measures that are implemented to improve our aircraft’s reliability.
In the Maintenance Engineering Division, we strive to provide our war fighters the best helicopters to fight battles with confidence and return home safely. Through technology, MED works to enhance the performance and reliability of the Army’s Helicopters.
A very important aspect to maintaining these aircraft in a safe condition is Corrosion Prevention and control. The Airframe Condition Evaluation (ACE) and Corrosion Prevention and Control Evaluation (CPCE) program conducts an annual structural evaluation of the Army’s helicopter fleet. This evaluation is used to determine candidate aircraft for induction into programmed depot maintenance based on environmental, operational, and maintenance data collected from the field. Aircraft discrepancy data is entered into the ACE/CPCE database for analysis and plotted by location in a computer assisted 3D drawing where trends and problematic areas can be identified. The most important aspect to this program is in the data collection, engineering analysis, and technology driven prevention measures that are implemented to improve our aircraft’s reliability.