{"id":5767,"date":"2023-01-10T16:12:17","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T23:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goallclear.com\/?p=5767"},"modified":"2024-08-12T19:25:21","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T02:25:21","slug":"upgraded-c-130-maintenance-for-upgraded-missions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goallclear.com\/upgraded-c-130-maintenance-for-upgraded-missions\/","title":{"rendered":"Upgraded C-130 Maintenance for Upgraded Missions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Upgraded C-130 Maintenance for Upgraded Missions<\/h2>\n

At AllClear, we strive to develop superior solutions to modernize aircraft, improve reliability, and lower maintenance costs. Our Digital Fuel Quantity Measurement Solution (DFQMS\u2122), SHORT-POD\u00ae APU, and E2H ECS\u00ae Flight Station Upgrade for the Lockheed Martin C-130 have already been put to use in numerous aircraft. As a recognized provider of mission-ready upgrade solutions, we provide your fleet with a full suite of solutions.<\/p>\n

Digital Fuel Quantity Measurement Solution (DFQMS\u2122)<\/h2>\n

The existing fuel quantity indication systems (FQIS) for C-130 aircraft require extensive maintenance, resulting in longer aircraft downtime and the need to relocate the aircraft for in-tank work to resolve fuel system indication faults. The maintainer’s inability to find faults isolated down to a single component increases both maintenance man-hours and, in the case of fuel probes, often requires the removal of all probes in a tank to expedite repairs. This leads to unnecessary increases in material costs and reduces overall system reliability due to the age of the aircraft’s fuel system indication wiring harnesses. These issues with outdated systems and low confidence in fuel indication readings affect mission readiness and effectiveness.<\/p>\n

To solve this issue, we developed the Digital Fuel Quantity Measurement Solution (DFQMS\u2122). The DFQMS\u2122 is a modern and active capacitance system that replaces legacy fuel quantity measurement systems and aircraft wiring harnesses to improve system reliability, lower material cost, lower maintenance hours, and increase mission readiness for the Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules<\/a>. This upgrade utilizes the proven design of AMETEK Aerospace & Defense<\/a> components and builds upon past FQIS modernization success on US Air Force aircraft with extensive qualification testing of system components and demonstrated system performance and reliability.<\/p>\n

Long-term sustainment accounts for an 82% decrease in component failures, a 73% reduction in man hours, and a 72% reduction in material cost (decreases\/reductions over a 5-year period varies, based on flight hours flown).<\/p>\n

AllClear has partnered with Lynden Air Cargo, as the launch customer, for the first installation and entry into service of the DFQMS\u2122, which was completed in June 2021 and has logged over 3,000 flights hours of operations with no issues. \u201cThe key advantage of this system is greater reliability and preventing the need to ferry the aircraft for in tank repairs\u201d, stated Ethan Bradford, Vice President of Technical Operations for Lynden Air Cargo. The STC was also approved by the FAA for the 382G aircraft type for this modernization solution to support legacy C-130 and L-100 aircraft. A second and third aircraft installation has been completed, with the fourth one being scheduled.<\/p>\n

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Benefits of the upgrade include:<\/p>\n