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RNoAF Seaking

Updates and logistics towards 2020,

Kapt. Rolf Ole SivertsenSea King Fleet Manager

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Overview

• NDLO delegation: – Kapt. Rolf Ole Sivertsen, Sea King Fleet manager– Major Bjørnar Strøm, Project manager upgrade prgm– Mr Åge Førsund, Engineer/Air worthiness– Mr Øivind Borgenheim, Avionics engineer

• 12 Sea King helicopters – Six bases, 1700 Km • 100% readiness on all 6 bases 24/7 -365 days• Average Flighthours: 13246 Hrs (6712-16187Hrs)• Acquired 1972 and 1996• Owned by the Department of Justice, operated by

the Air Force.• 4500 FH/yr – SAR and Aeromedical• End of service date: Currently at end of 2020

• To be replaced by AW-101 from 2017-2020

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Risk and challenge towards 2020• Will new helicopters be delivered and operational on time?• Maintained operational ambition thru 2020• Low MTBF and structural issues • Obsoletion issues; CMM´s and IPC not updated by vendor…• Diminishing support from component OEM´s by various reasons• Former Air Force depot maintenance facility at Kjeller now transformed to

Aerospace Industrial Maintenance (AIM) Norway.– Comercial entity owned by Department of Defence– Repairs most of RNoAF Sea King Components– Difficult transition– Many logistical issues– Less control over obsoletion issues

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Results …• Increased maintenance burden and cost• Few or no usable components availible on critical systems• Extensive canibalization• Major risk for permanently reduced operational capacity,

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Current Technical issues

• 7 hoist wires in 1,5 years with broken inner cords due to fatigue.

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Risk reduction towards 2020

• IRAN II (Inspect and repair as nessesary) currently planned to run until finished in 2017. (50-60.000 hrs/aircraft)

• Replace obsolete FLIR 2000 EO/IR system– 6 upgraded 2013-2014– Last 6 will be upgraded by march 2015

• Lifetime buy of Gnome parts• General increase of stock levels• A/W sustainment study to identify the

magnitude of existing and upcoming challenges (Support and Obsolescence)

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Risk reduction towards 2020

• AW contracted to do Avionics upgrade program. Installation starts jan 2015.– AFCS (MK31 -> SN500)– Rad-Alt (APN-171 -> APN-198)– GPS (Tasman 6 -> Freeflight 2101 in front, Garming GTN-750 in the back)– Intercom (Due to audio quality and to few inputs)– National Emergency coms – TETRA (By Cobham)

• More modifications in the future?– Compass ?– RNAV2 ?– Antenna drive unit?

• Source new support solutions.

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Summary

• Maintained ambitions thru 2020• Malfunctions will bring us down in periods• Vulnerability is increased when logistics is not in place• Update of critical/obsolete systems• Source new support solutions

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Questions?