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Show 26 HILL TOP TIMES Friday, August 22, 1986 sister AlCs life Seeking greater reliability and longer life from the F100 jet engine is at the core of a Pacer Impact initiative at San Antonio Air Logistics. Center, Kelly AFB, Texas. The Engine Division of the Directorate of Maintenance at San Antonio ALC recently turned out the first modified engine core under the program. Pacer Impact is the Industrial Maintenance Productivity Improvement Program, which encompasses all elements of industrial maintenance through improved management of resources. The modification program is called the F100 Engine 4,000 Cycle Core Upgrade Program. As the name implies, the "thrust" of the program centers on the engine's core. During the modification, the core of the Pratt and Whitney-mad- e engine is up- graded. According to Linda Hamilton of the F100 Management Branch at San Antonio, the core of the engine isn't replaced, but augmented with new parts using current technology and improved design. She said the improvements will greatly reduce unscheduled engine repairs. airThe F100 engine powers the 6 and field craft. This 4,000 cycle engine core will increase turnaround time from the present four years (1,800 cycles) to about nine years (4,000 cycles). A cycle is a unit of measurement used in tracking the hours an engine has been operating, including the time it's been run at full power, how many takeoffs it has factors. powered, and other mission-relateRemarks by Maj. Gen. Lewis Curtis, Sah Antonio ALC commander, indicated this increased operational capability figures into future Air Force plans. General Curtis was speaking at a ceremony marking the completion of the first engine core. "The goal is to produce 3,100 of the 4,000 cycle engine cores by February 1996. The Air Force is still and will purchase aircraft," buying d 9 r r m d (uns OFF-STREE- vision, both located at TJ3 WWW WWiMM WW Wright-Patterso- n AFB, Ohio. (AFLC News Service) r GUNS Rifles Mooey To loan 23sC Ogden, Utah Saturday, 8:00 A.M. to&flo P.M. "PLENTY OF ed 9 394-665- 0 TVtawJay tfrwugto equipment which would have been phased out with the AIM-4- . The PRAM program office is by the Air Force Acquistion Logistics Center and Aeronautical Systems DiAIM-- 4 4 WSTAMT CASH 2606 Wall Avenwe save Air Force $23 million 9 GOLD Shot OtertiOrtfc-Go- D tics Center, Robins AFB, Ga., the wire AIM-- 4 equipment will test several harness tests will be accomplished us- AIM-series wire harnesses and AIM-modified The subassemblies. ing equipment. initial cost comes from modifying the testers, but in addition to the savings According to Warner Robins ALC gained by the Air Force, the testing officials, the PRAM initiative will prois also expected to reduce the rate of vide the Air Force with depot level field returns. When modified, the testing for the AIM-- harness using WASATCH GUNS & LOANS PAWN F-15- F-15- Cs PRAM initiative will The bad news is that vibration testing for AIM-- missiles using modified wire harnesses will cost $490,000. The good news is that the Air Force will save $2.3 million over the next five years by doing so. Due to a PRAM program office initiative by Warner Robins Air Logis F-1- 5 F-1- General Curtis said. The Air Force will spend about $1.7 billion for this program, according to maintenance directorate officials with San Antonio ALC. However, because of the enhanced operating efficiency and longer engine life, savings under Pacer Impact should net about $584,000 per engine core, or some $1.8 billion, officials said. The upgrade was approved by the Air Staff in August 1984, but the timetable was speeded up when engines began arriving at San Antonio earlier this year, according to Ms. Hamilton. 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