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Aerospace Maintenance Solutions Earns New AS9100D Certification, Expands Service Offerings to Military Aircraft End Users

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[Solon, OH] – Aerospace Maintenance Solutions (AMS) is proud to announce its recent achievement of the AS9100D certification. With this new certification, AMS can now offer a wider range of service options to military aircraft end users, particularly in the area of legacy aircraft components.

 

One of the key capabilities enabled by AMS’s AS9100D certification is its expertise in reverse engineering. By employing this process, AMS can address the challenges posed by Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) and provide effective solutions to military aircraft operators.

 

AMS excels in supporting military aircraft components afflicted by DMSMS due to various reasons, including the discontinuation of critical parts by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), unavailability of small parts and subassemblies for legacy components, and neglect of lesser-valued parts by large corporations after acquiring smaller companies. When faced with non-functioning units that cannot be repaired or sourced from the open market, AMS utilizes reverse engineering techniques to duplicate and manufacture these components.

 

Reverse engineering involves replicating an item’s fit, form, function, and dimensions based on proven flightworthy units. At AMS, this process is conducted in adherence to AS Quality practices, utilizing a comprehensive library of authenticated manuals, technical documents, and drawings, as well as following the guidelines set by the US Department of Defense for reverse engineering.

 

By offering reverse engineering capabilities, AMS significantly reduces procurement costs for spare and replacement parts, especially for components with limited or no existing manufacturers. This cost reduction aligns with the increased focus on competitive procurement within defense budgets for the U.S. Air Force, Army, Marines, Navy, and Homeland Security. To foster competition and minimize restrictions, the U.S. Congress and the Department of Defense have implemented the Defense Acquisition Regulation Supplement No. 6 (DAR-S6), known as the DOD Replenishment Parts Breakout Program.

 

With the AS9100D certification, AMS is well-equipped to ensure the mission readiness and ongoing maintenance support for a wide range of military aircraft.

 

For more information about Aerospace Maintenance Solutions and their services, please visit https://aerospacellc.com/production.

 

Press Contact: Bruce Wiebusch, bwiebusch@aerospacellc.com

AMS Celebrates 17-Year Anniversary

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Solon, OH – For seventeen years Aerospace Maintenance Solutions (AMS) has been providing maintenance, repair, and overhaul services for military aircraft. August 25th, 2005 is the day the company got it’s start in Chesterland, Ohio.

Today, AMS is located in a larger facility, which includes Electrical, Electronics, Instrument, and Mechanical shops, testing stations, and an inventory of spare parts. Our global customers include the U.S. military, foreign militaries who are friendly to the U.S., and operators of public safety aircraft.

For more information, visit https://aerospacemain.wpengine.com

USAF Approves AMS to Build F-16 Electronic Component Assembly

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Solon, OH –   The Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC) at Hill Air Force Base in Utah has approved Aerospace Maintenance Solutions, LLC (AMS) as a pre-qualified manufacturing source for part number 16C0851-XXX, an F-16 Electronic Component Assembly (ECA).  

The ECA is part of the F-16’s flight control system. It computes and monitors parameters of the aircraft’s leading-edge flap. The source approval also covers corresponding national stock numbers for 16C0851-XXX, including 5998-01-044-9400, 5998-01-330-9073, 5998-01-148-0712, 5998-01-123-0046, 6610-01-122-2345, 6610-01-088-0504, and 5998-01-330-9073.

AMS supports many legacy components on F-16s, F-5s, C-130s, UH-60s, and other military aircraft. The company’s engineers and technicians develop repair, overhaul, and production capabilities for legacy aircraft components that have Diminishing Material Source (DMS) issues, hard-to-procure components, and other sustainment challenges.

AMS’s comprehensive engineering and support programs are developed by our Research and Development department within an AS9110C Quality environment. Schematics, parts breakdowns, and test procedures developed within this environment support on-going operation of legacy components, as well as the mission readiness of the U.S. Military customers, NATO forces, and other foreign military allies.

For more information, contact bruce@aerospacellc.com .

U.S. AIR FORCE APPROVES AMS AS REPAIR SOURCE FOR F-16 FREQUENCY PROPAGATION COMPUTER

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Solon, OH – The U.S. Air Force Sustainment Center at Hill Air Force Base in Utah has approved Aerospace Maintenance Solutions, LLC (AMS) as a qualified source for repairs of part number 7560500-041, National Stock Number 1270-01-222-3829.

These F-16 components are repaired and overhauled by AMS as complete LRUs.  But the company also provides replacement components for the FREQUENCY PROPAGATION COMPUTER, including battery modules and capacitor modules.

In addition to units mentioned above, AMS supports many other legacy components on F-16s and other military aircraft. The company has a long history of developing unique and rare MRO capabilities for multiple branches of the U.S. Government.  Their comprehensive engineering and support programs are developed within an AS9110 environment. Schematics, parts breakdowns, and test procedures developed within this environment support on-going operation of components, and the mission readiness of the U.S. Military customers as well as foreign military allies.

For more information, contact BRUCE@AEROSPACELLC.COM.

AMS supports International Trade Administration Partnership with OAI

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Brook Park, Ohio — Aerospace Maintenance Solutions (AMS) participated in a signing ceremony with Ohio Aerospace Institute’s President Dr. John Sankovic and Joseph Semsar, the Deputy Under Secretary for the International Trade Administration, which is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce. AMS derives a significant part of its annual revenue from trade with foreign militaries, who rely on the Solon-based company to repair and overhaul many types of critical components on F-5, F-16, C-130, UH-60s, and other aircraft platforms.

 

The signing ceremony was focused on a U.S. Trade and Investment Strategic Partnership between the International Trade Administration and the Ohio Aerospace Institute. Working together, they plan to increase export of products and services from the U.S. to other countries.

 

The International Trade Administration functions as an advocate for companies in Ohio and other states by addressing supply chain vulnerabilities and minimizing the negative impact of trade disruptions like COVID-19. During the Trump administration, the Department of Commerce has sought to eliminate unfair trade practices, such as the “dumping” of steel and other commodities in the U.S. by China.

 

Through commercial diplomacy and collaboration with foreign governments and private businesses, the Ohio Aerospace Institute also advocates for aerospace companies that support defense aircraft OEMs, their supply chains, and aftermarket repair depots of military aircraft in Ohio, like AMS.

 

For more information, visit

 

Ohio Aerospace Institute: https://oai.org

 

U.S. International Trade Administration: https://api.trade.gov/apps/store/ita

Ohio Aerospace Day 2019

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Columbus, Ohio – What do the Wright Brothers, John Glenn, Neil Armstrong, and Aerospace Maintenance Solutions (AMS) have in common? They are all part of Ohio aerospace and aviation community.

AMS attended the 2019 Ohio Aerospace Day, which focused on growing and improving the state’s multi-billion-dollar aerospace industry. The one-day event brings together the Ohio Aerospace and Aviation Technology Committee, Ohio Aerospace Institute, JobsOhio, state government representatives, private companies like AMS, and military leaders from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and other Ohio bases. All persons involved share a common and unified strategy to put Ohio in a position to create an aerospace ecosystem that provide best-of-class services to aerospace OEM and MRO operations around the world.

Ohio’s aerospace industry, university network, NASA, and the Department of Defense are leading the nation in avionics, propulsion systems, advanced materials, and unmanned air vehicle testing. Ohio is also creating an aerospace MRO Center of Excellence that will serve military, public aviation safety, and commercial customers in the U.S. and other countries.

The event took place at the Ohio Statehouse Atrium in Columbus, Ohio.

For more information about AMS, visit https://aerospacemain.wpengine.com .

AMS makes donations to local law enforcement

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Solon, Ohio — Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) means different things to different companies. For some, it means improving the corporate bottom line with social value. Other companies create new forms of business to address social or environmental challenges. At Aerospace Maintenance Solutions (AMS), CSR efforts have recently focused donations of office furniture and equipment to a local police station in Ohio.

After moving the company’s operations from Chesterland, OH to Solon, OH in September of 2019, AMS had a surplus of furniture, storage racks, and office equipment it did not need. The company had purchased new, modern furniture and assets for its advanced aerospace facility.

When one of the AMS employees heard that a nearby police department needed office equipment, AMS president John Dooley decided to donate a conference table, chairs, and other office equipment to the police department.

“We are incredibly grateful to AMS for their donation to the Madison Village Police Department,” says Chief of Police Troy A. McIntosh. “Our department was in need of office furnishings for a planned relocation later this year, and AMS’s generous donation of a large collection of furniture and equipment will completely cover those needs.” He explains that the budget savings realized due to the donation can now better be used to provide increased services to Madison Village residents.

“We believe supporting the Madison Village Police Department in Ohio with this donation is an important way to give back to police and public safety professionals who protect our communities,” says Dooley. “It’s one way we can say thank you to them.”

AMS has a history of working with police, law enforcement officials, fire fighters, border patrol agents, homeland security officials, and search-and-rescue teams with repair and overhaul services to keep their aircraft operating safely. Repair and overhaul work for these aircraft includes electronics, flight controls, instruments, and VIDS systems onboard UH-60 helicopters.

AMS repairs most VIDS components in accordance with appropriate DMWRs for the UH-60’s military end users. But as some UH-60s are being transitioned to non-military applications, DMWR repair and test procedures require modifications to meet new customer requirements. In these cases, AMS works with customers to test, repair, and document the changes in accordance with new requirements and applications for UH-60s and S-70s.

 “Socially responsible activities enhance employee satisfaction, which in turn generates lower employee turnover,” says Denette Ditmer, Operations Manager at AMS. “A positive work environment can result in more favorable job attitudes and better work performance.”

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AIM-9 document released

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Chesterland, OH — Aerospace Maintenance Solutions, LLC (AMS) is releasing a new document that describes the company’s testing, troubleshooting, repair, and overhaul of AIM-9 components used on F-16 aircraft.

Currently, the AIM-9 capabilities supported by AMS include electrical and electronic repairs to power supplies, data bus interfaces, and the system’s launch rail. AMS technicians are trained, skilled, and knowledgeable of the use of data bus analyzers and other support equipment needed to troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair AIM-9 component units.

AMS has in-house test equipment used for maintaining and sustaining AIM-9 components. AMS technicians are trained to operate test equipment associated with each AIM-9 component.

The company also supports repairs and overhauls of countermeasures, fire control systems, stores management panels and other weapon system components on multiple aircraft platforms.

AMS offers a combination of solutions for each component serviced. Solutions for cost efficiency, regulatory compliance, technical troubleshooting, design, diminishing sources of replacement components, procurement, and maintenance are rendered on an “as needed” basis, depending upon the individual requirements and preferences of customers.  Repairs, testing procedures, and other relevant practices used for returning AIM-9 components to service are documented by AMS.

To search for AIM-9 capabilities by part number, use our search function at https://aerospacemain.wpengine.com/products/.

To receive a free copy of the AIM-9 document, contact bruce@aerospacellc.com.

Gyro & Accelerometer Repair Capabilities

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Chesterland, OH — Aerospace Maintenance Solutions, LLC (AMS) has published a new leaflet that describes the company’s testing, troubleshooting, repair, and overhaul of many common gyros and accelerometers. The company’s capabilities include a variety of services for accelerometers as well as rate, roll, and lead-computing gyros used on military fighters (F-5, F-15, and F-16), helicopters (Bell 412, UH-1, UH-60), and transports (C-130).

The two-page leaflet shows AMS’s in-house CONTRAVES rate table and supporting test equipment used for maintaining and sustaining the flight control components. AMS technicians are trained to operate the two-axis rate table for determining if the gyros and accelerometers are sending the correct output signals, operating within normal tolerance ranges, and meeting other important airworthiness criteria.

Horizontal and vertical rates, acceleration forces, and other rate table testing capabilities are detailed in the free leaflet.

AMS offers a combination of solutions for each component serviced. Solutions for cost efficiency, regulatory compliance, technical troubleshooting, design, diminishing sources of replacement components, procurement, and maintenance are rendered on an “as needed” basis, depending upon the individual requirements and preferences of customers.  Repairs, testing procedures, and other relevant practices used for returning gyros and accelerometers to service are documented by AMS.

To search for specific gyro and accelerometer capabilities by part number, use our search function at https://aerospacemain.wpengine.com/products/.

To receive a free copy of the gyro and accelerometer document, contact bruce@aerospacellc.com.

AMS Expanding Capabilities, Moving to Bigger Building

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Chesterland, OH – To meet the growing global demand for repair and overhaul of high-value components found on military aircraft, Aerospace Maintenance Solutions, LLC (AMS) is adding new capabilities in 2018 and moving into a larger building to increase work production capacity by more than 200%.

 

The AS9110 certified repair station is expanding its hydraulic, pneumatics and electronics capabilities with new test equipment and multiple work stations throughout the new facility. The new capabilities support existing platforms (e.g. F-16, UH-60) with greater hydraulic flow capacity and larger generator wattage and control capabilities.

 

AMS is expanding the instrument capabilities it offers to end users with air data calibration capabilities.

 

Additional equipment supporting repairs and overhauls of aircraft electronics includes military standard 1553 data bus stations, accelerometer and gyroscope testing stations, radio and radar repair stations, and fuel flow transmitter support. AMS is expanding CADC support to include additional aircraft platforms. The company will also devote more square footage and company resources to its in-house Quality and Engineering/R&D departments at the new building, located in Solon, Ohio in the USA.

 

For more information,  contact bruce@aerospacellc.com. 

 

 

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