E. L. Suarez, Pratt & Whitney, East Hartford, CT
The Advanced Life Prediction System (ALPS) is a formidable new tool to incorporate into the Non-Destructive Evaluations (NDE) methodology. Testing in the aerospace industry is expensive and time consuming. The ALPS methodology has been develop as a maintenance tool for new engine programs. Using ALPS as part of the investigation would save testing funding and time to completion. Mission profiles exercised through production ready components and life-limited components demonstrated new applicability for this technology.
