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Disassembling the Marine's New CH-53 Engine

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Ivette Damish

The first disassembly of a T408 engine, which powers the CH-53K King Stallion helicopter. Maintenance, repair and overhaul of the Marine Corps’ new heavy-lift helicopter and its components will soon represent a significant portion of FRCE’s operations.

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) news service, NAVAIR News, published a very interesting article about taking a brand new T408 engine apart and putting it back together – all to familiarize themselves with the procedures in the new data-driven system, as their's will be the first shop of the Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) that will use an electronic information system rather than the traditional paper-based reference and repair manuals.

This is a big step forward in expanding capabilities. As the article states in the opening paragraph, "(FRCE) recently opened a new chapter in the depot’s engine program"

Congratulations to the FRCE team for their win and for employing new methods to achieve new efficiencies! And everyone here at DTB is particularly proud of the role our team played in developing the information system that integrates the user feedback with OEM upgrades and sets a new standard in real-world information on demand systems.

Be sure to check out the article "FRCE conducts test run of CH-53K engine disassembly" at NAVAIR News!

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