EWIS regulatory compliance with 25.1707, Part IV

February 14, 2014 Michael Traskos

This article focuses on the grounding and separation of power sources; it is a continuation of a series of articles discussing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s EWIS certification requirements of 25.1707. If you missed the last couple of articles on this topic, you can see the list below: Jan 20, 2014 Part I: Damage assessment […] Read more

EWIS regulatory compliance with 25.1707, Part III

February 7, 2014 Michael Traskos

This is the third article in this series that is looking at the individual components of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s EWIS regulation 25.1707 and EWIS regulatory compliance. This is part of a series on Regulatory Compliance. If you missed the others in this series, they are listed below: Jan 20, 2014 Part I: Damage assessment […] Read more

EWIS regulatory compliance with 25.1707, Part II

January 28, 2014 Michael Traskos

This is the second article in a series on EWIS Regulatory Compliance. The series is looking at the individual components of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) EWIS regulations 25.1707. The first article covered section ‘a’ of the regulations. Continuing the examination of the FAA EWIS separation requirements detailed in 25.1707, this article examines the next […] Read more

EWIS regulatory compliance with 25.1707, Part I

January 20, 2014 Michael Traskos

We will start a series of articles on EWIS Regulatory Compliance. The next couple of articles will discuss some of the finer points of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations 25.1707 – System Separation: Electrical Wire Interconnection System (EWIS). Each of these articles will go through an example of an unacceptable scenario and the means to […] Read more

MIL-HDBK-525 EWIS overview: Task 6 — Action plan, Part II

December 16, 2013 Michael Traskos

This is a series on MIL-HDBK-525 EWIS overview. The eighth article in the series Electrical Wire Interconnection Systems (EWIS) Service Life Extension Programs (SLEPs), discusses the Enhanced Zonal Analysis Procedures (EZAP) process, which aims to improve maintenance and inspection programs for all EWIS components. The EZAP process tailors the frequency of inspections based on the […] Read more

MIL-HDBK-525 EWIS overview: Task 6 — Action plan, Part I

December 2, 2013 Michael Traskos

This is a series on MIL-HDBK-525 EWIS Overview. The seventh article in the series on Electrical Wire Interconnection Systems (EWIS) Service Life Extension Programs (SLEPs) develops an action plan and mitigation techniques based on the EWIS risk assessment (Task 5). If you missed any of the articles, here are the links to the previous ones: […] Read more

F-22 crash and aircraft electrical arcing

November 15, 2013 Michael Traskos

In a report that was released August 2013 by the USAF, the results of a Lockheed Martin F-22 aircraft crash point to a chaffed power feeder cable as the likely cause of failure. On November 15, 2012, the F-22, attempting to return to base, crashed just short of a runway in Florida. The crash resulted […] Read more

MIL-HDBK-525 EWIS overview: Task 5 — Risk assessment

November 13, 2013 Michael Traskos

We are presenting an EWIS overview. This is the sixth article in the series on Electrical Wire Interconnection System (EWIS) Service Life Extension Programs (SLEPs). If you missed one, here are the links to be previous articles: MIL-HDBK-525 Overview MIL-HDBK-525 Overview – Task 1: EWIS Documentation MIL-HDBK-525 Overview – Task 2: Data Analysis MIL-HDBK-525 Overview […] Read more

MIL-HDBK-525 EWIS overview: Task 4 — Component assessment

October 26, 2013 Michael Traskos

This is a series that will give you a good EWIS overview. This article is the fifth in the series devoted to reviewing the guidance provided in MIL-HDBK-525 for Electrical Wire Interconnection System (EWIS) Service Life Extension Programs (SLEPs). If you missed one, here are the links to be previous articles: MIL-HDBK-525 Overview MIL-HDBK-525 Overview […] Read more

MIL-HDBK-525 EWIS overview: Task 1 — EWIS documentation

August 21, 2013 Michael Traskos

This series on EWIS Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) risk assessment techniques discusses the implications and ideas contained in the EWIS handbook MIL-HDBK-525; an overview of the handbook objectives was covered in the MIL-HDBK-525 Overview for Service Life Extension article. Each article in this series will review a task or a subtask within the EWIS […] Read more

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