Description: This component controls the pitch angle of the propeller blades and it is consistently in the top three readiness degraders and is the number one reason for in-flight aborts. The current valve housing is a significant readiness degrader and a high manhour unscheduled maintenance driver for the fleet. EPCS has the following Operational Advisory Group (OAG) prioritites: #4 Navy OAG and #8 USMC OAG. EPCS is a modern electronic propeller control system to replace the old hydro-mechanical system. This new system is similar in design to propeller controls on several commercial turboprops in service today.
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Hamilton Sundstrand |
$2,500 |
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Other |
Windsor Locks,
CT
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Citation
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Source:
Appropriations Report Language - Conference
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Reference:
108-622
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Location:
Line 39, Page 176
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Citation Excerpt: C-130 Electronic Propeller Control System (EPCS)
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