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• Publication Date: May 1, 1959
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CMCC Doc. No. 151x5. 1446
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1 May 1959
Attached are two copies of Progress Report
No. 5 covering field engineering activities under the
new time and materials contract during the month
of March, 1959.
Sincerely,
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TIME AND MATERIALS CONTRACT
FOR FIELD ENGINEERING SERVICES
1 March through 31 March 1959
CMCC Document No. 163x5. 101
Copy -j_ of 5
27 April 1959
(This document contains a total of 8 sheets,
including this title page. )
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1. GENERAL SUMMARY
This report describes the in-plant field-engineering activities
for Requirements 1 and 3, and covers the period from 1 March through
31 March 1959. Funding for these activities is provided under a Time
and Materials Contract covering the period 1 January through 30 June
1959.
The activities covered by this report are divided into five
general categories: supervision, training, field modifications, general
field support, and repair and retrofit. Section 7 of the report is a cost
summary showing funds expended under the Time and Materials Contract
through 31 March 1959.
Supervisory activities during the report period included manage-
ment of final phases of Contract A-101, planning and liaision with
Edwards AFB, and preparation of a proposal for field engineering services
under Requirement '4 for the fiscal, year 1960.
In--plant field support activities during the report period included
publication of 4. Field Service Bulletins, submission of 3 Change Pro-
posals to Customer C, completion of an engineering study on r-f noise
generated by the System 1 and 3 Information Recorder, replies to three
Unsatisfactory Reports submitted to Customer C, completion of environ-
mental tests on System 4, Serial 107, and repair of a substantial number
of major components and subassemblies under the in-plant Repair and
Retrofit program.
2. SUPERVISORY ACTIVITIES
a. General and Administrative
As indicated in previous reports, management of all activity
during final phases of Contract A-101 is being handled by the
contractor Field Engineering organization. Present indications
are that all work under this contract will be completed by the
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end of fiscal 1959. No "loose ends" are expected, and it is
probable that a surplus of contractual funds will be refunded to
all Customers.
A central project office is being set up within the Field
Engineering organization to coordinate all activities under those
contracts administered by the Customer A contracting officer.
These contracts include A-101, A-102, A-103, HF-A-104,
and HF-CT-699. This step was taken to provide
improved product support and better control of contract expendi-
tures.
During the report period, Field Engineering engaged in
planning and liaison with Edwards AFB in connection with sched-
uling of System 4 activities under the FOG program, with the
vehicle noise study program, and with Customer As System 7
activity. Briefing materials and technical data were supplied to
Customer A personnel at Edwards.
Additional management activity during the report period in-
cluded preparation of a proposal for a Time and Materials con-
tract covering field engineering services for Customer D during
fiscal 1960. A similar proposal covering similar services for
Customers A and C will be prepared during the next report inter-
val.
No new Field Engineering personnel were hired during the
period covered by this report. It is expected that two techni-
cians and a senior planner will be hired in April or May to assist
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programs. supervisor of contractor
personnel at Laughlin AFB, will return to the plant in April. and
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activity. is presently assigned to
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supervisory duties at Laughlin.
left the plant on 30 March for assignment to Customer B's
activity
c. Orientation and Technical Briefings
There were no orientations or technical briefings at the plant
during the month of March.
3. TRAINING
a. In--Plant Training Program
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b. Training Aids
Preparation of training aids is behind schedule because of
a shortage of available qualified personnel. However, every
effort will be made to complete the training aids for the Data
Reduction System by the close of fiscal 1959.
4. FIELD MODIFICATIONS
a. Service Bulletins
The following is a list of Field Service Bulletins completed
during the report period.
FSB No. System Unit
Description
3-4 3 Preflight Test Fixture Add resistor to correct
manufacturing error,
Serial. No. 10, 11, 12,
(Cost. A)
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FSB No. System Unit
Description
4-15 4 Camera-Indicator Add film guide plates to
800-foot magazine to
prevent film jamming at
high temperature, Serial
101 and 103 (Gust. A
and C)
A-1 Data Re- Time Mark Generator Modification to improve
duction reliability of timing
(A rack) count, rack Serial No.
1 through 9, and 11.
(Cust. A, B, and C)
K-1 Data Re- Time Mark Generator Same as A-1 above,
duction rack Serial No. 1
(K rack) through S. (Cost. A
and C)
Modification kits for FSB 3-4 were shipped during the report period,
and kits for the remaining bulletins will be shipped as soon as parts
are available.
b. Change Proposals
The submission of informal Change Proposals is a recently estab-
lished requirement for field modifications of Customer C equipment.
The following Change Proposals were submitted to the project office
on 31 March 1959:
No. 1 - Modification of System 1 and System 3 Information
Recorder to reduce r-f noise
No. 2 - Modification of System 1 Modular Unit to eliminate
interference with Radio Compass AN/ARN-6
No. 3 - Modification of System 3 Power Supply to eliminate
interference with Radio Compass AN/ARN-6
A copy of Change Proposal No. 1 was also forwarded to Customer A
Headquarters with copies of the engineering study reports on the
Information Recorder and System 3.
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5. GENERAL FIELD SUPPORT
Activities in this area include the engineering work involved
in answering queries and solving special problems encountered
in the field; procurement and shipment of special parts not
available through normal channels; and processing and analysis
of fault reports. These activities are handled on a day-to-day
basis and a detailed description is beyond the scope of this
report.
Publication of the informal Technical Information Bulletins,
containing service and troubleshooting hints and similar data,
is continuing. Three bulletins were issued during the period
covered by this report and three more are in preparation.
b. Special Projects
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The engineering study of r-f noise generated by the Information
Recorder, mentioned in the last progress report, was completed
during the report period and a Change Proposal was submitted to
the Customer C project officer. (See paragraph 4b.) The engi-
neering study and redesign of encapsulated subassemblies for
System 3 is continuing..
c. Unsatisfactory Reports
The following UR's from Customer C were answered during the
report period:
UR No. 58-667 Malfunction of AN/ARN-6 radio compass
due to noise radiation by System 1
UR No. 58-668 Same as 58-667
UR No. 59-63 Malfunctions and excessive maintenance
time on capstan motors for System 1 and 3
,Information Recorder
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d. System 4 Environmental. and Flight Tests (Customer C)
Environmental testing on System 4, Serial 107, was completed
on 6 March. The system will be shipped to Customer C after
minor repair and rework at the plant. Laboratory checkout of
Serial 102 in preparation for environmental tests was nearing com-
pletion at the close of the report period. Serial 102 is scheduled
for flight testing in conjunction with the noise-study program at
Edwards AFB.
6. REPAIR AND RETROFIT PROGRAM
During the month of March the following items were received from
Customer A for repair:
1
Reel Assembly
MP 10970
1
Digitometer. 15B-8
MP 11415
1
Panel Assembly
MP 11337
1
Motor
MP 10926
1
Information Recorder
MP 10737
1
Assembly 4-5
MP 11526
During the same period the following items were received from
Customer C:
1
Oscilloscope Probe
MP 10187
2
Unit A-1 Assembly
MP 10922
6
Capstan Motor Assembly
MP 10174
2
Takeup Motor Assembly
MP 10168
7. COST SUMMARY
A summary of costs for Field Engineering Services under the Time
and Materials Contract is tabulated on the following page. The
costs shown are for the period 2 February through 29 March 1959.
Costs for the month of January 1959 were proposed under the time
and materials contract but were charged to Contract A101. Provision-
al billing rates have been authorized for the Time and Materials
Contract and the January costs will be transferred to T and M.
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