Naval Aircraft Tire Rebuilding Program

The NAVICP-Phil is responsible for centralized contracting for the rebuilding of naval aircraft tires. The NAVICP-Phil is also responsible for the complete administrative control of the rebuilding program. The cost of rebuilding a tire approximates to 36 percent of the cost of the new tire. Full participation of all activities in the rebuilding program will save a considerable amount of dollars.

It is the policy of the Navy that all aircraft tires are rebuildable. However, there are selected types of tires that are exempt from the rebuilding program because of technical or economic reasons. The types of tires that are not rebuildable are listed in the enclosure of FASOINST 13421.1.

The NAVICP-Phil is also responsible for the funding, allocation of rebuildable tires for rework and service, establishment of shipping procedures, and shipping logistics.

The user activities must exert the effort to generate ^{repairable tires.} Strict inspection and screening procedures must be performed in the determination of tires to be rebuilt. Inadequate screening of tires can result in shipping rebuildable tires to a Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office (DRMO) as scrap. In some cases, tires that should be marked as scrap are shipped to the rework facility.

The elimination of age shelf/service limits on aircraft tires, as well as the elimination of maximum rebuild level occurrences, makes good stock control and issue practices necessary. For both new or rebuilt tires, the oldest tires must be issued first. The date of manufacture is basis for issuing the tires. The date of rebuilding must not be used for issuing procedures. The tires are marked with the manufacture date included with the serial number. The serial number consists of a maximum of 10 characters (alpha or numeric). The first four characters is the date of manufacture in the form of a Julian date. Tires that are manufactured before this method have manufacturing dates separate from the serial number and are identified by month and year, or day, month, and year.

The system of color coding tires to indicate the manufacture date helps in the identification and issue processing. A strip of colored tape imprinted with manufacture date, and diamond shape to designate rebuilt tires, is applied around the circumference of the tire.

Tires that have been removed from aircraft and returned to the tire shop must be thoroughly inspected by a qualified inspector to determine their disposition. The appropriate condition code tag must be affixed to the tires as a result of the inspection. Rebuildable tires must be assigned condition code F and condemned tires with condition code H. Tires identified with condition code H will be shipped to the nearest DRMO or property disposal officer. Ship tires in condition code F according to the MRIL or via ATAC Hub.

FLEET READINESS ACTION GROUP (FRAG)

The FRAGs are fictional units established within each naval aviation depot. The FRAG is assigned responsibility to help the fleet achieve maximum aircraft readiness. The FRAG uses technical and logistics resources available at a NADEP using industrial and engineering resources in resolving critical supply support problems on an exception basis. The FRAG operations are limited to the weapons system supported by the particular NADEP, CFA, and depot repair point. When critical maintenance/material problems cannot be solved using normal procedures, contact the FRAG by naval message or telephone.

NAVAL INVENTORY CONTROL POINT-PHILADELPHIA RECLAMATION PROGRAMS

The overall NAVICP-Phil reclamation program consists of several subprograms. These programs are differentiated by the item undergoing reclamation (for example aircraft, engines, and so forth).

Definitions

The following are some of the terms commonly used in the reclamation program:

. AMARC- Aerospace Maintenance And Regeneration Center located at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Arizona. 

l Component Reclamation (COMREC)- The reclamation of required components from excess/obsolete NAVICP-Phil-managed repairable assemblies designated as reclamation candidates by NAVICP-Phil. 

l Emergency Removals- The removal of material from stricken/stored aircraft from AMARC to satisfy issue group I or II requisitions. 

l Inviolate Aircraft- Those aircraft from which emergency removals cannot be made without approval from the CNO per OPNAVINST 5040.8. These aircraft are not candidates for reclamation. . Master Save List- This is a consolidation of the

Navy and other DOD activity requirement lists. This list is prepared by NAVICP-Phil and used by the activity performing the reclamation of items. . Non-inviolate Aircraft- Those aircraft for which CNO approval is not required for emergency _removals. There is no requirement for replacing material removed from this aircraft. 

l Save List- A listing prepared by NAVICP-Phil identifying the components to be salvaged. These components will be salvaged from the applicable aircraft, engines, repairable components, and end items of support equipment that is being reclaimed. . Support Equipment (SE) Reclamation- The reclamation of required components from excess/obsolete end items of SE designated as reclamation candidates by NAVAIR/NAVICP-Phil.

Stricken Aircraft Reclamation and Disposal Program (SARDIP)

The SARDIP is the reclamation of required components from excess/obsolete aircraft. The SARDIP applies to the following specific aircraft conditions: . Operable aircraft stricken from the operating inventory and designated by the CNO for reclamation. These aircraft are generally stored and reclaimed at AMARC. Other reclamation activities may be designated by Naval Air Systems Command. l Crash/battle damaged aircraft that are not operable and which are stricken by CNO and reclaimed on site.

The NAVAIRSYSCOM assigns the SARDIP designators to both types of aircraft mentioned above. The master save list is used to identify the components to be reclaimed.

Reclamation in Lieu of Procurement (RILOP)

The RILOP applies to aircraft engines stricken by NAVAIRSYSCOM and designated for reclamation. These engines are assigned a RILOP designator by NAVICP-Phil, and redistribution action is taken by NAVAIRSYSCOM to position the engines at a designated reclamation site. The reclamation action is accomplished by using the master save lists.

Component Reclamation (COMREC)

This program applies to NAVICP Philadedelphiamanaged repairable assemblies that are determined to be excess to total system needs by cognizant inventory manager. Reclamation is accomplished at the designated reclamation activity and by use of the NAVICP-Phil save list.