Aviation is a heavily regulated business, and for cause. A crashing plane is almost always a tragedy for passengers, crew members and their families. This is why the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Transport Canada and other national aviation regulatory bodies are applying stringent maintenance rules to airlines and aircraft operators including chartered flights, helicopter and private aircraft operators.

In the April issue of this Newsletter we have seen how analytical ferrography allows detecting large wear particles and contaminants and show such details as the type of wear shape and dimensions.

Tribologik Corporation has initiated a series of local training sessions on oil analysis. Based on our experience with major industrial corporations, energy suppliers, public utilities, aviation, national defense, railroads, transit authorities and multinational companies, a Tribologik® oil analysis specialist will travel to your area, city, town or facility and provide you and your colleagues a full curriculum on the benefits of oil analysis and condition monitoring.

Foam in oil consists of the accumulation of small air bubbles at the surface of the lubricant. It is is caused by excessive agitation, inadequate levels of fuel, air leaks, contamination or cavitation.

The particle quantifier index test measures the mass of ferrous wear debris in a sample and displays this as PQ index by Hall Effect regardless the particle size. The Hall Effect is a measurable induced voltage across a sample. The higher the observed Hall voltage, the higher the concentration of ferromagnetic wear debris present.