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This document is a Technical Manual Supplement specification for the KC-46A Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Manual that outlines contractor deliverables and technical requirements.

The contractor must create and submit a digitized standalone KC-46A NDT Manual supplement containing 51 combined approved/accepted inspection tasks extracted from the existing KC-46 NDT Manual to support aircraft inspections. The supplement shall be delivered with the next available scheduled DDN change package and must include inspection procedures across multiple NDT methods: X-Ray (4 tasks), Ultrasonic (24 tasks), and Eddy Current (23 tasks). Each procedure must specify the task number, method, title of inspection, and applicable reference standards. The contractor shall utilize identical procedure identifying numbers and parts as the corresponding procedures in the existing KC-46 NDT manual, ensuring no changes are required to NDT procedure references in other engineering maintenance manuals. Procedures must be sufficiently detailed to accommodate verification with Air Force 5-skill-level and Depot level NDI personnel, with references to other manuals limited to non-procedural information such as specifications, aircraft access, maintenance planning, and safety information.

The contractor must develop inspection procedures using seven specified instruments: Epoch 650 (Ultrasound), Nortec 600D (Eddy Current), Bondmaster 600 (Bondtesting), Lorad LPX-160 and SPX-160 (X-Rays), Industrex HPX-1 and HPX-1+ (Computed Radiography), Flex I & II and CR50P (GE Computed Radiography), and VMI 5100MS (Varex Computed Radiography). For ultrasonic, bond testing, and eddy current procedures, the contractor must include instrument-specific calibration and inspection instructions with initial calibration settings and operational steps, referencing Tech Order 33B-1-2 for general inspection and calibration guidance.

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Technical Manual Supplement

a) The contractor shall create and submit a digitized standalone KC-46A NDT

Manual supplement that includes only relevant KC-46A inspections from the

KC-46 NDT Manual. The final digitized delivery shall support A/C inspections.

b) The contractor shall submit the final digitized delivery including all the 51 combined approved/accepted inspections tasks shown below with the next available scheduled DDN change package:

Task Number Method Title of Inspection Reference Standards

Part 2 51-00-01 X-Ray

X-RAY INSPECTION FOR WATER IN

HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE N/A

Part 2 51-00-02 X-Ray

SUBSURFACE FRACTURE IN COMPOSITE

STRUCTURE N/A

Part 2 51-00-03 X-Ray

INSPECTION OF HONEYCOMB

STRUCTURE N/A

Part 2 51-00-04 X-Ray

IDENTIFICATION OF MERCURY

CONTAMINATION N/A

Part 4 27-20-01 Ultrasonic

SHEAR RIVETS OF THE YAW DAMPER

SUMMING LEVER

1 inch (25.4 mm) thick aluminum block or plate

Part 4 51-00-01 Ultrasonic

BONDTEST INSPECTION OF METAL

BONDED PARTS AND NON-METAL

LAMINATES

NDT1033-n

Fiberglass/Kevlar/Gra phite Laminate Step

Wedge

Repair reference standard

Part 4 51-00-02 Ultrasonic

PULSE-ECHO INSPECTION OF LAMINATE

STRUCTURES

ST8870-7,-8,-9

ST8870B-7,-8,-9

ST8870C-7,-8,-9

Part 4 51-00-03 Ultrasonic

HONEYCOMB AND LAMINATE

STRUCTURE - THROUGH-TRANSMISSION

INSPECTION N/A

Part 4 51-00-04 Ultrasonic

INSPECTION FOR WATER IN

HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE

Honeycomb Reference standard

Part 4 51-00-05 Ultrasonic

BONDTEST INSPECTION OF HONEYCOMB

STRUCTURE AND METAL-TO-METAL SKIN

STRUCTURE

NDT1106

NDT799

ST8870-1

ST8870-4

Part 4 51-00-06 Ultrasonic

HONEYCOMB AND LAMINATE

STRUCTURE - AIR COUPLED THROUGH-

TRANSMISSION INSPECTION N/A

Part 4 51-00-10 -

1 Ultrasonic

THICKNESS MEASUREMENT - A-SCAN

INSTRUMENT WITH DIGITAL THICKNESS

DISPLAY

Steel/Aluminum/Titani um Step wedge

Part 4 51-40-01 Ultrasonic FASTENER INSPECTION N/A

Part 4 53-00-01 Ultrasonic

FUSELAGE SKIN SCRIBE LINE CRACK

INSPECTION - LOWER SKIN AT THE LAP

JOINTS, DOUBLERS, AND EXTERNAL

STRUCTURE NDT1086-XXX

Part 4 55-20-01 Ultrasonic

FRONT SPAR EXTERNAL SURFACE ES

139.258 TO ES 212.702 (SKIN-TO-CORE) ST8870-4

Part 4 55-20-02 Ultrasonic

FRONT SPAR EXTERNAL SURFACE ES

139.258 TO ES 212.702 (INTERPLY)

ST8870-7

ST8870-8

Part 4 55-20-03 Ultrasonic

SKIN PANEL EXTERNAL SURFACE ES

139.258 TO ES 212.702

ST8870-7

ST8870-8

Part 4 55-40-01 Ultrasonic

FRONT SPAR EXTERNAL SURFACE RS

106.142 TO RS 181.034 (SKIN-TO-CORE) ST8870-4

Part 4 55-40-02 Ultrasonic

FRONT SPAR EXTERNAL SURFACE RS

106.142 TO RS 181.034 (INTERPLY)

ST8870-7

ST8870-8

Part 4 55-40-03 Ultrasonic

RUDDER SKIN PANEL EXTERNAL

SURFACE LAMINATE STRUCTURE

BETWEEN RS 106.142 AND RS 181.034

ST8870-7

ST8870-8

Part 6 51-00-03 Eddy Current

FIRE DAMAGE ON AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE

INVESTIGATION

certified conductivity standards

Part 6 51-00-08 Eddy Current

INSPECTION FOR SUBSURFACE CRACKS

AT FASTENER HOLES IN ALUMINUM

STRUCTURE N/A

Part 6 51-00-09 Eddy Current

LOW FREQUENCY INSPECTION FOR

SUBSURFACE CRACKS WHICH

PROPAGATE TRANSVERSE TO A SPLICE

GAP (METER DISPLAY) N/A

Part 6 51-00-10 Eddy Current

ALUMINUM SKIN CORROSION LOSS

INSPECTION (IMPEDANCE PLANE

DISPLAY) 127-XXX or 127A-XXX

Part 6 51-00-13 Eddy Current

SURFACE INSPECTION OF TITANIUM

AND OTHER LOW CONDUCTIVITY

MATERIALS

Part 6 51-00-14 Eddy Current

OPEN HOLE INSPECTION OF TITANIUM

AND OTHER LOW CONDUCTIVITY

MATERIALS

NDT1022

NDT1023

NDT1024

NDT1025

NDT1026

NDT1027

NDT1089-X.XXX

Part 6 51-00-16 Eddy Current

ALUMINUM PART FASTENER HOLE

INSPECTION (ROTARY SCANNER)

NDT1016

NDT1017

NDT1018

NDT1019

NDT1020

NDT1021

NDT1084-X.XXX

Part 6 51-00-17 Eddy Current

OPEN HOLE INSPECTION IN STEEL WITH

A ROTARY SCANNER

NDT1040

NDT1041

NDT1042

NDT1043

NDT1044

NDT1045

NDT1083-X.XXX

Part 6 51-00-18 Eddy Current

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY

MEASUREMENT FOR ALUMINUM

certified conductivity standards

Part 6 51-00-19 Eddy Current

ALUMINUM PART SURFACE INSPECTION

(IMPEDANCE PLANE DISPLAY)

188A

NDT1048

Part 6 51-00-20 Eddy Current

DUAL FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT FOR

SECOND LAYER CORROSION

(IMPEDANCE PLANE DISPLAY) NDT1037

Part 6 51-00-21 Eddy Current

STEEL PART SURFACE INSPECTION

(IMPEDANCE PLANE DISPLAY)

NDT1061

NDT1062

NDT1072

NDT1073

NDT1074

Part 6 51-00-23 Eddy Current

ALUMINUM PART SUBSURFACE

INSPECTION - MULTILAYER

ANDT1049

ANDT1050

ANDT1051

ANDT1052

ANDT1053

ANDT1054

ANDT1055

ANDT1056

ANDT1057

ANDT1015

ANDT1077

Part 6 51-00-24 Eddy Current

ALUMINUM PART SURFACE INSPECTION

THROUGH A NONCONDUCTIVE LAYER

UP TO 0.090 INCHES (2.29 MM) THICK RS0824-2024T3

Part 6 53-00-04 Eddy Current

LONGITUDINAL LAP JOINT COUNTERSINK

INSPECTION WITHOUT FASTENER

REMOVAL 497

Part 6 53-00-05 Eddy Current

LONGITUDINAL LAP JOINT INSPECTION

WITHOUT FASTENER REMOVAL 497

Part 6 53-00-06 Eddy Current

INSPECTION OF EXTERNAL FUSELAGE

REPAIRS

ANDT1049

ANDT1050

ANDT1051

ANDT1052

ANDT1053

ANDT1054

ANDT1055

ANDT1056

ANDT1057

ANDT1015

ANDT1077

Part 6 53-00-07 Eddy Current

SUBSURFACE CRACKS THAT START AT

THE FAYING SURFACES OF THE AIRPLANE

SKINS AND BULKHEAD WEBS

ANDT1079

ANDT1080

ANDT1081

ANDT1082

Part 6 53-00-08 Eddy Current

SLIDING PROBE INSPECTION PROCEDURE

FOR FASTENER LOCATIONS WITH

DECALS N/A

Part 6 53-00-09 Eddy Current

FUSELAGE SKIN SCRIBE MARK CRACK

INSPECTION - LOWER SKIN AT THE

EDGES OF THE LAP JOINTS, EXTERNAL

DOUBLERS AND STRUCTURE NDT3065

Part 6 53-00-10 Eddy Current

INSPECTION FOR CRACKS THAT ARE ON

THE BACK SIDE AND NOT FULLY

THROUGH THE THICKNESS OF AN

ALUMINUM PART NDT1085-XXX

Part 6 53-00-11 Eddy Current

SLIDING PROBE INSPECTION OF THE

INBOARD SKIN OF THE LAP SPLICE NDT1085-X

Part 6 53-00-12 Eddy Current

INSPECTION OF SPLICE STRAPS AT THE

SKIN BUTT-SPLICES (HFEC) NDT3065

Part 6 53-00-13 Eddy Current

INSPECTION OF SPLICE STRAPS AT THE

SKIN BUTT-SPLICES (LFEC)

NDT1088-050/063

NDT1088-062/071

NDT1088-062/071

NDT1088-180/180

Part 6 53-10-01 Eddy Current

RADOME THICKNESS MEASUREMENT

Radome thickness standard Stepwedge

Aluminum Reflector

(Circular) Disk

Part 6 53-30-02 Eddy Current

COUNTERSINK INSPECTION OF

ALUMINUM PARTS (IMPEDANCE PLANE)

194A

194B

Part 6 53-30-03 Eddy Current

COUNTERSINK INSPECTION OF

ALUMINUM PARTS (IMPEDANCE

PLANE/COUNTERSINK PROBE)

194A

194B

Part 6 53-30-05 Eddy Current

SUBSURFACE CRACK INSPECTION OF

FAYING SURFACES ANDT4126

Part 6 53-80-02 Eddy Current

AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD - BS 1582

(LFEC) INSPECTION

A607

A607A

NDT682

Part 6 53-80-06 Eddy Current

AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD - BS 1582

(MFEC) INSPECTION ANDT1079

SSI 53-10-I21F Eddy Current

NLG Wheel Well – BS287 Bulkhead

Details NDT6131

c) The contractor shall utilize the same procedure identifying numbers and parts as the corresponding procedures in the existing KC-46 NDT manual. The supplement shall not require changes to NDT procedure references in other engineering maintenance manuals. The contractor shall provide all necessary procedure details to accommodate the verification with AF 5- skill-level and Depot level NDI personnel. The contractor shall limit any references to other manuals or documents to non-procedural information which may include specifications, aircraft access, maintenance planning and safety information.

d) The contractor shall use the following instruments to write each procedure.

1) Epoch 650, Manufactured by Evident Scientific (Olympus NDT) –

(Ultrasound)

2) Nortec 600D, Manufactured by Evident Scientific (Olympus NDT) – (Eddy

Current)

3) Bondmaster 600, Manufactured by Evident Scientific (Olympus NDT) –

(Bondtesting)

4) Lorad LPX-160 and Lorad SPX-160 (Replacement for the LPX-160), Manufactured by Spellman, used for X-Rays

5) Industrex HPX-1 and HPX-1+ manufactured by Carestream, used for CR inspections

6) Flex I & II, CR50P, Manufactured by GE for Computed Radiography

7) VMI 5100MS, Manufactured by Varex Imaging for Computed Radiography

e) The contractor shall include ultrasonic, bond testing and eddy current procedures for each instrument-specific calibration and inspection instruction.

The contractor shall develop the inspection procedures referencing Tech Order 33B-1-2 for performing general inspections or instrument calibration.

The supplement shall include initial instrument calibration settings and inspection steps of how to operate the instrument.

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