FRCE materials engineers assist Coast Guard with parts backlog
James Bielamowicz, sandblaster in the FRCE small clean shop, cleans organic coatings from the shaft subassembly of a CH-53 helicopter. The part has been treated with a chemical stripping agent to remove organic coatings before it can be repaired. FRCE recently assisted the U.S. Coast Guard’s Aviation Logistics Center (ALC) in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, overcome a backlog of parts that needed to be chemically stripped.