CG-47

                      CG 47 CLASS ADVISORY NR 08-93                             

                                                                                

     MK 99 FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM DEFECTIVE ANTENNA FEEDHORN HEATERS               

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 NARR/REF A IS TECHNICAL MANUAL, NAVSEA SW273-AO-AEG-050.  REF B IS PMS MIP     

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 RMKS/1.  THIS ADVISORY ALERTS ALCON TO THE POSSIBILITY OF                      

 INOPERATIVE FEEDHORN HEATERS WHICH COULD LEAD TO MALFUNCTIONING OF THE FIRE    

 CONTROL SYSTEM.                                                                

                                                                                

 2.  BACKGROUND.  INCIDENT TO ROH FOR CG 47, RAYTHEON INSPECTED ALL OF THE MAIN 

 AND ANCILLARY (REAR REFERENCE) FEEDHORN HEATERS FOR THE AS-3444 ANTENNAS.  A   

 NUMBER OF THESE HEATERS WERE FOUND TO HAVE FAILED.  SINCE THESE HEATERS ARE    

 WIRED DIRECTLY TO SHIPS POWER AND CONTROLLED AUTOMATICALLY BY INSTALLED        

 THERMISTORS, THE FAILURES WENT UNDETECTED.  THE ANTENNAS IN A NUMBER OF OTHER  

 SHIPS WERE CHECKED AND FOUND TO HAVE FAILED AS WELL.  A NON-FUNCTIONING        

 FEEDHORN HEATER COULD RESULT IN ICE BUILDUP ON THE FEEDHORN WINDOW WHICH WOULD 

 CAUSE ARCING ACROSS THE WINDOW WHEN THE ANTENNA IS RADIATED.                   

                                                                                

 3.  ACTION.                                                                    

                                                                                

      A.  CG 47 CLASS SHIPS SHOULD PERFORM AN INSPECTION OF THE                 

 FEEDHORN HEATERS TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE FUNCTIONAL AS FOLLOWS:                

                                                                                

           (1)  SECURE POWER TO THE HEATER BEING INSPECTED.                     

                                                                                

           (2)  OPEN THE INTERCONNECTING BOX ASSEMBLY (REF A, PAGE 7-249,       

                FIND NR 30) AND USE A MULTIMETER TO ENSURE NO VOLTAGE IS        

                PRESENT.                                                        

                                                                                

           (3)  REMOVE WIRES FROM THE TERMINAL POST.                            

                                                                                

           (4)  COOL THE HEATER, USING ICE OR A FREEZE SPRAY.                   

                                                                                

           (5)  MEASURE THE RESISTANCE ON EACH SET OF LEADS TO EACH HEATER.     

                AN OPEN READING INDICATES THAT THE HEATER IS DEFECTIVE.         

                                                                                

      B.  IF DEFECTIVE HEATERS ARE FOUND, PROCURE REPLACEMENTS.  ON BOARD       

 ALLOWANCE IS ONE OF EACH (MAIN AND ANCILLARY) TYPE.  CURRENT LEAD TIME FOR     

 MAIN HEATERS IS SIX MONTHS.                                                    

                                                                                

      C.  HEATERS SHOULD BE ORDERED USING THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:            

                                                                                

           (1)  MAIN FEEDHORN HEATER - PART NUMBER 2912010-1                    

                NSN  4540-01-115-2545.                                          

                                                                                

           (2)  ANCILLARY FEEDHORN HEATER - PART NUMBER 2912012-1               

                NSN  4540-01-264-7798.                                          

                                                                                

 4.  FOR COMNAVSURFLANT/COMNAVSURFPAC - RECOMMEND CG 47 CLASS SHIPS BE TASKED   

 TO CARRY OUT THE ACTION IN PARA THREE ABOVE.                                   

                                                                                

 5.  NSWC/PHD IS DEVELOPING A PMS PROCEDURE FOR REF B WHICH                     

 WILL PROVIDE A PERIODIC CHECK OF THE FEEDHORN HEATERS.                         

                                                                                

 6.  THIS ADVISORY HAS NO IMPACT ON EOSS, CSOSS, TECHNICAL                      

 DOCUMENTATION OR CMP.  IT WILL BE CANCELLED WHEN THE PMS PROCEDURE HAS BEEN    

 DEVELOPED AND DISTRIBUTED.                                                     

                                                                                

 7.  POINT OF CONTACT IS MR N S SMITHSON, PMS400F511, DSN: 332-5981 OR COMM     

 (703) 602-5981.  TECHNICAL POC IS MR T. PETITO, NSWC/PHD CODE 4C12, DSN:       

 551-7377 OR COMM (805) 982-7377.//