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IAC Advanced Diagnostics Credited With Saving Apache Helicopter

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Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

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NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.--Intelligent Automation Corporation (IAC) said its advanced Health and Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS) installed on Army AH-64 Apache helicopters is credited with accurately detecting and diagnosing impending tail rotor swashplate bearing faults in five Apaches. Tear down analysis, conducted on the tail rotor swashplate assembly, confirmed that the extent of damage made it highly unlikely the swashplate assembly would have continued to operate without failing, Bill Lawler, IAC vice president of sales and marketing and company co-founder, told…

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