From: Jeff Clark
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 11:53 AM
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Tom Franklin
Subject: Mack Surveillance Panel Teleconference Minutes 11/5/03

Attendance - Greg Shank and Ken Goshorn, Mack; Ron Buck, TEI; Wim Van Dam and Jim Rutherford, Chevron Oronite; Scott Richards, SwRI; Jim Moritz, PerkinElmer; Jim Matasic, Lubrizol; Jeff Clark, TMC.

Bearing Supply - The unflashed bearings should be shipped sometime next week. Some will be sent directly to SwRI and LZ and the rest will be going to TEI. It is possible that some of the old style bearings may be available through dealers. Mack and TEI will investigate this.

Bearing Use in Other Tests - The T-11 and T-10A Flush-n-Run are to use the 100% tin flash bearings. The T-9 will continue to use the old style bearings.

Referencing - All currently calibrated stands will remain calibrated (through extensions if necessary) until the old bearing supplies have been exhausted. Any stand that runs a reference oil test on the unflashed bearings will be calibrated to run old style bearings until a decision on the unflashed bearings is made, however, on those stands for parameters other than lead, the normal shewhart severity rules will apply, as will "reduced K" rules (if applicable).

PB Prediction Equations - Jim Rutherford's reworked analysis is attached. It should be noted that more data was received after this analysis was performed. There are now a total of 151 tests. A few more tests are expected. Jim reviewed the possible prediction equations. The next step is to incorporate all data and update the analysis. Wim stressed that any potential use of these equations would be as an interim contigency plan should the old style bearing supply be completely exhausted prior to having a new bearing batch in place.

Next Meeting - scheduled for December 8th, 2003 in Phoenix, AZ during ASTM week.

Please contact me with questions or corrections.

Regards,

Jeff Clark
Staff Engineer
ASTM Test Monitoring Center
6555 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15205
412-365-1032
jac@astmtmc.cmu.edu