Certification Solutions for Aerospace Wire Systems and Components
Lectromec is a Northern Virginia-based laboratory and engineering practice specializing in full life cycle support for wire system component testing and system engineering services. Founded in 1984, it provides electrical wiring interconnect system (EWIS) testing, certification, and risk assessment for the aerospace industry, militaries, and governments.
ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Accredited Laboratory
Michael TraskosPresident
Certification and engineering support for electrical wiring interconnect systems on new and existing aircraft platforms.
Certification and evaluation support for newly developed aerospace electrical wiring interconnect systems.
Assessment, certification, and modification support for established aircraft wiring platforms.
Evaluation of insulation deterioration and safety risks in older aircraft fleets.
Laboratory testing and analysis of wire-system components under electrical, thermal, mechanical, and environmental stress conditions.
Evaluation of aerospace wire components such as connectors, clamps, splices, and conductors.
Custom stress testing simulating extreme physical and environmental in-service conditions.
Detailed material and performance characterization of aerospace wiring.
Analytical support for aircraft wiring, harnesses, components, and aging electrical systems, including remaining-life projections.
Data-driven diagnostics and analysis of failing or degraded wiring systems.
Calculations of the safe operational lifespan of wire systems and components.
Procedures and guidance supporting aerospace service life extension programs.
Applied research and test-program support for EWIS degradation, arc damage, wire failure, and emerging aircraft electrical systems.
Simulating and modeling electrical arcing damage to verify design safety.
Researching insulation degradation pathways under various environmental stresses.
Assessing failures and costs to improve overall fleet readiness and safety.
Aerospace · Defense · Aviation · Industrial · Nuclear · Space
Defense
Supported a military fleet's Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) by providing data-based EWIS sustainment recommendations affecting more than 300 aircraft. The scope covered project initiation, data gathering, evaluation, and sustainment recommendations.
Defense · 2007
Performed an evaluation of 35 Nomex-covered wire harnesses removed from F-16 aircraft to determine the level of wire deterioration. The project utilized laboratory DELTEST and inherent viscosity testing, coupled with aircraft EWIS data to conduct a comprehensive risk assessment of critical systems.
Space · 2006 · Client: NASA Engineering and Safety Center
Reviewed and rendered a technical opinion for the NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) on the probability of catastrophic failure related to the inadvertent firing of the primary reaction control system (RCS) jets on the Space Shuttle Orbiter during mated operations with the International Space Station (ISS).