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ht handles intricate things

dle repairs and detecting damages in aircraft parts. They also respond Airman 1st
e aircraft main- to the flightline to test aircraft for structural integ- Class Adri-
selves. rity. The metals technology, structural maintenance ana Van
with all aircraft and low observable sections are primarily focused on Wyk, 56th
sh us from the manufacture and repair of aircraft and equipment. EMS non-
e AMUs are re- destructive
ts replacement “We perform repairs and inspections, check struc- inspection
ady to fly. They tural integrity and fabricate parts,” said Tech. Sgt. technician,
f aircraft while Duane Coley, 56th EMS production supervisor. “We performs an
uke. While there create critical parts for aircraft and do repairs and eddy cur-
nce themselves, jobs that help save man hours, thus creating more rent test on
base that sup- time for air availability of aircraft. We save time and an F-16. The
ht, nondestruc- money by doing repairs locally instead of having to test checks
the sections by send aircraft or parts out or hiring a civilian contrac- for problems
tor. Everything we do in the fabrication flight keeps that may
aircraft flying at Luke.” compromise
the aircraft’s
structural in-
tegrity.

Senior Airman Joshua Rose, 56th EMS low observable aircraft structural maintenance
journeyman, inspects a dispatch box. Dispatch boxes are inspected prior to signing
them out for use and upon return to track equipment and ensure cleanliness.

Force Airman 1st Class Bernard Moskalis, 56th EMS nondestructive inspection Senior Airman Cody Reyn-
technician, performs a florescent penetrant inspection on an F-16 engine olds, 56th EMS nondestruc-
sink ring. tive inspection apprentice,
inspects an A-frame from
an F-16 Fighting Falcon
under a black light. The A-
frames are put through wet
fluorescents and dipped
inside penetrants prior to
black light viewing. The
penetrants cause a capil-
lary action when there are
cracks present in parts that
become visible under the
black light.