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Feature 15August 14, 2015
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U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Loftis
A magnetic particle inspection is performed on an aircraft part at the Nondestructive Inspection
Laboratory on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev, Aug. 11. The MPI is a process for detecting surface and
slightly subsurface abnormalities in magnetic materials such as iron, nickel and cobalt.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Loftis
anence Group, performs a fluorescent magnetic particle inspection at the Nondestructive Inspection
11. Magnetic particle inspections cause the abnormalities, such as cracks on aircraft parts, to be visible.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Loftis U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Loftis
Stephanie Zvonik, a contractor with the 57th Maintanence Group, pours oils into a cap for Joey Mabrey, a contractor with the 57th Maintanence Group, finds a crack inside an
testing at the Nondestructive Inspection Laboratory on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 11. aircraft part using an eddy current at the Nondestructive Inspection Laboratory on
The NDI Lab test all Nellis AFB aircraft oil to ensure the integrity of the aircraft. Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 11. An eddy current is an electric current in a conducting
material that can show cracks unseeable to the human eye.
