05_Vance_FOS_Site_Visit_Slides_(7_Jan_14).pdf

UNCLASSIFIED

FOS Site Visit Tour

Flight Operations Support AGE – Bldg 125

• Maintains 525 pieces of

AGE & Centralized

Aircraft Support System

(CASS) equipment

• All tools & tech data contained within (eTools)

Flight Operations Support PMB – Bldg 119

• Plastic Media Blast

Facility

– Strips paint off of

AGE/Support Equipment

Flight Operations Support Field Maintenance – Bldg 128

• Building Contains:

– Paint Shop

• Paints small aircraft parts

(wheels, flight control surfaces)

• Paints Centralized Aircraft

Support System (CASS) islands on flightline

Flight Operations Support Field Maintenance – Bldg 128 (cont.)

• Building Contains (cont.):

– Electric Shop

• Sealed Lead Acid Battery

(SLAB) maintenance

• Contains several locally manufactured test stands for generators & control panels, inverters, relay panels, etc.

– Battery Shop

• 6 battery chargers

• Battery storage room

Flight Operations Support Field Maintenance – Bldg 128 (cont.)

• Building Contains (cont.):

– Welding Shop

• Flame Sprayer for plastic or Teflon coating

– Machine Shop

– Sheet Metal Shop

– Quality Assurance Office

– Repair Cycle Management

Flight Operations Support Field Maintenance – Bldg 128 (cont.)

• Building Contains (cont.):

– Instrument/Avionics Shop

• Limited Repair Capability

– Component Circuit

Cards

– Instruments not FAA certified

• Radio Test Set

Flight Operations Support Field Maintenance – Bldg 128 (cont.)

• Building Contains (cont.):

– TMDE/PMEL

• Repair, calibration and certification of equipment

• 2600 TMDE units, including:

– 690 units calibrated by other agencies

– 53 on-site calibrations

Flight Operations Support Hangar 129

• Capacity: Est. 10 T-38s/

T-6As or 5/6 T-1s

• Primarily used for:

– Heavy maintenance

– Crash Recovery

– Contract Field Teams

– Minor Paint Touch-up

• Wheel & Tire Shop

• Wash Rack

Flight Operations Support NDI – Bldg 130

• Non Destructive

Inspection

– Capable of optical, penetrant, magnetic particle, ultrasonic, eddy current and radiographic inspections

– Maintains radiographic films on all aircraft and engines

Flight Operations Support NDI – Bldg 130 (cont.)

• Non Destructive

Inspection Cont.

– Capable of acft imagery/x-ray

Flight Operations Support Hangar 141

• Building Contains:

– Administrative offices for

Director of Maintenance

– T-38 Maintenance and

Admin. offices

– Maintenance Operations

– Hydraulic Shop

– T-38 Tool Crib

– Sheet Metal Support

Flight Operations Support Hangar 141 (cont.)

• Maintenance for T-38 aircraft

– 66 currently assigned

– Capacity: Est. 12 spots &

24 plus for weather

(stacking)

– Scheduled Maint.

– Unscheduled Maint.

Section

– Post-dock section

Flight Operations Support Hangar 141 (cont.)

• Hydraulics Shop

– Repack/build-up of T-38 nose and main struts

– T-38 Air Conditioning units

– Rebuild Actuators/

Accumulators

– Brake assemblies

• Contains 2 other rooms

– Cleaning

– Test stands

Flight Operations Support Hangar 141 (cont.)

• Maintenance Operations

– Plans & Scheduling

– Documentation

– Data Management

– Comprehensive Engine

Mgt.

– Maintenance Operations

Center

Flight Operations Support Flight Shacks – Bldg’s 122, 146, 173, & 196

• Available flight line shacks

– 2 for T-6As

– 1 for T-38s

– 1 for T-1s

• Purpose:

– Launch, servicing, recovery and inspection

Flight Operations Support Transient Alert – Bldg 154

• Services all visiting aircraft

• Transient

IFE/Precautionary response

• Peak Workload (88%) is between 0900 and 1800

• Frequent Visitors

– T-38, T-6, F-16, C-21, T-1 and F-15 aircraft

Flight Operations Support Base Operations – Bldg 155

• Airfield Management offices

– Flight planning

– VIP lounge

Flight Operations Support Aircraft Shelters

• 60 aircraft shelters

• Maintenance responsible for upkeep and minor repairs

Flight Operations Support Aircrew Flight Equipment – Bldg 163

• Aircrew Flight Equipment work center and offices

Flight Operations Support Hangar 170

• Capacity: Est. 10 T-38s/

T-6As or 5/6 T-1s

• Overflow, special inspections, incremental weather storage

(primarily T-6s)

• T-6 Tail Number Bin

(TNB)

• Wing-Wide Functions (i.e.

Change-of-Command

Ceremonies)

Flight Operations Support Aircrew Flight Equipment – Bldg 171

• Primary location for equipment maintenance and storage:

– Helmet/Oxygen Masks

– Parachutes/Harnesses

– Anti-G Suits

– Survival Kits

– Life Rafts (w/accessory kits)

– ACT Training Equipment

Flight Operations Support Engine Shop – Bldg 187

• Supports J-85

Maintenance

• Scheduled Maintenance

– Performed at Engine

Regional Repair Center

(Laughlin AFB, TX)

• Shared with COMBS

• Shop Contains:

– Unscheduled Maint.

• Capacity: 14 engines

Flight Operations Support Engine Shop – Bldg 187 (cont.)

• Shop Contains (cont.):

– 2 shipping/receiving docks

• Shipping: avg. 1-3 per week

• Receiving: est. 1-2 per week

– All required equipment (i.e.

forklift and tools)

– Rooms for:

• Balancing, Fuels System

Tests, Bearing

Inspections, Accessories and Cleaning

Flight Operations Support Paint Hangar – Bldg 192

• Capacity: 1 of any aircraft type

• Can perform:

– Complete Aircraft Paint

– Topcoats

– Minor touch-ups

• Cannot strip any aircraft

– Aircraft are flown to

Columbus AFB

Flight Operations Support Hangar 195: T-6A Maintenance

• 104 currently assigned

• Will hold approx. 14 T-6A aircraft

• 5 Scheduled/Periodic

Inspection Docks

– Average approx. 12 PEs per month

• 1 Unscheduled Maint.

Section

Flight Operations Support Hangar 195: T-6A Maintenance (cont.)

• Hangar also contains:

– Training Management Area

& 2 Class Rooms

– Aircraft Maint.& Training

Mgt. Office Area

– Sheet Metal Repair

– Supply issue/tool room

– 2 Storage Areas

– Break Area

Flight Operations Support Fuel Cell – Bldg 198

• Can hold following:

– 4 T-1 acft or

– 6 T-38 acft or

– 6 T-6 acft

• Area has all required tools for fuels maint.

• Facility has an Overhead

Fire Foam System installed

Flight Operations Support Hangar 199

• Maintenance for T-1A aircraft

• Administrative offices

• Training Room

• Sheet Metal Support

• Wing-Wide Functions (i.e.

Change-of-Command

Ceremonies)

Flight Operations Support Hangar 199 (cont.)

• Maintenance for T-1A aircraft

– 45 currently assigned

– 3 Scheduled/PE Docks

• Approx. 10 Periodic

Inspections per month

– 1 Unscheduled Maint.

Section

• All tools & tech data contained within

Flight Operations Support Test Cell

• Test J-85 Engines

• One console

• 6 month average of

Engine Runs

– J85: 200

Flight Operations Support Hush House

• Runs T-38 aircraft

• May be used to facilitate other maintenance as required

– Has its own fire suppression system

Flight Operations Support Munitions Storage – Bldg 906

• Munitions storage area

Flight Operations Support Aircrew Flight Equipment – Bldg 542

• Secondary location for equipment maintenance and repacking area for:

– Parachutes

– Torso Harnesses

– Anti-G Suits

– Life Preservers

– Local Manufacturing

– Life Rafts

– Sewing

Flight Operations Support Survival Shop – Bldg 542

• Parachute & Fabrication:

– 256 parachutes

– 163 personal life preservers

– Make/Support T-38 hail covers

– Flight apparel sewing

– Some maintenance on T-1 life rafts

– 2 T-6A chute press machines

Flight Operations Support Egress – Bldg 542

• Phase Insp./Maint on T-

6A/T-38 Ejection Seats

– Est. 4 T-38 phases/month

– Est. 12 T-6A phases/month

• T-1 Life Raft Inspections

• Shop Contains:

– Large main work area

– CAD/PAD storage area

Flight Operations Support Sound Suppressor

• Two suppressors for the

T-38 engine runs

• All T-38 PEs and aircraft requiring trouble-shooting above 75% are run here