by Eric M. White
910th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
8/28/2014 - YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio -- The
910th Maintenance Squadron is the first Air Force Reserve Command
installation to field the new Isochronal inspection docking system.
The $1.5 million dock stand system is a complex array of mobile
maintenance stands, designed to fit around a C-130 aircraft specifically
for performing isochronal inspections. The stands allow maintainers to
keep tool storage containers near their work sites, offers convenient
electrical connections and most importantly safeguards workers by
offering safety rails near any elevated work areas.
Senior Master Sgt. John Schmolly, and aerospace maintenance
superintendent, runs the heavy maintenance section for the 910th
Maintenance Squadron.
"The benefit of these stands is that we can safely perform the
maintenance," said Schmolly. "It covers a lot more of the fall
protection which is an OSHA-driven requirement."
Once every 540 days, each of Youngstown Air Reserve Station's nine
C-130H Hercules aircraft undergoes the detailed inspection. Members of
the 910th MX strip down the aircraft following detailed procedural
checklists. The purpose of the inspection is to ensure the aircraft are
safe to fly, and now, maintainers at Youngstown have a safer system for
conducting the inspections.
Col. David Post commands the 910th Maintenance Group and sees the stands as a valuable asset for his personnel.
"The most important thing is that it's safer for our workers," said
Post. "The stands put the tools, power, air and adequate lighting right
where they are needed within easy access. This makes it easier for our
Airmen to produce safe, reliable and mission ready aircraft."
Wednesday, September 03, 2014
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