Airmen conduct pre-flight operations with the T-38 Talon training jet as part of undergraduate pilot training at Vance Air Force Base, Okla., Dec. 9, 2021. (Airman 1st Class Christian Soto/Air ...

An Air Force report released Wednesday on the ... The FOD damage immediately triggered several mandatory inspections on the engine in which mechanics found no damage in the 12 engine stages ...

A longtime practice by Air Force mechanics is likely the reason propeller ... noted a crack in a propeller barrel assembly during an engine run check. Additional inspections showed that two ...

(William Lewis/Air Force) WASHINGTON — The Pentagon ... s uniformed maintainers troubleshoot and fix some of the engine’s trickier repair problems. Cooper said that in the past, Pratt ...

On this feature on FRAME, a visit of the gigantic US Air Force engine repair facility at Edwards Air Force Base. Do you have a great product to showcase? We can film at your facility! Simply send ...

Obtaining certification to work as a commercial aircraft mechanic should no longer pose ... Febus said. In the Air Force, the cap is $4,500, he said. In the second week, an FAA proctor will ...

A maintenance procedure used by Air Force mechanics to document inspections ... an aircraft with more powerful and fuel-efficient engines, in the 1990s. Lockheed builds 24 C-130J for the U.S ...

according to Air Force officials. The mistake by a team of three maintainers damaged the F-35’s engine “beyond local repair,” according to a Ground Accident Investigation Board report ...