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Show HU EMIG8 PlQflGS Whether Air Force planes are moving or stopping. Hill AFB is involved. THE REASON, the Ogden Air Logistics Center at Hill AFB has worldwide management responsibility for the wheels and brakes of all aircraft in the Air Force inventory. A key part of this responsibility respon-sibility is performed by the Wheels and Brakes Overhaul facility at Hill AFB. Under the management of Ray Bently, the facility is part of the Machine Shop Section, Production Branch, Manufacture Manufac-ture and Repair Division of the Maintenance Directorate. THE FACILITY employs approximately 76 people. Under the "Management of Items Subject to Repair" program, the unit processes more than 24,000 items per year. Wheels and brakes overhauled by this facility and its supporting shops return re-turn to the warehouses better than new because of the materials used. AN EXAMPLE of the process could be the F-4C Main Wheel Assembly. It starts with a visual inspection, inspec-tion, then the dirty work of disassembly and sorting of parts for the various processes. Once separated, the wheel is cleaned. Stripped of its paint and other impurities, the wheel is put through a non-destructive test. If it doesn't pass, it is culled out at this point. Part of this non-destructive test is the use of electric eddy current and a fluorescent penetrant inspection to determine deter-mine if there are any cracks in the wheel. Then all nicks and burrs are taken off. AT THIS point, in the process, the wheel is usually sent to the supporr shops. These shops accom ish such things as anodizing, blasting; plating, welding or machining- Upon return from the support sup-port shops, the wheel is painted, balanced and assembled. as-sembled. Before it departs the shop, it is given one last quality visual inspection. A BRAKE example could be the B-52 Brake Assembly which goes through a different chain of events. First a production examination, examina-tion, then comes disassembly, cleaning and degreasing, a I fluorescent penetrant inspection, inspec-tion, and removal of nicks and burrs. Support shops may now be used again. Upon return from the support shops, the brake plate is again checked and cleared of nicks and burrs. Then comes impregnation, paint and the issuance of serviceable ser-viceable parts followed by assembly, as-sembly, a pressure test and a final inspection. BOTH THE brake and the wheel assemblies are then sent to storage where they will be reissued to the field when needed. So whether aircraft are using wheels to roll or brakes to shop, much depends on the Wheels and Brakes Overhaul facility at Hill AFB. |