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WESTOVER AIR RESERVE BASE, Mass. -- Westover C-5 enters ISO dock for maintenance


Westover C-5 enters ISO dock for maintenance

WESTOVER AIR RESERVE BASE, Mass. -- Westover C-5 enters ISO dock for maintenance

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Master Sgt. Joseph Coffey, an aero repair technician assigned to the 439th Maintenance Squadron, works on a ball screw drive assembly on a C-5M Super Galaxy August 23, 2017, in the Isochronal (ISO) Maintenance Dock at Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass. In July 2017, a nose gear problem led leadership at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, to issue a stand-down of their assigned C-5s. This grounding evolved into a fleet-wide issue while maintenance crews made the necessary repairs to the nose-gear ball screw drive assemblies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Hanna N. Smith)
Master Sgt. Joseph Coffey, an aero repair technician assigned to the 439th Maintenance Squadron, works on a ball screw drive assembly in a C-5M Super Galaxy August 23, 2017, in the Isochronal Maintenance Dock at Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass. Two of these drives work in tandem to extend and retract the nose-gear of the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Hanna N. Smith)
A Dover C-5M Super Galaxy recieves repairs to its nose gear August 23, 2017, in the Isochronal Maintenance Dock at Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass. The ISO Dock at Westover is the only minor ISO Dock for C-5 aircraft in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Hanna N. Smith)
An old and new ball screw drive assembly sit side-by-side Augugst 23, 2017, in the Isochronal Maintenance Dock at Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass. Two ball screw drive assemblies work in tandem to extend and retract the nose gear of the C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Hanna N. Smith)
439th Airlift Wing
MSgt. Thomas Pitts, NCOIC of the 439th Maintenance Squadron's Non-destructive inspection stands over the support bracket basting in the penetrant chemicals, which will reveal any cracks or defects in the metal before being put on the C-5.
A blue-wax test model of the support bracket is being held by TSgt. Richard Towlson, assistant NCOIC of the Machine shop and at his feet is the 100 lb. block of metal, that is similar to the one used to make the bracket.
Blue prints being checked and re-checked by TSgt. Richard Towlson making sure the elevator support bracket is machined to the exact specifications. This newest Westover manufactured part will make the oldest C-5A in the fleet fully mission capable once again.
A Westover C-5 Galaxy sits on the tarmac in Colorado Springs, Colo. August 14, 2014. Forty-Seven Westover, Joint Base Charleston and March ARB Airmen came together to work hand-in-hand during
Troops from the 439th Maintenance Squadron prepare to tow a C-5 Galaxy into Westover's Regional Isochronal dock, May 22, 2013, to test the newly-constructed mobile tail enclosure. Crews broke ground April 1, 2012, for the $5 million MTE, is a moveable structure on rails that will protect maintenance troops from harsh New England weather. The MTE is the largest structure of its kind in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/W.C. Pope)
Troops from the 439th Maintenance Squadron prepare to tow a C-5 Galaxy into Westover's Regional Isochronal dock, May 22, 2013, to test the newly-constructed mobile tail enclosure. Crews broke ground April 1, 2012, for the $5 million MTE, is a moveable structure on rails that will protect maintenance troops from harsh New England weather. The MTE is the largest structure of its kind in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/SrA Kelly Galloway)
Troops from the 439th Maintenance Squadron prepare to tow a C-5 Galaxy into Westover's Regional Isochronal dock, May 22, 2013, to test the newly-constructed mobile tail enclosure. Crews broke ground April 1, 2012, for the $5 million MTE, is a moveable structure on rails that will protect maintenance troops from harsh New England weather. The MTE is the largest structure of its kind in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/SrA Kelly Galloway)