SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Staff Sgt. Russell Wickwire, 4th Component Maintenance Squadron quality program evaluator, evaluates Senior Airman John Loving, 4th CMS test, measurement and diagnostic equipment technician, on calibrating a Tactical Air Navigation test on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Feb. 11, 2010. The TACAN test allows an aircrew to find exactly where they are at with respect to the ground station or other aircraft. TACAN supports all C-130 aircraft at Pope Air Force Base, N.C. Sergeant Wickwire hails from Norton, Ohio, and Airman Loving hails from San Diego. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Whitney Lambert)

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SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Bradley Pabst, 4th Component Maintenance Squadron test, measurement and diagnostic equipment technician, uses the 10K ohms resistance standard to calibrate the multifunction calibrator on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Feb. 11, 2010. Calibrating the multifunction calibrator is the cornerstone for all resistance measurement basewide. Mr. Pabst hails from Chesapeake, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Whitney Lambert)

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SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Tech. Sgt. Don Svabek, 4th Component Maintenance Squadron quality program noncommissioned officer in charge, observes Staff Sgt. Jack Lee, 4th CMS test, measurement and diagnostic equipment technician, while calibrating the wing critical pressure gauges on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Feb. 11, 2010. The wing’s critical pressure gauges used at the jet engine shop during pressure setups, receive an annual calibration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Whitney Lambert)

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Technicians calibrate

Published Feb. 12, 2010
By Senior Airman Whitney Lambert
4th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- The 4th Component Maintenance Squadron Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory Quality Assurance Shop performs 30 monthly evaluations and as of January 2010, they have a 100 percent pass rate. If an Airman does not pass an evaluation a quality assurance specialist will talk to the technician and their supervisor then perform a root cause analysis to find the true cause of the problem.

In addition, QA specialists perform daily foreign object and debris checks, maintenance reviews and self-inspections. During self-inspections QA tests equipment, looks at housekeeping and checks for safety violations. If any problems are found they report it directly to the flight chief.

Despite being assigned to the 4th CMS, the Seymour Johnson PMEL shop receives orders directly from Air Combat Command, where they send all of their monthly quality reports.

The PMEL community, as a whole, receives guidance from Air Force Metrology and Calibration Program Office, located in Heath, Ohio. The AFMETCAL retains engineering authority for all calibrations performed in the PMEL labs throughout the Air Force.