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Travis NCO coordinates jet engine maintenance at Southwest Asia base

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  • By Master Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol
  • Air Mobility Command Public Affairs
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. --  Tech. Sgt. Joseph Pierson is an aerospace propulsion craftsman deployed with the 8th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia.

Sergeant Pierson is deployed from the 860th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Travis Air Force Base, Calif.

According to his official Air Force job description, Sergeant Pierson inspects, maintains, modifies, tests and repairs jet engines, small gas turbine engines and engine ground support equipment. He also manages aerospace propulsion functions and activities.

In his duties to plan, organize and direct aerospace propulsion maintenance, he interprets and implements directives and publications pertaining to maintenance functions, including environmentally safe maintenance practices.

Sergeant Pierson also advises, performs troubleshooting and determines repair procedures on aircraft engines. He also diagnoses and repairs malfunctions using technical publications and solves maintenance problems by studying drawings, wiring and schematic diagrams, technical instructions and analyzing operating characteristics of aircraft engines.

Furthermore, Sergeant Pierson is trained to remove, install, inspect, repair and modifies engines, engine modules and components, the job description states. He can disassemble and assemble engines adhering to prescribed procedures and prepare engines for installation, storage, or transportation. He's also trained to tests components using bench mockups and test equipment.

The job description further states his mandatory job knowledge includes knowing mechanical, hydro-mechanical, electrical, and pneudraulic principles applying to jet and turboprop engines, and propellers, oil analysis principles, wear metal criteria and guidelines, concepts and application of maintenance directives and using and interpreting diagrams and technical publications.