Air Force Writer Home Air Force EPR Bullets


These EPR bullets are not necessarily acceptable as written. Many need to be rewritten or lack impact or results. They are listed here merely as a reference to get your imagination working and remind you of your own accomplishments.

-- Responded to emergency Class 3 fuel spill by ruptured C-130 ground refuel line--supervised crew in stopping leak, minimized effects on environment

-- Identified broken pin on a KC-135 main tank boost pump cannon plug--expert repair saved more than $5,000 for unnecessary boost pump replacement

-- Key member of Benson fuel tank TCTO project; installed 11 fuel-disconnects--180-day TCTO slashed to 60 days!

-- Discovered KC-135 fuel cell pinhole leak; applied patch--prevented depot-level repair, saved $10K in repair cycle costs

-- Troubleshot elusive number 2 cell leak on transient KC-135R--identified compromised seal, repacked, ops checked good--prevented extensive depot-level repair and costly cell change

-- Led tank reseal team--reduced fuel leak delayed discrepancies to 0.5 per aircraft--exceeded MAJCOM goal by 50%

-- Accomplished 223 of 317 upgrade/qualification tasks; 75% completed on three airframes--ahead of peers

-- Effected over 600 KC-135 fuel system repairs--enabled over 7K Wing flying hours--mission success!

-- Responded to Red Streak leaking Benson tank connections during preflight. Closed, secured manual valves, isolated leak, allowed immediate launch

-- Responded to ground emergency Class 3 fuel spill--coordinated defuel of affected tank--prevented damage to $7M worth of equipment

-- Removed, replaced and resealed leaking Benson tank lines--restored aircraft to fully mission capable in half normal time

-- Removed and replaced main tank one gravity transfer valve and manifold

-- Expertly performed a chemical test on a new C-130 cell--identified a missing mounting point on a outboard auxillary bladder--prevented installation of a defective cell--saved over 40 man-hours/$12K in repair cost

-- Replaced, resealed nutplates in the number two main tank. Repacked number four engine kneecap coupling

-- Troubleshot failure of aircraft's number 4 aft boost pump to put out low pressure light--traced to bad pump--replaced and deployed immediately

-- Completed TCTO 1C-130-1828 on all aircraft--completed in less than half allotted time

-- Completed ISO on aircraft, completed water screen inspections and replaced number three engine feed line due to dents beyond acceptable limits

-- Identified fault of transient C-130 to left External fuel level control valve--replaced, record turn-around

-- Troubleshot transient KC-135RA number 3 reserve fuel tank problem to gravity transfer valve--prevented inflight emergency

-- Identified right Benson tank sump leaking before apparent to crew--repaired, resealed sump from inside tank--enhanced air safety

-- Troubleshot an uncommanded crossfeed pressure loss--found no defects--prevented launch delay

-- Debriefed aircraft number 2 aft boost pump popped all three phases in-flight--found no defect, signed off

-- Identified two leaking nutplates on an outboard main top panel after flight--applied temporary repair--restored for flight until permanent fix can be made

-- Replaced number 4 main tank compensator probe--restored aircraft to fully mission capable

-- Responded to a Red Streak on aircraft 6510--crew chief could not transfer fuel to right external tank and the crossfeed for that tank would not function--traced to circuit breaker trip and restored

-- Quickly replaced a defective RC-135 engine feed manifold valve--installed new component in 5 hours--ahead of schedule!

-- Resolved MH-53 fuel low level indication--adjusted the in-tank level sensor to insure accuracy of fuel quantity readings--enabled aircraft deployment for operations

-- Expertly troubleshot a KC-135 with a faulty #1 main tank to a broken ground wire--saved over $8K on unnecessary valve replacement, launched on schedule!