FAIRCHILDAFB21-104 governs Fairchild Air Force Base foreign object damage and dropped object prevention program processes.
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It covers FOD prevention practices, lost items and tools, incident reporting, dropped object inspections, and prevention committee activities. It requires inspections, notifications, reports, investigations, and maintenance records for specified events.
Applies to: This applies to all 92d Air Refueling Wing (92 ARW) personnel, 141st Air Refueling Wing (141 ARW) personnel, contractors, and tenant units who perform maintenance, operations, and base support functions that work in and around, or drive through flight line and industrial aircraft maintenance areas.
FOD: Any damage to an aircraft, engine, aircraft system, component, tire, munitions, or SE caused by a foreign object(s) (FO) which may or may not degrade the required safety and/or operational characteristics of the aforementioned items. (paragraph 1)
The 92 MXG, 141 MXG, and the 36 RQF will conduct weekly FOD walks around flight line facilities, aircraft parking areas, and taxiways (Attachment 2) in accordance with AFI 21-101, Aircraft and Equipment Maintenance Management. (paragraph 3)
FOD inspections of the parking stub and immediate area will be conducted before and after aircraft taxi, and prior to all aircraft tows. (paragraph 3)
Maintenance personnel who open aircraft panels/doors will inspect all fasteners, latches, and receptacles for serviceability. (paragraph 6)
The completed report will be forwarded with a G081 maintenance history report to MXG/MXQ within 12 hours. (paragraph 6)