New landing gear helps Airmen strut their stuff

Crew chiefs from the 31st Maintenance Squadron phase maintenance section replace an F-16 Fighting Falcon’s landing gear, Aug. 15-17, 2016, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Phase crew chiefs perform scheduled aircraft phase inspections and assist maintenance shops with repairing specialized parts such as landing gear struts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cary Smith/Released)

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New landing gear helps Airmen strut their stuff

Crew chiefs from the 31st Maintenance Squadron phase maintenance section replace an F-16 Fighting Falcon’s landing gear, Aug. 15 – 17, 2016, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Phase inspections occur every 400 flying hours and landing gears are replaced every six years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cary Smith/Released)

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New landing gear helps Airmen strut their stuff

Crew chiefs from the 31st Maintenance Squadron phase maintenance section replace an F-16 Fighting Falcon’s landing gear, Aug. 15-17, 2016, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. In addition to performing phase inspections, phase maintenance crew chiefs sometimes assist other maintenance sections with aircraft repairs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cary Smith/Released)

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New landing gear helps Airmen strut their stuff

Crew chiefs from the 31st Maintenance Squadron phase maintenance section replace an F-16 Fighting Falcon’s landing gear, Aug. 15-17, 2016, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Phase crew chiefs perform scheduled aircraft phase inspections and assist maintenance shops with repairing specialized parts such as landing gear struts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cary Smith/Released)

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New landing gear helps Airmen strut their stuff

Published Aug. 18, 2016
By Airman 1st Class Cary Smith
31st Fighter Wing Public Affairs

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy -- Crew chiefs from the 31st Maintenance Squadron phase maintenance section replaced an F-16 Fighting Falcon’s landing gear, Aug. 15-17, 2016, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Phase crew chiefs perform scheduled aircraft phase inspections and assist maintenance shops with repairing specialized parts such as landing gear struts. Phase inspections occur every 400 flying hours and landing gears are replaced every six years.