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    Nondestructive inspection: Finding the cracks [Image 8 of 8]

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    A U.S. Air Force personnel member, identified by the 'U.S. AIR' text on the uniform and a name tag reading 'BAYLE', is conducting a fluorescent penetrant inspection (FPI) or non-destructive testing (NDT) procedure under ultraviolet/black light illumination. The technician is wearing protective gloves and safety glasses while examining a component or material under a UV lamp. The entire scene is bathed in intense blue-purple UV light, which is characteristic of dye penetrant inspection processes used to detect surface cracks or defects.

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    08.06.2013

    Photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton 

    379th Air Expeditionary Wing

    Staff Sgt. David Bayle inspects an aircraft pin for cracks under a black light after dipping the part into chemicals mixed to show cracks not normally visible to the naked eye at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 6, 2013. Bayle is a 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron nondestructive inspection craftsman deployed from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, and hails from Port Sanilac, Mich. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton)

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    Date Taken: 08.06.2013
    Date Posted: 08.14.2013 10:02
    Photo ID: 995115
    VIRIN: 130806-F-JF989-088
    Resolution: 4014x2761
    Size: 2.47 MB
    Location: (UNDISCLOSED LOCATION)
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    A U.S. Air Force personnel member, identified by the 'U.S. AIR' text on the uniform and a name tag reading 'BAYLE', is conducting a fluorescent penetrant inspection (FPI) or non-destructive testing (NDT) procedure under ultraviolet/black light illumination. The technician is wearing protective gloves and safety glasses while examining a component or material under a UV lamp. The entire scene is bathed in intense blue-purple UV light, which is characteristic of dye penetrant inspection processes used to detect surface cracks or defects.

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