379TH ELRS VEHICLE MAINTENANCE IMPLEMENTS INNOVATIVE NITROGEN GAS TESTING METHOD FOR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS

LANGLEY AFB, Va., Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command issued the following press release:

The 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron recently implemented an innovative method using nitrogen gas to test the integrity of vehicle air conditioning systems within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Charles Penov, 379th ELRS vehicle maintenance section noncommissioned officer in charge, introduced the method to reduce the time required to diagnose leaks, start maintenance tasks and return vehicles back into service.

Nitrogen gas leaks from an air conditioning line and interacts with soapy water producing bubbles during a vehicle inspection within the U.S. Central Command area of respon...