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Air Force Moving to Resolve Six Category 1 Deficiencies on KC-46A

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, October 27th, 2020

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Air Force Moving to Resolve Six Category 1 Deficiencies on KC-46A

A KC-46A Pegasus out of Edwards AFB, Calif., conducts refueling testing with a C-5M Super Galaxy out of Travis AFB, Calif. for the first time on April 29, 2019. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Boeing [BA] said that it has replaced or retorqued 22 Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) duct clamps on 12 of the 38 KC-46A tankers delivered to the U.S. Air Force after a ground maintenance inspection last year revealed small cracks. "Though we have made recent progress on design deficiencies, we continue to monitor production quality closely and hold Boeing accountable for ensuring the KC-46 meets stringent quality control metrics," Air Force acquisition chief Will Roper said in an Oct. 27 statement…

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