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Air Force Says T-6A Trainer Plane’s Woes May Be Due To Maintenance

By Marc Selinger

Thursday, February 8th, 2018

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Air Force Says T-6A Trainer Plane’s Woes May Be Due To Maintenance

The T-6A Texan II trainer. (U.S. Air Force photo)

The U.S. Air Force is investigating whether maintenance problems with the T-6A’s pilot breathing system caused a recent surge in physiological episodes (PEs) that led to the grounding of the trainer aircraft fleet, according to a service official.The Air Force suspects that technicians may need more training to maintain the plane's on-board oxygen generation system (OBOGS), said Lt. Gen. Mark Nowland, deputy chief of staff for operations, who testified before the House Armed Services Committee’s tactical air and land forces…

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