USAF Orders Special C-130 Inspections
Mon, 09 Mar '09
Cracks Found In Wing Attachment Barrel Nuts
The inspection of C-130 Hercules transport aircraft became a priority issue for the US Air Force last week, after cracks in wing joint barrel nuts were discovered during a routine maintenance inspection of a C-130 at Robins Air Force Base outside of Warner Robins, GA.
Roger Drinnon, a spokesman for the Air Mobility Command at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois, told the Associated Press that although the planes were not formally grounded, the inspection of the barrel nuts on 528 affected aircraft began the next day.
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