KC-135's GROUNDED, Tails might fall off.

what!!

Doesn’t make since. Those planes have been inspected nose to tail for years. It I’ve seen stranger things.

Last Edited by Dodah on 02/16/2023 11:06 PM

Very true.

Suspicious to say the least.

Something is fucky about this!

Judgment from God

Smells like B.S.

We still have KC 10s and C-130s that can do it.

Made in china?

Uhh...whoops


Triumph Group Inc.: Horizontal stabilizer and aft body section, including pressure bulkhead; wing center section, doors, nacelles and other components including cowl doors, seal depressor panels, acoustic panels and aft wheel well bulkhead


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TRIUMPH AND AIRBUS EXTEND PROPRIETARY PARTS PARTNERSHIP SUPPORTING ASIA-PACIFIC AND CHINA
Company Release - 09/15/2022
BERWYN, Pa., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Triumph Group (TRIUMPH) [NYSE:TGI] today announced that its Product Support business in Chonburi, Thailand, (TASA) has completed an extension with global aircraft manufacturer Airbus, to continue TRIUMPH's long-standing provision of repair station services for Airbus Proprietary Parts, managed by Satair, an Airbus services company and world leader in the commercial aerospace aftermarket.

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‘Falling tail’ issue grounds entire fleet of US Air Force tankers
A faulty component has led to concerns that the refueling aircraft can sustain damage mid-flight
‘Falling tail’ issue grounds entire fleet of US Air Force tankers

The United States Air Force has grounded hundreds of its decades-old KC-135 tankers, over concerns that a critical flaw could lead to their tails becoming separated from the fuselage mid-flight. Inspections have revealed that two dozen aircraft have so far been found to be affected by the fault.
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It ground the fleet for a 30 minute inspection. Tail pin swap for any with defective pins and I hear not very many.

How will we deliver pallets of cash to Ukraine?!?!?

They want us to lose!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

giving them to zelenskyyy

:zplane:

nice

Something about pins that were supplied from a supplier that were deficient.

Lol, you don't know shit
Every 250 hours and depot level every few yesrs

LOL fucking bull shit distractions


WHERE THE FUCK IS DUDES LAPTOP AND EPSTIENS LIST

Great timing U.S. military. Way to go Biden.

Joe will just personally hold it until the planes are ready. He promises to guard the cash "real hard."

Electronic payment.

If they were inspected (minimally) and never found an issue prior, then what caused them to find an issue now?

Fake ass news
They don’t know what the fuck they are talking about.

100% contractor work

They clearly found an issue and now need to check the fleet. Which has already been done. Some times things just pop up randomly and it’s an o shit this isn’t right. Tail pins are not usually inspected outside of depot maintenance.

No refueller

Gangsta