Serious Dumbfuck Boeing fucked up Air Force One & deprived Ang Moh Trump of OXYGEN $4

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Faulty Repairs Cause $4 Million in Damage to Air Force One’s Oxygen System

by Hans Nichols

One of the president's Air Force One planes was put at risk when mechanics used contaminated tools during “heavy maintenance” last April, causing roughly $4 million in damages, according to the Air Force.

The contamination occurred in April of last year while President Barack Obama was still president. Because of unsafe cleaning procedures, there was a risk of fire breaking out on the plane.
Image: Secret Service agents stand by as Air Force One departs from Dallas
Image: Secret Service agents stand by as Air Force One departs from Dallas
Secret Service agents stand by as Air Force One departs from Dallas Love Field Airport March 12, 2016 in Dallas. Ashley Landis / Getty Images pool file

Three Boeing mechanics working on the plane, “failed to follow proper maintenance procedures leading to the contamination of the oxygen system,” according to a report by the Air Force Materiel Command. They were working on a VC-25A, one of two specially configured Boeing 747-200B aircraft, which are known as Air Force One when they fly the president.

Boeing repaid for the damages at its own expense.

After he was elected but before he assumed office, President Donald Trump threatened to cancel an order with Boeing for two updated 747’s that would join the Air Force One fleet.
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"Boeing is building a brand new 747 Air Force One for future presidents, but costs are out of control, more than $4 billion,” he said on twitter. “Cancel order!"

But on his inaugural flight as president, he called one of the current versions “beautiful,” and a “great plane."



http://www.independent.co.uk/news/ai...-a7732796.html

Air Force One's mechanics caused $4m of damage on presidential plane with potentially deadly repairs

Boeing staff used contaminated tools during testing that could have caused mid-flight fires

Clark Mindock New York
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Friday 12 May 2017 14:29 BST

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Three Boeing mechanics used contaminated tools to service Air Force One, causing $4 million in damages AFP/Getty Images

Three Boeing mechanics working on one of two planes that transport President Donald Trump and others in his position have used contaminated tools during testing that caused $4 million in damage and could have caused mid-flight fires on the aircraft, a federal investigation says.

The three mechanics were checking for leaks in oxygen systems on Air Force One last year when they used tools, parts, and an unauthorised cleaning procedure. The damages were paid for by Boeing and are a part of a contract for heavy maintenance on the Air Force One fleet between the company and the US Air Force.

Mechanics working on the planes need to use tools and parts that are cleaned in a specific way to remove any residue that could react with oxygen upon contact, potentially igniting in-flight fires or even an explosion. The tools and parts, after the specialised cleaning, can only be exposed to oxygen for a short time - anywhere between two and five minutes - before they need to be cleaned again.

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Here’s what happened: One mechanic gave another contaminated tools and parts to work with and said they were clean. The second later learned that the tools had been exposed to air for too long. The first mishap mechanic also gave the second some cleaning fluid at one point and said, “Here [is] some cleaning fluid. Do with it what you want. Use it if you want, but I don’t know anything about it,” according to the report.

The third mechanic helped find contaminated parts in the process.
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The fluid in question could have been successfully used to clean the tools but the mechanics weren’t privy to proper techniques. They then cleaned their tools in the wrong way before working on passenger and medical oxygen systems on board.

Boeing said in a written statement to CNN that it "fully understands the level of responsibility that comes from working on the President's aircraft." And, "We took swift action to self-report the incident to the US Air Force. The oxygen system was remediated by Boeing at no cost to the government."

The incident happened at a time when Boeing was behind schedule on maintenance and was requiring employees to work mandatory 12-hour shifts. Workers were working six and seven days in a row, sometimes without a day off for weeks.





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