ARMY TO INSPECT APACHE FLEET A SECOND TIME

By Dan Dupont / November 15, 1999 at 5:00 AM
The Army announced late last week it plans to inspect its entire fleet of AH-64 Apache helicopters for faulty gearbox components. The components may have been to blame for a June 1 crash of an Israeli air force AH-64, the service said in a statement. "U.S. Army AH-64s have experiences six such failures, all of which occurred on the ground," the Nov. 12 statement reads. "The cause of the clutch failure is unknown, but engineering analysis indicates that the clutches...

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