Boeing Tankers Still Have Debris; Fix is ‘Months, Maybe Longer’ Away - Government Executive

Boeing Tankers Still Have Debris; Fix is ‘Months, Maybe Longer’ Away - Government Executive

• But the Air Force is once again accepting aircraft so that new inspection processes can be brought to bear, acquisition chief Roper says.

LE BOURGET, France — Boeing executives didn’t want the international debut of their KC-46 Pegasus to take place amid questions about why the U.S. Air Force is still finding debris inside the new aerial tankers.
...“This is not something that you fix by sending out a memo,” Roper said Monday during a briefing here.
The much-delayed KC-46 program took an unsettling turn in January when Boeing finally began delivering the planes. 
Behind wall panels and under the floors, airmen found tools, trash, wire ties and nuts, Roper said. 
In February, the Air Force stopped accepting the planes from Boeing. 
They started taking them again in March, then stopped again when inspectors found more debris..."
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