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Cleaning technique cause failure of C-17 landing gear

Staff August 05, 1999
The right main landing gear of a U.S. Air Force C-17 airlifter collapsed last September as the plane touched down at an airport in Iceland because the technique of grit blasting, used to clean a component, counteracted a fix that had been added to strengthen the part. The Air Force accident report...

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