Stabilizer cracks ground USAF C-27As for inspection

U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command grounded its C-27A Spartan intra- theater transport planes pending inspection after small cracks were discovered on the horizontal stabilizer attachment of one of its aircraft. All 10 C-27As in USAF inventory are attached to the 24th Wing, Howard AFB, Panama, and...

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