Tech Order Flaw Leads To F-22 Engine Damage

There are reasons why defense spending is so hard to predict. Air Force officials are documenting how a slightly flawed technical order and a small piece of cloth caused $6.7 million in damage to the engine of a brand-new F-22. The 27th Fighter Sqdn. from Langley AFB, Va., was on the F-22's first...

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