Posted on 05/13/2008 8:09:26 PM PDT by denydenydeny
FBI Monitoring 'Incident' At Ridley Township Plant
RIDLEY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (CBS3/AP) ― Boeing Rotorcraft Systems temporarily shut down a production line for several hours Tuesday at its suburban Philadelphia plant because of possible irregularities discovered in two military helicopters.
The company disclosed few specifics about why the shutdown of the H-47 Chinook helicopter line at the plant in Ridley Township, Pa., occurred. It said an investigation was under way and it was working with the Defense Contract Management Agency, which oversees military suppliers.
Boeing officials said they discovered "irregularities" in two of the aircrafts that were being assembled at the plant. The nature of the irregularities was not immediately known.
Jack Satterfield, a company spokesman, said workers were expected to report for work Wednesday, even as the investigation continued.
Rep. Joe Sestak, a Democrat whose district includes the plant, said he was told during a briefing that wires that appeared to be broken or severed were found in one helicopter and a suspicious washer was found in a second.
Sestak said the assessment was preliminary and he expects that the findings of a more thorough review would be available on Wednesday. He praised Boeing's handling of the situation, and said it was much too early to speculate on what happened.
Satterfield said the shutdown was isolated to the line at the Pennsylvania plant and does not affect operational aircraft.
The Chinook is known as the Army's workhorse aircraft. It is used to transport troops and supplies.
Boeing is currently producing new Chinooks for the Army, as well as updating older models.
A message left Tuesday evening with the Defense Contract Management Agency was not immediately returned.
(© 2008 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Hmmm..an anti-war mole?
bttt
Keep a close eye on anyone named (fill in the blank): __________.
You racist!!!
Maybe Boeing is angry about losing the air tanker deal?
ping
Immediate lie detector and intensive background screening for anyone who could possibly have had access to the area where the “sabotage” occurred.
And when the “saboteur” is found, take steps to ensure he/she will never be able to commit such an act ever again.
There’s anti-war wackos nuts enough to do something like that but you wouldn’t think they’d be on a Boeing assembly line.
Just make sure the Jesus nut is on nice and tight.
Meaning it was not part of the Bill of Materials.
Was this washer transponding?
I wonder if one of the workers won't show up, and will next be seen in the Middle East or Iran.
May be a case of someone sabotaging someone else’s career on the assembly line.
book mark
o_0
Well, remember there were Muslims in the military out sabotaging things. Remember the Muslim helicopter mechanic who was involved in one of the crashes early in the war? Something like 17 people were killed in it.
But there was some justice: He was one of them, because at the last minute there was need for another crew member. He virtually had to be forced onto the plane, obviously because he knew what was going to happen and he wasn’t ready to meet his virgins yet.
I’d look for American-born Muslims first, and then go one to peaceniks as a last resort, because the latter generally don’t have enough skills to get hired a job of that nature.
The Chinook has been in production since the early 1960’s. A while back on the Military Channel they showed the production line. Many of those workers have been there for decades. Shouldn’t be too difficult to narrow that down.
Yes, that’s true.
I was thinking from a standpoint of background checks but don’t know the extent that they’re done. Even so, if they’re extensive I suppose one could get through it.
People say "how could someone throw their military career away". Some see it as a way to fight "the beast" from within.
If it’s sabotage, they’ll do that and more. The people involved here aren’t exactly a bunch of Fife’s.
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