Posted on 05/11/2017 1:56:44 PM PDT by ColdOne
Airline mechanics assigned to perform critical maintenance on the fleet of Air Force One planes used to fly President Donald Trump and previous presidents were caught using contaminated tools on the craft, causing more than $4 million in damage that could have caused a fire to break out on the plane, according to a federal investigation.
Three mechanics working for Boeing, which has a contract to perform critical maintenance on the Air Force One fleet, "failed to observe explicit warnings" while attempting to clean the plane at a Boeing-owned plant in San Antonio, Texas.
Boeing, which has caused a firestorm on Capitol Hill over its efforts to sell Iran billions of dollars worth of planes that many suspect will be used to facilitate terrorism operations, caused more than $4 million in damage to the plane.
(Excerpt) Read more at freebeacon.com ...
The last time I rode on Air Force One, there were signs all over that said, “Please wash hands after pooping.”
Everyone ignored them.
Combustible material introduced into a pure oxygen environment—boom!
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