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NAVAIR Spearheads Corrosion Prevention on Prowler and Seahawk Fleets
New Antenna Gaskets Improve Aircraft Readiness and Accessibility
By Cynthia Greenwood
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| The Navy's EA-6B Prowler, a fixed-wing fighter aircraft, supports air strikes and ground troops by interrupting enemy electronic activity. Photo Courtesy of U.S. Navy. |
It was dark and rainy around 7 p.m. when the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Constellation conducted flight operations in the Strait of Malacca after leaving Singapore during a scheduled deployment. It was December 2002, and two Navy EA-6B Prowlers named SKYBOLT 500 and SKYBOLT 502 had returned from a routine training mission in the Arabian Gulf.
After landing, the aircrews, assigned to the Lancers electronic attack squadron 131 from Whidbey Island Naval Air Station, went below deck to Maintenance Control for a debriefing.
"The crew of 502 reported that they lost communications in the heavy weather, but 500 reported all was clear," recalled Jay Shannon, the squadron's Quality Assurance Supervisor and a senior aviation structural engineer.
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