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Northrop Grumman completes UK E-3D Sentry repairs
Feb 22, 2012
Military
Northrop Grumman Corporation has successfully completed repairs to a wing spar on a UK E-3D Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (UK AWACS) aircraft and delivered it to the Royal Air Force ahead of schedule. The aircraft's cracked wing spar was repaired at the company's Lake Charles Maintenance and Modification Centre, marking the first time a Sentry aircraft, a 707-variant aircraft, has been repaired in the United States. The work was carried out as part of the existing Sentry Whole Life Support Program (WLSP), which was originally awarded to Northrop Grumman in 2005.
"The aircraft's wing spar incurred a stress crack," said Mark Cannon, UK AWACS programme director, Northrop Grumman Technical Services. "The Lake Charles Maintenance and Modification Centre was chosen for the wing spar replacement because of its extensive experience and expertise in this type of repair on nearly identical airframes making it the quickest, lowest-risk solution, as demonstrated by the early delivery."
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