SUU-63/BRU-32 Pylon Bolt 14 Bolts Attach Bomb Rack to Pylon • Pylons Provided w/Bolts By Contractor • “Forged” Bolt Heads Required • 70 Pylons w/Machined Bolt Heads Delivered (293 Bolts Total) • Non-Approved Source • No Supplier Eval Prior To Award • QA Not IAW W/Requirements • “New” Owners Reported Problem • Useful Life < 3 Years vice 10 Years
Defense Criminal Investigative Service Press Release UNAPPROVED PARTS NOTIFICATION SUSPECTED UNAPPROVED PARTS PROGRAM OFFICE, AVR-20 45005 AVIATION DRIVE, SUITE 214 DULLES, VA 20166-7541 U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration UPNs are posted on the Internet at http://www.faa.gov/avr/sups/upn.cfm No. 2002-00073 July 1, 2002 Published by: FAA, AIR-140, P.O. Box 26460, Oklahoma City, OK 73125 AFFECTED ENGINES Honeywell/AVCO Lycoming LF507 series and ALF502 series turbine engines. PURPOSE The purpose of this notification is to advise all aircraft owners, operators, maintenance organizations, manufacturers, and parts distributors regarding scrap parts reported stolen from a repair facility. BACKGROUND Honeywell UK Limited, located at 65 President Way, Luton, Beds, United Kingdom LU2 9NB, reported to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that on January 18, 2002, numerous scrap parts were stolen from the Honeywell repair facility. The following parts had been determined to be scrap and were awaiting mutilation at the time of the reported theft. Honeywell has indicated that the possibility exists that the parts may be offered <strong>for</strong> sale on the open market. Stolen Scrapped Engine Parts – STOLEN SCRAP PARTS Description Part No. Engine Model Applicability Fan Disk 2-043-002- 11 Fan Disk 2-043-002- 11 Fan Disk 2-043-002- 11 Supercharger 2-043-004- Disk 07 Supercharger 2-043-004- Disk 07 Disk-4 th Stage 2-100-042- Office 10 of Inspector General Washington, D.C. 20546 Serial No. 507 & 502 6472 5122 507 & 502 6519 5153 507 & 502 M402537 5618 502 Only 201 5043 502 Only 335015 4025 Engine Serial No. /LFO- NASA Office of Inspector General (OIG) News Release National Aeronautics 507 & 502 and Space SC53213 Administration 5332 July 29, 2002 RELEASE 2002-082 Improper Manufacture – False Certifications CALIFORNIA MAN INDICTED AND ARRESTED FOR AIRCRAFT PARTS SCHEME The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Defense (DoD) announced today that on July 8, 2002, Copeland Manufacturing Corporation (CMC), Tulsa, OK, was sentenced in U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma, Tulsa, OK, to 5 years probation and ordered to pay $251,722 in fines, $68,048 in restitution and an $800 special assessment fee. Donald R. Copeland accepted the sentencing <strong>for</strong> the corporation. On February 14, 2001, CMC pled guilty to two counts of making false statements to the United States Government. The charges resulted from the CMC production of noncon<strong>for</strong>ming spoiler-actuator attachment fittings <strong>for</strong> the Teledyne Ryan Aerospace (TRA) Tier II+ Global Hawk, an unmanned reconnaissance aircraft. The CMC also produced noncon<strong>for</strong>ming battery guides <strong>for</strong> operational use in the Space Station. The investigation was conducted by the Defense Criminal Investigative Service (the investigative arm of the OIG DoD) and the OIG, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Sentencing of the case was handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney John Russell, Northern District of Oklahoma. NonCon<strong>for</strong>ming Parts – False Certifications Item: Guilty Plea in Illegal Sale of Unapproved Aircraft Parts Case Date: June 21, 2001 Type: Summary: Investigation Sold Scrap Parts as FAA Approved Rose Flores pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Houston to tax evasion charges <strong>for</strong> failing to report income from the sale of scrapped aircraft parts to an aircraft repair station and an aircraft broker. Previously, Roger T. Sickler, co-owner of RTS Rework, Inc., an FAAapproved aircraft repair station, and RTS Services, Inc., an aircraft broker, were indicted in April, 2001 on charges of money laundering, wire fraud, and conspiracy <strong>for</strong> their role in the scheme to sell the scrapped parts <strong>for</strong> use as FAA-approved parts in commercial and The point of contact regarding this press release is James S. Wray, Resident Agent in Charge (RAC), Tulsa Resident Agency. RAC Wray can be reached at (918) 581-6485. military aircraft. This case is under investigation by OIG and the FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CIV To report suspected fraud, waste and abuse within DoD programs, contact Defense Department’s Criminal Investigative Service. FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1997 (202) 616-2765 the Defense Hotline toll-free at (800) 424-9098, e-mail at TDD (202) 514-1888 hotline@dodig.osd.mil or visit them on the World Wide Web at http://www.dodig.osd.mil/hotline. On July 25, 2002, Dale C. Henson, the President of Western Coupling Corporation, Mojave, distribution to creditors. The government expects to receive Cali<strong>for</strong>nia, was indicted and arrested on 40 federal counts of mail fraud and ten counts of violating about $840,000 <strong>for</strong> its allowed claim against SPECO. the Aircraft Safety Act of 2000. Henson's company allegedly improperly manufactured hoses and couplings <strong>for</strong> use with liquid oxygen systems and then shipped these hoses with fraudulent certifications to contractors of NASA, the Department of Defense, and commercial companies. One of the hoses was purchased <strong>for</strong> use on an experimental aircraft project with which NASA was involved. UNITED STATES SETTLES FALSE CLAIMS ACT LAWSUIT FOR $7.2 MILLION ALLOWED CLAIM WITH OHIO COMPANY WASHINGTON, D.C. -- SPECO Corporation, a bankrupt Springfield, Ohio, company, has agreed to an allowed claim by the United States of $7.2 million to settle allegations it manufactured faulty transmission parts <strong>for</strong> Army helicopters, the Department of Justice announced today. The defective parts caused the crash of two helicopters in Saudi Arabia and Maryland, the Department said. There were two minor injuries. Defective Parts - 2 Crashes Assistant Attorney General Frank W. Hunger, in charge of the Civil Division, and U.S. Attorney Dale Ann Goldberg of Columbus, Ohio, said the settlement resolves SPECO's liability to the government in a qui tam suit filed against SPECO Corporation and The Boeing Company. SPECO filed <strong>for</strong> bankruptcy under Chapter 11 in December 1995 and has liquidated its assets. Under bankruptcy law, creditors with allowed claims may receive proportional payments from the assets of the bankrupt company depending upon the classification of their allowed claim and the amount of money available <strong>for</strong> The suit alleged that SPECO violated the False Claims Act by delivering transmission parts which it knew were defective <strong>for</strong> use in the Army's CH-47D Chinook helicopter. The CH-47D Chinook is the military's medium tactical heavy-lift transport helicopter. The investigation was conducted by Special Agents of the NASA Office of Inspector General's The U.S. Bankruptcy Court of Dayton, Ohio, approved the Office of Criminal Investigations, the Defense Criminal Investigations Service, and the settlement on February 24, 1997, and the U.S. District Court in Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General. The prosecution is being handled by Cincinnati, Ohio, gave its final approval on March 6, 1997. Jonathan Conklin, Assistant United States Attorney, Eastern District of Cali<strong>for</strong>nia, in Fresno. SPECO also agreed to provide the Department of Defense with For more in<strong>for</strong>mation on this release, please call Paul Shawcross, Executive Officer, NASA Office inventory and intellectual property to settle government claims Item: Three of Four Defendants Plead Guilty in SUPs Case Date: August 19, 2002 Type: Summary: Investigation Substandard, Untested Counterfeit Parts Thomas, Naomi, and Bradley Coffee (father, mother, and son, respectively) pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Dayton, OH, in connection with the attempted sale of suspected unapproved aviation parts (SUPs) to undercover Federal agents. The three defendants, along with Jeremy Coffee (another son) and The Centerville Marketing Group, of Centerville, OH, were indicted in Philadelphia, PA, in July 1999 with conspiracy, mail and wire fraud, and trafficking in counterfeit goods or services. The Coffees were selling substandard, untested, or counterfeit aircraft parts, primarily avionics antennas, with military and civilian applications. Bradley and Thomas Coffee subsequently pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, and Naomi Coffee pleaded guilty <strong>for</strong> failing to report a felony. Sentencing is anticipated in January 2003. Jeremy Coffee is expected to enter a guilty plea on October 18. This case was investigated by the 15
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