Originally Posted by
Paul Lupp
" Defence News reported earlier this year (2018) that the US Army had stopped taking deliveries of the AH-64E Apache attach helicopters from Boeing in February. The US Army explained that 'the service is not confident in the durability of what it deems a "critical safety item" - a strap pack nut that holds very large bolts, that subsequently hold the rotor blades on the helicopter'
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Suggest that you look into the Apache (D) crash a few years ago near Houston, Texas, if you want to understand that issue with the Apache.
Short version: one blade left, and it all ended in tears. You will not find anything about that here on the fixed wing noiseathon regarding the 737 Max, but you may, if you use the search function, find some items of interest in the Rotorheads or Military Aviation forums. The strap pack nut figured prominently in that accident. With the increase in max gross weight for the E, a variety of issues regarding component life arose Long Before MCAS was a term anybody knew.
Plus: that's Boeing Mesa, Rotary Wing.