If I may comment on the article...
The Coast Guard’s helicopters are vital, life-saving tools, and, rather than love them to death, it may be time to buy the penurious Service a new fleet of Jayhawk helicopters before the Blackhawk production line closes for good.
While I don't think that the Blackhawk line is shutting down any time soon, I agree that getting some "China Copy" T's or a slight upgrade to the T would be a good idea.
Going back a few decades: when the Navy decided to "re manufacture" the B's and F's into the R's, it all went pear shaped in the end. (Which is its own sordid little story). The Navy ended up buying new birds after a number of years of trying to get things like Lot 0 aircraft to fit into Lot 13 Jigs ... etc.
Not sure if that's what is happening to these T's, but it may be a factor in fatigue life being recalculated.