{"id":40566,"date":"2019-04-15T19:24:19","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T19:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/04\/15\/forscom-deputy-says-soldiers-bore-brunt-of-ah-65-strap-pack-nut-problem\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:09:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:09:05","slug":"forscom-deputy-says-soldiers-bore-brunt-of-ah-65-strap-pack-nut-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/digital-show-dailies\/aaaa\/2019\/04\/15\/forscom-deputy-says-soldiers-bore-brunt-of-ah-65-strap-pack-nut-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Soldiers bore brunt of strap pack nut problem with AH-64 helos, says acting FORSCOM chief"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Correction: Lt. Gen. Laura Richardson is the acting commanding general of U.S. Army Forces Command.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NASHVILLE, Tenn. \u2014 Soldiers bore the brunt of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2018\/04\/19\/army-stops-taking-ah-64es-from-boeing-due-to-lack-of-confidence-in-part-critical-to-safety\/\" target=\"_blank\">a major problem with the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter<\/a> that was discovered last year, and which Boeing has been working to fix, the acting commanding general of Army Forces Command said at the Army Aviation Association of America\u2019s annual summit on April 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service decided to stop accepting AH-64 Echo-models from Boeing when it discovered problems with a \u201csafety critical\u201d part \u2014 the strap pack nut \u2014 which holds the bolts that hold the rotor blades onto the helicopter.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2018\/09\/11\/us-army-resumes-accepting-apaches-from-boeing\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-83018064.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US Army resumes accepting Apache helicopters from Boeing<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">After discovering problems with a part critical to safety on AH-64 helicopters, the Army had stopped accepting the aircraft from Boeing.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army was unhappy with the performance of the nuts in severe coastal environments and saw corrosion due to climate and stress during routine safety inspections of the fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service ordered a redesign of the strap pack nut that would be retrofitted onto all operational AH-64s worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Noting the strap pack nut issue among other delays, Lt. 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