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The U.S. Air Force has recently grounded its entire fleet of KC-135 tankers to fix a non-conforming part that, if not addressed, could cause the tail to fall off mid-flight.

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The Air Force has ordered inspections of a number of aircraft, including refueling tankers at the Lincoln Guard base. The faulty parts could cause the aircraft’s tail to fall off.

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The US Air Force (USAF) has directed a safety stand-down of KC-135 fleet to perform inspections for a ‘non-conforming part’ in aircraft’s vertical tail assembly.

Hundreds of the Air Force's workhorse aircraft are being grounded as the service investigates a faulty part which could potentially cause part of a plane's tail to fall off.

The Air Force Materiel Command said inspectors are looking for “non-conforming” pins in the vertical tail assemblies of the aircraft. If a vertical terminal fitting pin failed, the tail section could break off the plane.