FOD (Foreign Object Debris) is a severe aviation hazard, defined by the FAA as any inappropriate object that can damage aircraft or injure personnel, affecting all types of aircraft from small planes ...

KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa — More than 1,000 people participated in a Kadena Air Base New Year’s tradition on a gray Thursday morning — the annual FOD Walk. FOD — or foreign object damage — refers to ...

The US Air Force suspended deliveries of Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tankers for a second time in about a month on 23 March after discovering foreign object debris (FOD) inside the aircraft. The service ...

The Air Force said Friday that it won’t accept delivery of any more KC-46 tankers until Boeing’s manufacturing process is cleaned up. Boeing grounded the tankers just over a week ago after loose tools ...

After foreign object debris, including forgotten tools, were found inside an undisclosed number of Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aircraft delivered to the US Air Force, the service suspended acceptance of the ...

FORT RUCKER, Ala. (February 5, 2019) - Foreign object damage on a military aircraft is a serious issue. Before every mission, the entire flight crew, which is five personnel on a CH-47, checks for FOD ...

August is Foreign Object Debris awareness month and Corpus Christi Army Depot FOD prevention program managers want you to be remembered for doing quality work and not dropping foreign object debris.

Boeing is inspecting all 737 MAXs it has in storage and adding factory-floor precautions after discovering foreign object debris (FOD) in the fuel tanks of multiple MAXs, the company confirmed late ...

Boeing is performing, on average, five sweeps per KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling tanker aircraft in its effort to contain the foreign object debris (FOD) issue that led to an 11-day halt on aircraft ...

The U.S. Air Force won’t accept any more KC-46 tankers until Boeing cleans the airplanes of trash and other debris left behind during the productions process, according to multiple reports. Military ...