...or frustration. In one case, a major component needed for an EA-6B aircraft to perform its mission was removed from or reinstalled on four different aircraft, for a total of 16 times in 6 days. Multiple Reasons for Parts Shortages The primary reasons for shortages of the 50 spare parts for the...

...frustration is the case in which a major component needed by an EA-6B aircraft to perform its mission was removed from or reinstalled on four different...16 times in 6 days. In another case, an Air Force C-6 was missing 136 parts, 47 of which had been used to make another cannibalized aircraft operational....