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March 11, 2001
   
The Navy ordered all F-18A/B/C/D fighters to have their wing-folding mechanisms inspected after finding corrosion on some of them. Inspection took one hour per aircraft. Those with corrosion were grounded pending repairs.--Stephen V Cole