The Navy's new plan to fix Ford's elevator failures [View all]

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2019/07/01/the-navys-new-plan-to-fix-fords-elevator-failures/

The Navy’s new plan to fix Ford’s elevator failures

By: Mark D. Faram    11 hours ago

The Navy is vowing a “full court press” to overcome delays and finally field all the Advanced Weapons Elevators needed by the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford.
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With only two of Ford’s 11 elevators operating — and no firm schedule for delivering the remaining nine — the Navy brought a “team of experts” from both the government and private industry on board the Ford to fix the snafus, according to Geurts.

The sea service also announced Monday that officials will build a pair of testing facilities to help engineers fix problems and prep sailors to operate and maintain the elevator technology.

Navy spokesman Capt. Danny Hernandez told Navy Times on Monday that the ongoing bugs include “construction challenges” caused partly by “very tight tolerances, physical structural adjustments and software refinement” needed to make “weapons movement sustainable and reliable."
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