“Taking something apart is usually easier than
putting it back together. As a result of having to put the larger
pieces back on it, they (assemblers) will have to do a complete
ground check and a functional flight check which will involve
testing all the systems and the performance of the
aircraft.”
Source: Scheduler Matt Stanley, a hub
scheduler on a CH-53 Production line, commenting on the efforts
that were required over a period of six months of intensive
work to return two mission-ready Marine Corps CH-53Es Super
Stallion helicopters directly to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of
operations in support of the Global War on Terrorism.