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The wing skin is firmly on the shank of

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the bolt . So that's why we had to

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drive it in and out . So when we go

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back in , we'll put a layer of sealant

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on it here and completely cover this

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area . Caleb reid the work lead for

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fuel system repair explains how we're

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going to fix a pesky problem . We've

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been making several attempts on this

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particular leak since what I think it

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was June . So to keep the aircraft in

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the rotation to meet mission

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requirements , this crew performed what

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they called quick fixes called out , we

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put the epoxy on the outside and just

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get it to stop . And as long as we can

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successfully stop the leak with the

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epoxy , then our t allow the , but

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these repairs are only good for so long .

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There's limits on how much it can leak ,

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but it's very small limits . So if we

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don't correct it properly , the first

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time we're going to end up having to

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come back , it's going to come back

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into the hangar and we're going to work

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another , who knows how long to correct

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it the next time . So this time the

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aircraft is in the hangar for 11 days

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for a more extensive repair . We're now

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in the tank and we're doing a permanent

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repair and replacing that sealant

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that's actually in the . So this should

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give us a last . So this aircraft was

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initially set for 11 days of repairs .

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But when they were finishing up , they

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found some additional items they had to

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fix . So it was in the hangar for about

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13 days and now it's ready to return to

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the fleet . So we can continue the

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mission of the 55th Wing reporting from

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the fuel barn . I'm JB Artley for the

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55th Wing Public Affairs office where

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the sun never sets on the fight in 55th .