The Army is inspecting its entire Apache helicopter fleet for a critical defect

Daniel Brown/Business Insider The Army has ordered aviation techs to widen their search for abroken partthat can send Apache helicopter rotors catastrophically ripping loose mid-flight. The Pentagon stopped accepting deliveries ofAH-64E ‘Echo’ Apaches months ago over safety issues concerning strap pack nuts, which keep the rotor blades from separating from frame, and now all Apache models in "severe coastal" areas are being inspected. But the Army is still flying the Apaches, "accepting the ...