“quality control issues”
Quality control issues? Yeah, I guess a design that was only supposed to last 15 years, now pushing 40 YEARS, has quality control issues... NOT.
We are allowing the politicians to FLY the wings off of aircraft far in excess of their planned service life so that they can give handouts to their money bag supporters and the shiny new toy mob in the pentagon.
Wings are more of a Lockheed problem. As I recall, this plane is known for the fuselage breaking in half during flight. Due to parts that didn't meet standards, but who cares about that when there is money to be made.