Of 382 cases adjudicated by the PET so far, 130 have involved some form of contamination, 114 involved an ECS component failure, 91 involved human factors, 50 involved an OBOGS component failure, 13 involved a breathing gas delivery component failure, and 76 were inconclusive or involved another aircraft system failure.
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The information provided by the Navy in the testimony shows a rate of 'physiological events' in the T-45 flight training aircraft during fiscal year 2016 of 46.97 events per 100,000 flight hours.
The budget request for Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps programs in our jurisdiction reflects a more stable funding path for major aviation programs.
However, it also shows an unspecified $18 billion reduction to nondefense accounts without providing any details, which I find quite concerning.
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