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NSIAD-85-51 1 (1985-03-01)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabnpn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STPfIE AGM2rSUe, RESTRICTED V [ IiG o?$5,s. by thO OI C,,,O- NATIONAL SECURITY AND MARCH 1, 1985 INTERNAO N A AFFAIR DIVISION R E L E A S E D B-21 7768 The Honorable Charles E. Bennett House of Representatives 126479 Dear Mr. Bennett: Subject: Navy Actions to Improve Overhaul Work -at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard', (GAO/NSIAD-85-51) On January 24, 1984, you asked us to look into allegations of deficiencies in the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard's (PNSY) Ser- vice Life Extension Program (SLEP) of the aircraft carrier T.S.S. Saratoga. In our meeting with you on February 9, 1984, you asked that we evaluate actions the Navy has taken to (1) improve over- all performance at PNSY and (2) preclude a recurrence of the type of technical problems experienced by the Saratoga on aircraft carrier SLEPs. The Saratoaa was the first large deck aircraft carrier to undergo major overhaul work at PNSY in over 10 years. In February 1983, the Saratoqa came out of PNSY after a 28-month SLEP. During the Saratoga's sea trials in April 1983, it experi- enced major system breakdowns that curtailed its operations, re- quiring it to go to Mayport Naval Station, Jacksonville, Florida, for extensive repairs. (See enc. II for discussion of the problems and corrective actions taken.) Following the Saratoga's technical problems, the Navy initi- ated and completed three studies which identified serious defi- ciencies in the work done by PNSY. The Navy has placed high priority on correcting them. As part of a strategy to improve the quality of PNSY's work and to prevent recurrence of similar problems, PNSY management is developing and implementing various plans to correct existing deficiencies. These plans, to be fully implemented by May 1985, include steps to --increase compliance with technical requirements, particularly in the areas of testing and inspection; --improve quality assurance and technical audits; 'Z I ,S-1(394029)

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