The objective of this audit was to determine whether the Air Force had effective controls and procedures to identify and remove from the DoD supply chain defective spare parts provided by contractors and to obtain restitution from the contractors that provided the defective parts.
We used nonstatistical methods and reviewed 22 stock numbers with 265 defective parts associated with 15 weapon systems and end items. This included 19 stock numbers with 262 defective parts that required restitution. In addition, we used nonstatistical methods and reviewed 40 stock numbers with 45 defective parts associated with a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft contract.