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Joel H. Potter was sentenced to two years in prison today (June 28) for selling defective aircraft parts to the Navy and Marine Corps. The case was brought by the U.S. Attorney. Potter worked for Mackenzie Aircraft Parts in Vista. He was responsible for selling aircraft parts to Science Applications International Corp. The parts were to be newly manufactured; surplus parts were not allowed. Potter "intentionally sold at least 16,000 non-compliant aircraft parts to SAIC" more than 80 times, says the U.S. attorney's office. Potter knew these were critical safety items. For example, Potter provided defective bolts from a non-approved manufacturer. The head of one bolt broke off when it was being installed on a helicopter. A worldwide alert went out, and the military inspected every aircraft squadron to find defective bolts. It found several.
Joel H. Potter was sentenced to two years in prison today (June 28) for selling defective aircraft parts to the Navy and Marine Corps. The case was brought by the U.S. Attorney. Potter worked for Mackenzie Aircraft Parts in Vista. He was responsible for selling aircraft parts to Science Applications International Corp. The parts were to be newly manufactured; surplus parts were not allowed. Potter "intentionally sold at least 16,000 non-compliant aircraft parts to SAIC" more than 80 times, says the U.S. attorney's office. Potter knew these were critical safety items. For example, Potter provided defective bolts from a non-approved manufacturer. The head of one bolt broke off when it was being installed on a helicopter. A worldwide alert went out, and the military inspected every aircraft squadron to find defective bolts. It found several.