Temporary halt of F-35 deliveries blamed on quality control problem

A quality control problem stopped delivery of the F-35 for a month.
The halt in deliveries started Sept. 21 and ended Oct. 20.
The issue centered around a primer that is used as a protective coating on aluminum fasteners. The primer is to prevent corrosion.
 “After a thorough government and industry investigation, it was discovered that Lockheed Martin had not applied the required primer in fastener holes on F-35 substructures during the aircraft production process,” Pentagon sp