Reply #29: $645 for $12.51 spare part? Boeing gives Army refund

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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2014950380_boeingcopter04.html

Boeing charged the Army excessive prices for helicopter spare parts, including $644.75 for a tiny, black plastic motor gear that cost another Pentagon agency $12.51, according to a report by the Defense Department's Inspector General.

Earlier this year, the company refunded $556,006 on the "spur gear" after an audit draft was issued.

The second-largest defense contractor also issued a $76,849 Army refund for a dime-sized, plastic "roller assembly" that costs $7.71. Boeing charged the Army $1,678.61 apiece.

Both parts are installed on the CH-47 Chinook.