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From: Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
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Subject: Report: F-35's First Crash Was Caused by Manufacturing Defect
Date: 11 May 2019 08:21:36 -0700
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(Bloomberg) -- The crash of a U.S. Marine Corps F-35 that temporarily grounded
the entire fleet of next-generation jets in 2018 was caused by a manufacturing
defect in a fuel tube made by a United Technologies subcontractor, according to
congressional investigators.
a report on major weapons systems that referred to the September crash in South
Carolina. The Pentagon told the watchdog that it identified 117 aircraft --
about 40 percent of the worldwide F-35 fleet at the time -- with the same type
of fuel tubes that had to be replaced.
The disclosure was the first official information about the crash since the
Pentagon program office in late October issued a status statement while the
time.
A spokeswoman for the Pentagon F-35 program office deferred comment to Pratt &
Whitney, whose spokesman, John Thomas, said the company had no comment.
Marine Corps spokesman Captain Chris Harrison said in a statement that the crash
probe is continuing, and that the results will be released once complete. The
he added.
The Sept. 28 crash of the F-35B near Beaufort, South Carolina, was the first in
technical glitches. Although the pilot safely ejected, the incident prompted
concerns about the aircraft, which is being built by and sold to an
international consortium of U.S. allies, including the U.K, Italy, Australia and
Turkey.
F-35 program and this is an isolated incident which is quickly being addressed
The defective part identified in the report provides operating pressure to the
engine and fuel to the engine combustor.
Engine Deliveries
on time has been spotty. Deliveries surged to 81 in 2018 from 48 in 2012,
according to the GAO -- yet 86% of those were delivered late, up from 48% in
said.
partially due to a subcontractor that did not have all of the needed tooling in
despite a monthlong search. The cause of the crash is under investigation. The
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