Known V-22 Gearbox Problem Caused Fatal June 2022 Crash

Brian Everstine July 21, 2023

A USMC MV-22 of the VMM-365 Purple Foxes.

Credit: U.S. Marine Corps
The U.S. Marine Corps has since 2010 known of a critical safety issue on its V-22 Osprey fleet—a gearbox flaw that can cause the tiltrotor’s clutch to slip, severely impacting the safety of flight. For years, the Corps says it has trained its crews to be aware of and work around the issue. While the...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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