USAF Continues C-130H Grounding, Issues International Inspection Order

C-130

The Air Force has grounded its fleet of C-130H due to cracks discovered in propellers.

Credit: Youngstown Air Reserve Station
The U.S. Air Force has issued an inspection order to international partners flying the C-130H after it grounded its own fleet due to cracks found in aircraft propellers during depot maintenance. Air Mobility Command (AMC) in a statement says the issue was discovered during a post-depot engine run...
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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