Troublesome Fueldraulic Lines Removed From F-35Bs
Credit: DoD
Investigators have found six additional fueldraulic lines with manufacturing defects on the Pentagon’s young F-35B fleet, which was grounded Jan. 18 after a takeoff incident at Eglin AFB, Fla. A “quality nonconformance” in a fueldraulic tube was “the most probable cause” for the Jan. 18 operational...
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