Faulty clamp installation blamed for V-22 hydraulic failure

Preliminary checks point to a faulty clamp installation as the culprit in the hydraulic failure that caused a V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft to make an unscheduled landing Aug. 4, according to a statement from manufacturer Bell-Boeing. The clamp, which held a hydraulic line filter, was "not...

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