LOOSE NUT

The latest problem with Lockheed Martin's propulsion system for the X-35B short takeoff and vertical landing version of the Joint Strike Fighter began when a nut on the bearing channel around the power input shaft worked loose. It is located where the drive shaft from the engine joins the Rolls...

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