U.S. Marine Corps grounds Harriers, searches for engine defects

The U.S. Marine Corps grounded all of its AV-8B Harriers late Wednesday after discovering an improperly manufactured cotter key in one of the Rolls-Royce F408 engines that power that plane. The Harrier fleet had been slowly returning to full flight status following completion of detailed engine...

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