Ten F/A-18 Hornets Grounded After Hinge Crack Discovery
Published: Mon Nov 10th, 2008Source: www.navytimes.com
After inspecting hundreds of F/A-18 Hornet fighters, the US Navy and Marine Corps have had to ground ten aircraft and impose flight restrictions on twenty others. In late October, during a routine inspection, fatigue cracks were found in an aileron hinge of an older model F/A-18 Hornet.“We are very encouraged by the results and project minimal operational impact,” Navy spokesman Lt. Clay Doss said.
More than half of the Navy and Marine Corps Hornets are past their original service life of 6,000 flight hours.
The Navy and Marine Corps have 112 Hornets on deployment. Two of the deployed aircraft were grounded, including a Navy fighter and a Marine Corps fighter. Doss declined to say where they were deployed.
Eight deployed aircraft were placed on flight restrictions, Doss said. The deployed aircraft will be fixed on the scene using existing supplies and will not need to be transported to a depot.
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