V-22 OspreyFrom DoD Buzz:
All 84 Ospreys were temporarily grounded following the discovery March 21 of four loose bolts in a V-22 in Iraq.
“This is a temporary grounding bulletin issued strictly as a precautionary measure,” NavAir’s V-22 spokesman Mike Welding said Tuesday evening.
“If one of those came lose in flight, the worst case scenario you would lose control of the affected prop rotor,” he said, adding that no planes had been affected in flight. “Our priority first and foremost is safety.”
Four planes have had problems with the bolts, which help control the prop rotors. Two of those planes are back in the air, Welding said. The repairs take two days, he said.
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My Comment: Not a good sign .... not a good sign at all.