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Cause Of F-35B Grounding Identified

Defense Daily Staff

Tuesday, January 29th, 2013

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A problem with the fueldraulics line behind the grounding of Marine Corps F-35Bs was likely caused by a quality issue in the manufacturing process that does not pose any design flaws or maintenance issues, the Pentagon said yesterday. The inquiry by government and industry engineering teams concluded there was a quality discrepancy from the company that produces the parts and the faulty lines have been identified, removed from the aircraft and will be replaced, said Joe DellaVedova, the spokesman for…

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