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New Fuel Tube Issues Ground Several F-35s For Second Time This Month

By Vivienne Machi

Thursday, October 25th, 2018

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New Fuel Tube Issues Ground Several F-35s For Second Time This Month

An F-35A lands at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska for cold-weather testing. (Air Force photo)

Following the Oct. 11 grounding of all F-35 Joint Strike Fighters due to a failed fuel tube in some aircraft, two additional fuel supply tubes have been identified as suspect and require inspection, the Pentagon’s joint program office said Oct. 25.“While the two additional fuel tubes have not failed, engineering data collected during the ongoing investigation established the requirement for a time-phased inspection based on engine flight hours,” said Joe DellaVedova, F-35 JPO spokesman, in an emailed statement Thursday. “The…

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