A routine engine inspection carried out on Feb. 19 revealed a crack on a low-pressure turbine blade of an F135 engine installed in a conventional-take-off-and-landing test F-35A aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base, CA and as a result all F-35 flight operations have been suspended, according to an F-35 Joint Program Office statement issued today. "Engineering teams are shipping the turbine blade to Pratt and Whitney's Engine Facility in Middletown, CT, to conduct more thorough evaluation and root cause analysis,"...
