F-35B Fleet Grounded After Problem Discovered In 'Fueldraulic' Line

By Dan Taylor / January 18, 2013 at 10:10 PM
The F-35 joint program office has grounded its fleet of F-35B short-takeoff, vertical-landing (STOVL) variants of the Joint Strike Fighter as a precautionary measure after discovering a problem with the propulsion "fueldraulic" line in one of the aircraft at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. On Jan. 16, an aircraft experienced a problem -- before takeoff -- with the propulsion system "fueldraulic" line, which enables actuator movement for the STOVL vectoring exhaust system, according to a statement provided by JSF...

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