General Electric and Rolls-Royce are trying to determine what caused an "abnormality" that damaged a Joint Strike Fighter engine during testing last week, according to company officials. The incident occurred three hours into a mechanical check-out on Sept. 23 at a GE facility in Evendale, OH. At the time, the endurance engine was “at near maximum fan speed,” according to G.E. spokesman Rick Kennedy. “All indications are that the cause of the incident is unique to this engine, and the...
