Naval Air Systems Command this week ordered the temporary grounding of 84 Navy and Air Force V-22 Osprey tiltrotors after an inspection of one of 12 V-22s in Iraq revealed that loose bolts were causing damage to components in the aircraft's rotor assembly, according to a NAVAIR spokesman. The March 22 grounding was a "precautionary measure" after all four bolts in the rotor assembly were found loose in one of the V-22s in Iraq on March 21, said the spokesman,...
