Naval Air Systems Command has directed the inspection of each V-22 Osprey’s Proprotor Gearbox -- the critical part of machinery linked to a series of crashes in recent years -- to verify its current flight hours before each aircraft’s next flight, according to a Navy statement today . If the aircraft’s gearbox meets or exceeds a predetermined flight-hour threshold, it will “resume flights in accordance with controls instituted in the March 2024 interim flight clearance,” the statement reads. The March...
