The first newly configured V-22 Osprey arrived at Patuxent River, MD, three days late this week because an access door on the right-hand nacelle broke off and damaged a vertical stabilizer in flight, leading to a precautionary landing in Arkansas on Aug. 17. The access doors -- each of the two nacelles has one -- are new features meant to give V-22 maintenance personnel access to the aircraft's inner workings. Osprey No. 34, the first "Block A" aircraft, carries these...
