Increased F-22 utilization has the Air Force and Pratt & Whitney considering changes to the Raptor's F119 engine maintenance plan that could increase the peak overhaul rate. The service and Pratt, the F119 engine-maker, are in the midst of a progressive overhaul plan that has the program performing deep maintenance on 32 engines this year and 64 next year, according to Amanda Glode, Pratt's F119 program general manager. The program had planned to peak at 64 engines per year --...
