Latest "grounding" stories

Pentagon grounds some F-35s after ejection on Texas runway

The F-35 Joint Program Office told services a fuel tube failure may have caused an F-35B's crash, which has now led to some fighters being grounded.

By Stephen Losey

5 months ago

A C-130 Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron approaches Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 24, 2017. (Yasuo Osakabe/Air Force)

No end in sight on C-130H groundings; other planes fill in on mobility

The Air Force is finding workarounds to keep carrying out mobility missions while many C-130Hs are grounded due to concerns over propeller assembly cracks.

By Stephen Losey

8 months ago

Air Force grounds most C-130Hs due to cracked propeller barrels

It's uncertain how long it will take Air Mobility Command to replace all the defective propeller assemblies that have grounded most C-130H planes.

By Stephen Losey

8 months ago

US Air Force grounds Osprey fleet after dangerous clutch problem

Air Force Special Operations Command has begun investigating what is causing the clutches in the aircraft to slip.

By Stephen Losey

10 months ago

All US Air Force F-35s are flying again after ejection seat checks

Service technicians inspected 706 cartridges from 349 F-35s, as well as additional supplies of spare cartridges.

By Stephen Losey

10 months ago

Most F-35s return to flight operations after fuel tube problem

Around 80 percent of F-35 jets have been cleared of an issue that grounded the fleet last week.

By Valerie Insinna

5 years ago