Navy Grounds 193 T-45C Jet Trainers Over Engine Fault
The Navy’s fleet of carrier-capable training jets have been grounded due to faulty compressor of engine.
The service’s 193 T-45C Goshawk trainers used to train Navy and Marine Corps pilots are now in a “safety pause” following an engine blade fault discovered during a pre-flight check on Oct. 11 at Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas, Elizabeth Fahrner, a spokeswoman with Program Executive Officer Tactical Aircraft Programs (PEO(T)), told USNI News on Thursday.
A subsequent engineering analysis of the Rolls-Royce Turbomeca F405-RR401 (US VERSION OF ADOUR 871) engine prompted the grounding of the T-45C fleet.
India BAE Hawk use the same engine and reports of trouble with the engine are noted by Flightglobal.
The Navy’s fleet of carrier-capable training jets have been grounded due to faulty compressor of engine.
The service’s 193 T-45C Goshawk trainers used to train Navy and Marine Corps pilots are now in a “safety pause” following an engine blade fault discovered during a pre-flight check on Oct. 11 at Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas, Elizabeth Fahrner, a spokeswoman with Program Executive Officer Tactical Aircraft Programs (PEO(T)), told USNI News on Thursday.
A subsequent engineering analysis of the Rolls-Royce Turbomeca F405-RR401 (US VERSION OF ADOUR 871) engine prompted the grounding of the T-45C fleet.
India BAE Hawk use the same engine and reports of trouble with the engine are noted by Flightglobal.
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