Flight Ops Of 15 F-35As Suspended Due To Fuel Tank Problem

Flight Ops Of 15 F-35As Suspended Due To Fuel Tank Problem
Flight Ops Of 15 F-35As Suspended Due To Fuel Tank Problem

The US Air Force and Norway announced the temporary suspension of flight operations for 15 F-35As today because of “peeling and crumbling insulation in avionics cooling lines inside the fuel tanks.” The problem, caused by a supplier, was discovered during depot modification of an F-35A and affects a total of 57 aircraft, 42 of them still on the…