Strong Winds into F-35A Exhaust Caused Engine Fire: Investigators
Posted By: Oriana Pawlyk July 13, 2017
Strong winds whipping through the exhaust of a F-35A Joint Strike Fighter starting its engine at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, resulted in the engine catching fire last year, according to an investigation report.
The Accident Investigation Board report, released Wednesday by Air Education and Training Command, concluded the Sept. 23, 2016, mishap was caused when a tailwind “forced hot air into the inlet of the Integrated Power Pack,” an internal system where the conventional auxiliary power unit and an emergency power unit combine.
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