Obsolete part, ‘haphazard maintenance’ caused F-16’s in-flight engine fire
By: Stephen Losey  
An obsolete part that was mistakenly installed in an F-16CM Fighting Falcon at Misawa Air Base in Japan years ago broke apart in flight and caused an engine fire in February, an Air Force investigation found.
The accident investigation board, which Pacific Air Forces posted online Monday, concluded that “haphazard†maintenance procedures led to an out-of-date turbine frame forward fairing being installed in the F-16′s engine in 2012. That fairing — a ring made up of three connected titanium segments lining the forward outer section of the turbine frame — fractured during the F-16′s takeoff Feb. 20, blocked air needed to cool parts of the engine, and led to a fire that caused extensive damage.
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2018/11/20/obsolete-part-haphazard-maintenance-caused-f-16s-in-flight-engine-fire/
