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Title: Marine Corps KC-130Ts grounded until further notice
Post by: rangerrebew on July 29, 2017, 08:31:16 am

Marine Corps KC-130Ts grounded until further notice
By: Valerie Insinna   1 day ago
 
WASHINGTON — The Marine Corps has grounded its fleet of KC-130Ts “out of an abundance of caution” following the events of the deadly crash earlier this month, the service has confirmed to Defense News.

The grounding affects 12 aircraft total, all operated by Marine Forces Reserve, said spokeswoman Lt. Stephanie Leguizamon.

http://www.militarytimes.com/breaking-news/2017/07/27/marine-corps-kc-130ts-grounded-until-further-notice/

Title: Re: Marine Corps KC-130Ts grounded until further notice
Post by: SZonian on July 30, 2017, 12:08:44 am

Looks like the Accident or Safety Investigation Boards may have found something...it'll be interesting to see if something went terribly wrong with that one engine that was found away from the main crash site.  I'm thinking it may have done some catastrophic damage when it was tearing itself off the wing.

As an aside, something I learned in a mishap investigation course I took while in the AF is that ~90% of all aircraft incidents are related to maintenance.