Fighter Sweep
  • Home
  • Military Aviation
  • Air Force
  • Navy
  • Spec Ops
  • Expert Analysis
  • Careers
  • Photos
Home Previous Post Next Post
Follow @fightersweep

Strong Winds Caused F-35 Engine Fire Last Year According to Report

July 13, 2017 f-35-mountain-home-afb-engine-fire
FighterSweep Staff 4 Comments Air Force, Military Aviation, News, Photos, Video

Apparently F-35 pilots had no idea that gusty tailwinds could cause an engine fire on the F-35. But that is exactly what happened last year at Mountain Home AFB in Idaho according to a recently released report from the Air Force Air Education and Training Command.

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.

The forced air “led to a series of events resulting in insufficient torque applied to the [mishap aircraft] engine during start, and thus the engine rotation speed slowed,” the report said.

“At the same time, fuel continued to be supplied to the engine at an increasing rate, which enabled an uncontained engine fire. The fire came out the engine exhaust and was carried along the outer surfaces of the [mishap aircraft] by the tailwind, causing significant damage,” it said. – DoDBuzz

The damage to the aircraft was estimated at $17 million.

Featured image of an F-35A at rest on the flightline after arriving at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Alaysia Berry

f-35-mountain-home-afb-engine-fire

Related Posts

  • F-35s Conduct Deployment Test at Mountain Home!F-35s Conduct Deployment Test at Mountain Home!
  • Germany To Buy New F-35 Fighter Jets From U.S.Germany To Buy New F-35 Fighter Jets From U.S.
  • Israel Reveals Its F-35I Adir Is An Iranian Drone KillerIsrael Reveals Its F-35I Adir Is An Iranian Drone Killer
  • F-35 logistics systems first phase of upgrades now completedF-35 logistics systems first phase of upgrades now completed
  • Qatari Fighter Jets Over Idaho?Qatari Fighter Jets Over Idaho?

Find Us on Facebook

FighterSweep.com

Sign Up
for the Newsletter

What’s Hot

  • July 1, 2022

    Is It Possible to Use Musk's SpaceX Rockets, Starlink Tech for the Military?

  • blue-angels-reporter-blacks-out-passes-out
    December 5, 2017

    Watch: News Reporter Blacks Out on Ride with US Navy Blue Angels

  • Whistling Death: How The Corsair Got Its Nickname
    August 30, 2019

    Whistling Death: How the Corsair got its nickname

Follow Us

Facebook Twitter Twitter

Recent Comments

  • Lars Dirch Sørensen This didn't age well.
  • Speir Mor Media Amazing history and pride in the old B-52! And that’s one hell of a range. [...]
  • disqus_lkVjMrnsGt As an 8th grader in 1960 I first became acquainted with the 1952 Washington [...]
  • SWS Irrational fears and misinformation is not a reason to get a waiver from a [...]

© Copyright 2022 SOFREP Media Group. All Rights Reserved.

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Advertisers
 

Loading Comments...