Leonardos C-27J Spartan sprekker - Defence Connect

 

I 2010 fikk Flyoperativt Forums arbeidsutvalg anledning til å få en briefing av Finmeccanica, nå Leonardo,  på typen. Vi likte det vi så alle mann. Bildet under viser Trond Sølna i cockpit. Trond var tidligere P-3C Orion, og C-130 flyger.

Bilder: Per Gram (Red.)

RAAF grounds a number of Spartan aircraft after finding structural cracking

AIR

07 DECEMBER 2023

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By: Jake Nelson

The RAAF has grounded some of its C-27J Spartans following discovery of structural cracking on the aircraft.

The grounding, which affects an unspecified number of Defence’s Spartan aircraft, comes after the US Coast Guard suspended use of all 14 of its Spartans, finding that each had cracks of “varying degrees” and saying they would remain grounded until a “thorough evaluation” was completed.

Manufacturer Leonardo had earlier issued an Alert Service Bulletin directing operators, which include the USCG and RAAF as well as the militaries of Italy, Mexico, and a number of other countries, to check for cracks near where the horizontal and vertical stabilisers are attached to the fuselage.

“The Royal Australian Air Force has initiated inspections on Australia’s C-27J fleet and identified similar issues,” a Defence spokesperson told the ABC.

“Aircraft found to have cracking will not be flown until an engineering assessment has been completed.”