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A blue sheet covers what believed to be a part of a crashed U.S. military Osprey aircraft on a U.S. salvage boat off Yakushima, Kagoshima prefecture, southern Japan on, Dec. 27, 2023. The U.S. Air Force on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024 announced the end of its more than a month long search and recovery operation at the site of a CV-22B Osprey crash that occurred off the southern Japanese coast in late November, expressing regret at not being able to find the last of the eight crew members killed. (Kyodo News via AP)

The Pentagon believes it has identified the problem behind Osprey fatal crash and grounding of fleet

The Pentagon believes it has identified the mechanical failure in an Osprey aircraft that led to a fatal crash in Japan and the grounding of the fleet for two months

By TARA COPP
Published - Feb 06, 2024, 05:50 PM ET
Last Updated - Feb 06, 2024, 05:50 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon believes it has identified the mechanical failure that led to a fatal crash of an Osprey aircraft in Japan and the grounding of the fleet for two months, a U.S. defense official told The Associated Press. It is now weighing how the aircraft can be returned to service.

The Pentagon’s Joint Safety Council is now working with the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps on their plans to get Osprey crews ready to fly again, said Navy Rear Adm. Chris Engdahl, chairman of the council and commander of Naval Safety Command.

The Air Force investigation is continuing into the Nov. 29 Air Force special operations command CV-22 crash, which killed eight service members. The crash led to a rare grounding on Dec. 6 of about 400 Osprey aircraft across the three services.

The official who said the mechanical failure had been identified declined to say what the failure was. It has opened the door to discussions on return to flight because mitigations can be put in place. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the investigation.

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