Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"All Ospreys in flight operation have the modifications, including those that are deployed. The modifications have also been fully incorporated into the V-22 production line so that new aircraft will not require further modification after leaving the factory... Since this incident, 100 percent of the V-22 fleet has had the mods installed and there have been no additional occurrences of incidents of this type."

Source: Marine Corps spokesman Maj. Eric Dent. Investigators have determined an in-flight fire that broke out onboard a Bell-Boeing Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey during a training flight last year was caused by hydraulic fluid leaking onto an exhaust cooling component in the aircraft's left engine nacelle. The report also notes a similar fire broke out in the same section on another Osprey earlier that year. The Marines described that incident as a "minor nacelle fire," and noted modifications were underway to alleviate the problem, which stems from spikes in hydraulic pressure that may fracture the lines.

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