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Pratt engine grounds F-35s

Published 02/23/2013 12:00 AM
Updated 02/22/2013 11:55 PM

The Pentagon says it has grounded its fleet of F-35 fighter jets after discovering a cracked engine blade during what the Pentagon called a routine inspection at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., of an Air Force version of the F-35. Other versions of the F-35 are flown by the Navy and the Marine Corps. All versions were grounded Friday.

The F-35 is the Pentagon's most expensive weapons program at a total estimated cost of nearly $400 billion.

The engine in which the problem was discovered is being shipped to a Pratt & Whitney facility in Connecticut for more thorough evaluation.

- Associated Press

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