Gearbox Failure Caused Air Force V-22 Osprey Crash, Investigation Finds
The crash of an Air Force CV-22 Osprey last year off Japan that killed eight Airmen was caused by a “catastrophic failure” in one aircraft’s gearboxes that led to an “unrecoverable” loss of control just as the crew was about to conduct an emergency landing, a service investigation ... The crash of an Air Force CV-22 Osprey last year off Japan that killed eight Airmen was caused by a “catastrophic failure” in one aircraft’s gearboxes that led to an “unrecoverable” loss of control just as the crew was about to conduct an emergency landing, a service investigation released Aug.The pieces degraded the prop-rotor gearbox to the point where it no longer turned the Osprey’s left prop-rotor mast. Within six seconds of the prop-rotor gearbox failure, the drive system failed and the aircraft was unrecoverable. It crashed into the water, killing all eight Airmen abroad.When an F-16 fighter jet crashed into the Yellow Sea off the coast of South Korea on Jan. 31, 2024, it was because of a hardware failure that stalled the engine, which the pilot could not get started again despite multiple attempts, according to an investigation report released Aug.A metal gear failed, causing small chips to lodge in the gearbox.