Army Grounding CH-47 Choppers
The Army announced in Washington, D.C., that it was temporarily grounding its entire fleet of CH-47 Chinook transport helicopters after a crack was found in a transmission gear in one being used by the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force. “The fleet is grounded. It’s a precautionary measure,” said an Army spokeswoman, Nancy Ray. She said 466 helicopters in the Army fleet were involved in the temporary grounding. “In an overhaul, the Royal Air Force discovered a cracked gear. That gear has been traced diligently,” Ray said.
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