US Army Returns 59.5% of its Chinook Helicopter Fleet to Service Following Grounding Written 15 September 2022
U.S.Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter. | Credit: SPC Glenn Anderson, Wikipedia; Public Domain
The Hill reports that US Army spokesman Jason Waggoner said that the service now has 59.5 percent of its Chinook helicopter fleet available to support missions and training after grounding the fleet late last month due to fuel leaks. Waggoner said that “though the number could fluctuate day to day, this number continues to increase daily with ongoing logbook records review and a standard leak-check maintenance procedure outlined in an Aviation Safety Action Message published” September 2.
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