Summary Osprey mechanical issues identified as early as 2013 but went unaddressed. Crew blamed for crash, warnings seen as common by Osprey operators. Osprey reputation marred by crashes, but design innovations continue to advance.
Last year, an Air Force CV-22 Osprey crashed into the sea off the coast of Japan during a military exercise, killing the eight airmen onboard. A recent report found that the cause of the crash was a gearbox failure from a single high-speed planetary pinion gear fracturing. This caused the aircraft to violently roll over and plummet into the sea.
Now, reporting by Military.com suggests that warnings of the mechanical issue had been identified as far back as 2013 but had gone unaddressed. Osprey issue identified back in 2013 Military.
com writes that the issue " had been identified as far back as 2013 but seemingly went unaddressed ." Military.com states that the internal Safety Investigation Board report has not been made public, however, the outlet claims to know that the report included warnings of the issue.
Additionally, the article claims more warnings about the part failure were brought to the Pentagon's notice a year later. The Air Force Special Operations Command blamed the crew for not heeding warning lights. However, the Military.
com article also asserts that the Osprey community considers the warnings that the crew received common and that operators often see them as part of the Osprey's normal operation. The Air Force Special Operations C.
