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The Air Force’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Board just issued a report explaining how a maintenance crew left a flashlight in a running F-35 engine. It ended badly.
The affected F-35s could be back in the air in one to two weeks.
Contractors Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney are now in an open squabble over what powers the F-35 going forward.
Pratt & Whitney said Lockheed's comment "undermines" the Pentagon's decision to upgrade the F-35's current engines.
The March 2020 engine failure led to an investigation into the vibration problem. Neither was immediately disclosed.