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Air Force Global Strike Command commander. Individual B-1B aircraft will return to flight as inspections and maintenance directed during the stand-down are completed on each aircraft. During the stand-down, maintenance depot personnel disassembled the Augmenter Fuel Filter Housing and performed a series of inspections. After each unit was determined to be free of defects, it was reassembled, pressure checked and returned to service. “We are proud of the tremendous efforts of our maintainers and B-1 partners in identifying, inspecting, and remediating any potential issues with the B-1B fuel ...

Some B-1 Bombers Return to Flight Following Fuel System Inspection A U .S. Air Force B-l B Lancer assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, takes off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Nov. 16, 2017. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Christopher Quail) 6 May 2021 Some B-1B Lancer bombers have returned to flight operations after officials grounded the fleet last month over a fuel system issue. The first aircraft resumed operations this week, Air Force Global Strike Command said in a news release Thursday. The command did not provide...

Ellsworth AFB grounds B1-B Lancer fleet amid safety concerns April 25, 2021News RAPID CITY, S.D.  – The B1-B Lancer fleet at Ellsworth Air Force Base is grounded because of issues with part of the planes’ fuel system. Gen. Tim Ray, head of Air Force Global Strike Command, indefinitely grounded the service’s 57 active Lancers amid safety concerns April 20 according to a command spokesperson. “During the inspection process following a B-1B ground emergency on April 8 at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, a discrepancy with an augmenter fuel pump filter housing was discovered,” t...

Ellsworth Air Force Base B1-B Lancer fleet grounded over safety issues KOTA Staff © Provided by Rapid City KOTA-TV KOTA RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - The B1-B Lancer fleet at Ellsworth Air Force Base is grounded because of issues with part of the planes’ fuel system. Gen. Tim Ray, head of Air Force Global Strike Command, indefinitely grounded the service’s 57 active Lancers amid safety concerns April 20 according to a command spokesperson. “During the inspection process following a B-1B ground emergency on April 8 at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, a discrepancy w...

All B-1B Lancer bombers grounded for potential fuel filter leak By (0) The U.S. Air Force grounded its entire fleet of B-1B Lancer bombers this week to investigate a potential fuel filter problem. Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force April 23 (UPI) -- All 57 active U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers were indefinitely grounded this week after a fuel filter problem was discovered. Gen. Tim Ray, Air Force Global Strike Command chief, ordered the stand down after one B-1 experienced an emergency relating to its augmenter fuel pump filter housing at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., earlier in April...