Coverage dated August 30, 2022

Army grounds hundreds of Chinook helicopters following engine fires

Headline from CBS News

The fires were caused by fuel leaks, an Army spokeswoman said.

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Washington Times
Army grounds Chinook helicopter fleet after a ‘small number’ of engine fires (opens Washington Times)
Published Aug 30, 2022
Washington Times's feed description
The Army said Tuesday it has grounded its fleet of about 400 Chinook cargo helicopters after fuel leaks caused a “small number” of engine fires.
Greensboro News & Record
Army grounds fleet of Chinook helicopters after engine fires (opens Greensboro News & Record)
Published Aug 30, 2022
Greensboro News & Record's feed description
The Army says it has grounded its fleet of Chinook cargo helicopters after fuel leaks caused a “small number” of engine fires. Army spokeswoman Cynthia Smith said Tuesday the Army
CBS News
Army grounds hundreds of Chinook helicopters following engine fires (opens CBS News)
Published Aug 30, 2022
CBS News's feed description
The fires were caused by fuel leaks, an Army spokeswoman said.
KVIA El Paso
US Army grounds fleet of Chinook helicopters after engine fires (opens KVIA El Paso)
Published Aug 30, 2022
KVIA El Paso's feed description
By Oren Liebermann, CNN The Army grounded its entire fleet of Chinook helicopters after a “small number” of engines fires were discovered, according to an Army spokeswoman. The Army identified the cause of the engine fires as a fuel leak among an “isolated number” of Boeing H-47 Chinook helicopters,…
The Daily Caller
US Army Grounded Every Single One Of Its Heavy-Duty Choppers After Engine Fires (opens The Daily Caller)
Published Aug 30, 2022
The Daily Caller's feed description
The US Army has grounded its entire fleet of heavy-lifting Chinook helicopters due to a "small number" of engine fires in some helicopters.
Washington Times
Army grounds Chinook helicopter fleet; mechanical problems behind fuel leaks that caused fires (opens Washington Times)
Published Aug 30, 2022
Washington Times's feed description
Faulty mechanical gaskets known as O-rings are believed to be behind fuel leaks that led the Army to temporarily ground its fleet of about 400 Chinook cargo helicopters, according to the company that built the engines.
Fox News
Army grounds entire fleet of Chinook helicopters over engine fires: report (opens Fox News)
Published Aug 30, 2022
Fox News's feed description
The Army has grounded the CH-47 Chinook helicopter following several engine fires so it can address the matter aboard the aircraft.
Washington Examiner
Army grounds Chinook helicopter fleet (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Aug 30, 2022
Washington Examiner's feed description
The U.S. Army has grounded all of its nearly 400 H-47 Chinook helicopters due to an engine fire risk.
Military.com
Army Grounds Entire Chinook Fleet Over Engine Fire Risk (opens Military.com)
Published Aug 30, 2022
Military.com's feed description
The Army has grounded its entire fleet of CH-47 Chinook helicopters while it works to fix fuel leaks that caused an unspecified number of engine fires, the service confirmed.
Insider
The US Army has grounded about 400 Boeing-made CH-47 Chinook helicopters over engine fire fears, report says (opens Insider)
Published Aug 30, 2022
Insider's feed description
US Army officials said the entire fleet of Chinook helicopters was grounded after they were made aware of a small number of engine fires.

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