spike7451 Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 (edited) I wonder if this will have a knock on affect to the Tornado fleet? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-10782263 All training Hawks at RAF Valley on Anglesey have been grounded after engineers detected a fault in an aircraft. The problem with the ejector seat of one of the craft was spotted during an on-site inspection on Tuesday morning. Hawks have also been grounded at RNAS Yeovilton in Somerset, RAF Leeming in Yorkshire and RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire. The fleet will not be permitted to fly until each aircraft has been inspected. There are currently around 50 Hawks based at RAF Valley, which provides advanced pilot training. A source at RAF Valley told BBC Wales the fault was found due to the scrutiny of one of their local engineers. It is not known how long it will take to inspect all the aircraft. A Ministry of Defence (MOD) spokesperson said: "Safety of our air crews is of paramount importance. "Although there may be a minor disruption to training flights while we investigate, there will be no impact on operations." The grounding request affects all training Hawk aircraft in the UK that are fitted with a mark 10 ejection seat. According to the MOD this will also affect the Red Arrows' ability to fly. Edited July 27, 2010 by spike7451 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kstater94 Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 (edited) Thanks for posting that Spike Just curious what seats are fitted to the Canadian CT-155's and if they are affected in this? Thanks John Edited July 28, 2010 by kstater94 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipper Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 Had some info through at work on this from an interview, Hawk and Tucano training aircraft have been grounded as a result of a crack discovered on the Martin Baker mark 10 ejection seat fitted to the aircraft. "Safety of our aircrews is of paramount importance. Although there may be a minor disruption to training flights while we investigate, there will be no impact on operations" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 Unusual for something like to happen to a seat, as MB are pretty thorough in their builds and inspections. Hopefully it's just the one seat, and the damage caused by an erk when fitting it, which is serious enough, but not as serious as the whole fleet having problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moaning dolphin Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 Unusual for something like to happen to a seat, as MB are pretty thorough in their builds and inspections. Hopefully it's just the one seat, and the damage caused by an erk when fitting it, which is serious enough, but not as serious as the whole fleet having problems. Unfortunately its not, it is a structural snag (crack!!) and has been found on a couple of aircraft. Bit of a blow for us at Culdrose as its our air day and they are about the only aircraft that make noise in numbers, and what with the vulcan as well? Just as well it isnt raining ........... yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasman71 Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 That's gonna mess up Tom Saunders and his 2010 display too then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzy Jase Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 Will that affect the Red Arrows then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz greenwood Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 It already has affected the Red Arrows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyT Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 Down as sabotage on pprune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troffa Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 (edited) Down as sabotage on pprune No its not! One of the posters talks about an incident in 1975, not this one! http://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/422...s-grounded.html Edited July 28, 2010 by Troffa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike7451 Posted July 28, 2010 Author Share Posted July 28, 2010 Will that affect the Red Arrows then? I take it you read the last line in the article I quoted above???...If not....BIG fail! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzy Jase Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 I take it you read the last line in the article I quoted above???...If not....BIG fail! Haha, how did I miss that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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