ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212478
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| Date: | Thursday 27 October 2016 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II |
| Owner/operator: | US Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 168057 |
| MSN: | BF-06 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | MCAS Beaufort, SC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The F-35B caught fire, forcing the pilot to land at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina. .
The fire was due to a "faulty bracket, which was known as a potential hazard by officials overseeing the F-35 program, grazed electrical wiring near hydraulic lines. A fire erupted when an electrical short ignited a small hydraulic leak."
Sources:
https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2017/12/09/marine-corps-investigation-faults-f-35-program-after-in-flight-fire/
https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2018/06/21/the-corps-has-lost-its-first-f-35/
http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-35/airframe-profile/6125/
http://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-35/airframe-profile/6125/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jun-2018 05:51 | abel 83 | Added |
| 22-Jun-2018 06:51 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Apr-2019 14:08 | sinfu2 | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 01-Oct-2021 13:29 | Stringfellow | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 02-Oct-2021 19:51 | Stringfellow | Updated [Cn, Source] |
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