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More than 100 C-130 Air Force planes have been grounded after propeller blades were cracked
More than 100 C-130 Air Force planes have been grounded after it was discovered the propeller blades had cracks. The Air Force suspected the cracks are a byproduct of repeated scratching during a decade of inspection. During maintenance, technicians use an electric arc pen to scratch numbers into the blades to indict that the inspection has been done. 'The process used to engrave serial numbers on the propellers likely contributed to cracks that are being found on the C-130Hs,' Major… (www.msn.com) More...
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Gee, who would have thought that scratching props would cause them to crack?
They need to find the genius who the that was a good idea.
C130's came out after the Korean War around 1954, maybe he meant the Vietnam war.
Disappointing that it’s a C130-H problem but all of the photos are of the J model.
It’s not a real aviation site that’s doing the reporting. To them, a C-130 is a C-130. I flew C-130As and C-130Es during my time, and they’re all gone, but I can still spot the differences.
Wait for it.
