F-22 Canopy Jam Blamed on Loose Screws

Posted on: May. 26th, 2006 || Source: defensenews.com | E-mail Article | Print Article

Screws used to mount parts in the cockpit jammed the canopy of an F-22 Raptor on April 10, locking a pilot inside one of the stealthy fighter jet at Langley Air Force Base in Tidewater, Va., officials with the U.S. Air Force and F-22 prime contractor officials said May 26.

The Air Force plans no official investigation into the incident, in which the pilot sat for nearly five hours while rescue crews cut open the canopy with a rotary saw.

An unofficial investigation concluded mounting screws “backed out” and caused the jam, they said.

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