Ouch: F-35 Fighter Jet Ingests Forgotten Flashlight Causing $4 Million Damages

Foreign Object Debris or FOD is a menace to all jet aircraft – whether the F-35 fighter jet or a 737. Recently, a lost flashlight caused an F-35A of Luke Air Force Base on a maintenance ground run to have a $14 million engine damaged beyond local repair.

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