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Raaf May Have Lost A Growler?

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Luig

Posted: Jan 28 2018, 09:08 AM

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An early news report with I'll guess details later from official RAAF info:

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"...Strategic Sentinel said: “A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) E/A-18G Growler Electronic Warfare Platform experienced a critical engine failure upon takeoff at Nellis AFB.

“The aircraft skidded off the runway and the pilot was able to exit the aircraft safely. Both the pilot and ground crew are safe.”..."

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/910894...-air-force-base
LATER: http://australianaviation.com.au/2018/01/r...keoff-incident/

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"An apparent engine failure has seen an RAAF EA-18G Growler catch fire after an aborted takeoff from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada on Saturday morning US time.

“Defence can confirm an incident involving an EA-18G Growler at Nellis Air Force Base during Exercise Red Flag. Royal Australian Air Force personnel are safe and no serious injuries have been sustained,” a Department of Defence statement released shortly before midday on Sunday (Australian time) confirmed.

“Defence is currently working with the United States Air Force to investigate and will provide an update with further details once known.”

The Growler’s crew, comprising a pilot and an electronic warfare officer, were able to exit the jet on the ground without ejecting."

This post has been edited by Luig on Jan 28 2018, 03:22 PM

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Luig

Posted: Jan 29 2018, 10:54 AM

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Nellis officials say military aircraft 'incident' was aborted takeoff
KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas Published on Jan 27, 2018

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"Nellis Air Force Base officials say that a military aircraft had to abort a takeoff Saturday morning and subsequently caught fire."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ovw2WkKuzs

richardavn	Posted: Jan 30 2018, 04:32 AM
Gloster Meteor (A77) Group: Members Posts: 61 Member No.: 91 Joined: 14-March 06	Seems the jet that aborted takeoff and subsequently caught fire at Nellis was A46-311. The other three aircraft that went to Nellis for Red Flag are A46-305, A46-306 (both appeared Avalon 2017) and A46-310, note that 306 has the new full coloured tail markings. It will be interesting to see what the RAAF decides on as there is no doubt that this is a hull loss or a very costly rebuild in the extreme. My thoughts are that an already plumbed job from the second batch of F models that 1 Squadron operate would be a cheaper option to upgrade as I believe we bought Growler kits at the time. I do not think they would miss an airframe as the single squadron operates 24 of them. Depending what damage was done there could be the possibility of salvaging parts of the aircraft for potential spares etc. More importantly the crew was reported as safe with no serious injuries which is the best result. Hopefully the cause can be found in the investigation process and rectified if necessary to prevent any further occurrances. Cheers Richard Siudak

Brenden S	Posted: Feb 3 2018, 04:13 PM
Lockheed Hercules (A97) Group: Members Posts: 354 Member No.: 414 Joined: 6-June 07	Has anyone been able to find out what the serial was of the aircraft involved?

Andy Marden	Posted: Feb 3 2018, 09:17 PM
Douglas Skyhawk (N13) Group: Members Posts: 98 Member No.: 246 Joined: 31-December 06	A46-311

Brenden S	Posted: Feb 7 2018, 12:02 AM
Lockheed Hercules (A97) Group: Members Posts: 354 Member No.: 414 Joined: 6-June 07	Thanks

Luig

Posted: Feb 15 2018, 01:41 PM

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FWIW: https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/military...-base-extended/

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"...Accident recap [13 Feb 2018]
Alsop also addressed an on-board fire that caused the aborted takeoff of the Royal Australian Air Force’s EA-18G Growler last month. The incident occurred around 10:45 a.m. on Jan. 27 on the base’s flight line. No serious injuries were reported in the incident. “The crew did an amazing job. They conducted an emergency abort and brought the aircraft to a safe stop,” Alsop said “We then had a very rapid response from the Nellis first responders, the fire brigade here. They were quite astounding actually.”

The two crewmembers were uninjured, though both were “a little shaken,” Alsop said. He declined to provide specifics about the accident, citing the ongoing investigation into the cause, but said that he was confident “we had a particular component failure on one of the engines.” “We are confident we have identified what we think is the likely cause,” he said. The EA-18G aircraft resumed flying mid-last week...."

Luig	Posted: Feb 18 2018, 10:40 AM
FA-18F Super Hornet (A44) Group: ADF Serials Team Posts: 2,011 Member No.: 80 Joined: 8-March 06	RAAF Growlers make spectacular return to sky in Exercise Red Flag By Robert Penfold • US Correspondent Feb 17, 2018 VIDEO https://www.9news.com.au/national/2018/02/1...-after-jet-fire

Martin Edwards	Posted: Feb 9 2019, 07:01 PM
FA-18F Super Hornet (A44) Group: ADF Serials Admin Posts: 2,206 Member No.: 27 Joined: 25-June 05	Thanks to Bob Maddern for this photo of A46-311 in storage at AMARG I imagine that there will be some behind the scenes blame gaming and finger pointing going on regarding who pays for this mess. Attached Image

GregHyde	Posted: Nov 29 2019, 09:03 PM
GAF Mirage III (A3) Group: ADF Serials Team Posts: 120 Member No.: 234 Joined: 1-December 06	No compensation for faulty Growler aircraft that burst into flames The Department of Defence is reviewing all major foreign military contracts after the United States declared it will not pay any compensation for a new $125 million warplane destroyed by fire due to a faulty engine. The expensive setback was revealed during a parliamentary hearing where officials also disclosed that the cost of Australia's Future Submarine program could top an estimated $225 billion by 2080. In January 2018, an American-made Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Growler skidded across a runway and burst into flames following a dramatic engine malfunction during an attempted take-off at a US military base in Nevada. The ABC last year revealed a RAAF investigation had confirmed a high-pressure compressor in the Growler's engine had broken into three major pieces, with one segment piercing through the bottom of the jet and taking a chunk out of the runway. The badly-damaged aircraft was eventually written off after what senior defence figures privately described as the "most serious incident of its kind for the RAAF in more than 25 years". Ever since the fiery mishap, Australia has tried to claim compensation from the United States Navy for the loss of the $125 million warplane, but Defence officials have now revealed they have been unsuccessful. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-29/no-c...x3_htu6_8mjavuQ[B][/B][B][B]

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