Indian Chinooks "Operating Normally", Say Sources, After US Grounds Them
NDTV
India operates over a dozen twin-rotor Chinooks. They are one of the main airlift aircraft in high-altitude regions
The US-made Chinook helicopters serving in the Indian Air Force are "continuing operations normally", sources have told NDTV, after the US Army grounded its fleet of workhorse CH-47 Chinooks following engine fire incidents.
The Indian Air Force, or IAF, operates over a dozen twin-rotor Chinooks. They are one of the main airlift aircraft in high-altitude regions such as Ladakh and Siachen Glacier. India received the first batch of Chinooks in February 2019.
The US Army move to ground the helicopters - an icon of US wars from Vietnam to the Middle East - will leave some 400 of the well-armed, heavy-duty Chinooks out of service owing to what engine-maker Honeywell described as "suspect O-rings" used in some of the aircraft that did not meet its specifications, news agency AFP reported.
O-rings are used to block a path, which may otherwise allow a liquid or a gas to escape, similar to a pressure cooker gasket.
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