The issue led to the immediate grounding of the entire T-38 fleet for visual inspections, which were completed within four days. Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) underlined tha ...

“In the spring of 2017, when a large, unexpected crack was found by a crew chief in a longeron, a key structural component along the aircraft’s fuselage, we were equipped for a rapid response.” This ...

Scientists worked to ensure fleet safety after a large crack was unexpectedly found near the cockpit of a T-38 Talon. A new study describes how risk and damage tolerance analyses helped determine a ...