T-45 Navy Jet Trainer Fleet Grounded After Engine Incident
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The U.S. Navy has temporarily grounded its T-45C Goshawk trainer fleet after the Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Adour F405-RR-401 engine in one of the aircraft suffered damage due to a malfunction on Tuesday. The jet was on the ground at the time.
In a reply to our inquiries on the potential of grounding of the T-45 fleet, the Navy’s Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) and Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) both replied with the following:
“Out of an abundance of caution, operations of all T-45C Goshawk aircraft have been paused while the Chief of Naval Air Training and Naval Air Systems Command assess the fleet’s ability to safely resume training. At approximately 3 p.m. CST on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, a T-45C Goshawk assigned to Training Air Wing 2 in Kingsville, Texas, experienced an engine malfunction prior to takeoff. The aircrew sustained no injuries. Damage to the aircraft engine was reported. CNATRA is investigating the incident as NAVAIR spearheads the engineering investigation. As always, the safety of our aircrews remains top priority.“
The T-45 fleet acts as the Navy’s singular fast jet trainer aircraft, taking prospective naval aviators from their first jet hop to landing on the carrier along their path to earning their coveted wings of gold. The aircraft has been in service for three-and-a-half decades and the Navy has been exploring replacement options and concepts, although the timeline for acquiring this new aircraft was pushed back substantially last year.
The Goshawk has had its fair share of issues in recent years, from a high-profile onboard oxygen generation issue to a number of crashes. Just last year, the T-45 fleet was grounded twice due to engine issues. Another grounding occurred in 2022 over the jet’s powerplant.
Around 190 T-45s fly for the U.S. Navy today. With yet another stand-down of operations over the jet’s engine, it will be interesting to see if the Navy changes course and accelerates the replacement of the Goshawk fleet.
Howard Altman contributed to this story.
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