Air Force grounds 116 C-130Hs, page 2

Two C-130s have been returned to service, after one was found with good props, and the other was found with one damaged prop. The Air Force is looking at ways to speed the process up, from getting props back in service, to speeding up the change to the NP2000 props. Dobbins AFB will ship out whatever props they have on hand, after their aircraft weren't affected. Collins stated that the cracks occurred after they were delivered to the Air Force after maintenance they didn't perform.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force has started to return some of its 116 grounded C-130H mobility aircraft to flying status, but cautioned the process for getting the remainder back in the air will be slow going.

So far, two C-130Hs have been returned to service since the grounding began Sept. 27, Air Mobility Command spokesman Maj. Beau Downey said in a Friday email to Defense News.

One of those planes was returned to flying status after it was inspected and deemed airworthy, Downey said in a follow-up email. The second had one “unserviceable” 54H60 propeller that needed to be replaced with a working one of the same model, he said.