Note: We have re-published this story from our archive (March 2009) with a new version of the video and player.

The bolts are critical components that belong to the tiltrotor's swashplate assembly. The temporary grounding order effects both the Marine MV-22 and US Air Force CV-22 Osprey fleets. At first the issue was thought to only impact V-22s operating in Iraq, possibly due to the tempo of those operations.

However inspections have uncovered at least one very high time aircraft in the US with the same problem. This may mean there is a design-related flaw effecting reliability. The timing is especially unfortunate as it tarnishes the US Air Force milestone reached on 19 March 2009 of CV-22 Initial Operational Capability.

Like this on Facebook! Send this story to a friend by clicking that little button that says "Bookmark" on the upper left hand side of the page, then just click "Email." You can also easily Digg, Bookmark (Favorites), add to Facebook or MySpace, or otherwise share this story by clicking that button. Try it today! Follow AeroSpaceNews.com on Twitter! Just visit this link: Please "like" our Fan Page on Facebook: Your opinion? Discuss this story in our aviation forum. It's free. Please fill out our readership survey if you have not already done so. Please take a moment right now. Click here to fill out the survey. Thank you!