24 March 2014
The Navy has asked Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. to study ways to reduce the risk of engine fires in its MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopters.
The Navy says the study is part of an ongoing effort to correct a known defect in the helicopter’s No. 2 engine and was not prompted by the crash of a Sea Dragon off the coast of Virginia two months ago. Three sailors were killed and two others were injured in the Jan. 8 accident, which remains under investigation.
