{"id":67222,"date":"2018-06-11T21:44:48","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T21:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/06\/11\/mattis-b-1-ejection-seat-issue-will-be-fixed-very-quickly\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:59:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:59:35","slug":"mattis-b-1-ejection-seat-issue-will-be-fixed-very-quickly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2018\/06\/11\/mattis-b-1-ejection-seat-issue-will-be-fixed-very-quickly\/","title":{"rendered":"Mattis: B-1 ejection seat issue will be fixed \u2018very quickly\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The B-1 Lancer ejection seat malfunction that drove the Air Force to ground its conventional bomber fleet will be fixed quickly, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Monday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m not concerned about it. Whatever it is, it will be fixed very quickly,\u201d Mattis said of the issue, which came to light in May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In that incident,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/05\/18\/air-force-b-1-lancer-blew-escape-hatch-in-emergency-landing-but-its-seat-did-not-eject\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\"> a B-1 crew experiencing a potentially catastrophic engine fire<\/a> was unable to eject from the jet due to an ejection seat malfunction for one of the four crew members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The crew remained on board and was able to successfully land the bomber at Midland International Air and Space Port in Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere are times where we find a problem with some aspect of an airplane so we\u2019ll shut \u2019em down, we\u2019ll check it, and they come back up very quickly,\u201d Mattis said. \u201cWe\u2019ll just have to watch and see how 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