{"id":23553,"date":"2019-05-10T19:34:51","date_gmt":"2019-05-10T19:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/05\/10\/marine-corps-fa-18d-fighter-jet-makes-emergency-landing-after-engine-bay-catches-fire\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:49:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:49:02","slug":"marine-corps-fa-18d-fighter-jet-makes-emergency-landing-after-engine-bay-catches-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2019\/05\/10\/marine-corps-fa-18d-fighter-jet-makes-emergency-landing-after-engine-bay-catches-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Marine Corps F\/A-18D fighter jet makes emergency landing after engine bay catches fire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On May 3 a Marine F\/A-18 Hornet was forced to make an emergency landing due to an engine bay fire, according to military officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing aircraft landed at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, where ground crews observed smoke and fire coming from the Hornet, according to 1st Lt. Sam Stephenson, a spokesman with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. The crew and aircraft are both based in Beaufort, South Carolina. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The flight crew was alerted to an issue with the aircraft after observing in-flight warnings during a routine function check flight, Stephenson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They “immediately climbed out of the aircraft after safely landing\u201d and no one was injured as a result of the incident, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident was listed as a Class A mishap, which is defined by the Navy as $2 million or more in damages, or a fatality or permanent disability from an accident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Pentagon has been weighing changing how major mishaps are categorized.<\/p>\n\n\n\t