USS Iwo Jima LPH-2 (Navy, aircraft, invest, events)

[sailordave]

Found this link to a JAG document about the steam leak of October 30,1990. I wasn't there when it happened but my orders to go there came right after the accident. I was there for the clean up and hearing the guys screaming in their sleep from what they saw. Reading this brought all of that back because I could actually see in my head the places and some of the people it talked about. If you're currently serving in the Navy in the engineering dept, read this document and know that quality control isn't some BS regulation. Had proper proceedure been followed then these ten guys would still be alive today.
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[Crew Chief]

Originally Posted by sailordave

...know that quality control isn't some BS regulation. Had proper proceedure been followed then these ten guys would still be alive today.

Many thanks for the link, Sailor Dave. Interesting reading. The sad fact in ALL branches of the service is that a review of most accidents show that proper procedures were not followed. Even more sad is that, often, there were multiple places in the chain of events that could've been stopped to prevent the event.

[TKramar]

One, I remember hearing about another carrier having an avfuels pumproom fire, and two sailors lost their lives because of it.

Two, my ship responded to the USS Iowa, it was in our battle group. I'll never forget what I saw then either.

[Crew Chief]

Originally Posted by TKramar

One, I remember hearing about another carrier having an avfuels pumproom fire, and two sailors lost their lives because of it.

Two, my ship responded to the USS Iowa, it was in our battle group. I'll never forget what I saw then either.

I truly believe that the U.S. Navy made Clayton Hartwig the fall guy for the U.S.S. Iowa gun turret explosion.

[Fontucky]

Originally Posted by Crew Chief

I truly believe that the U.S. Navy made Clayton Hartwig the fall guy for the U.S.S. Iowa gun turret explosion.

They have a history of finding fall guys. Adm. Husband E. Kimmel comes to mind.

[TKramar]

^And the captain of the Indianapolis.

[Crew Chief]

I don't think any branch is immune; Google :"F-15 crash, Spangdahlem" and read about an F-15 that crashed because two maintainers improperly reinstalled aircraft flight control components because of a design flaw. There are several good articles about the very sad story; including Time & Newsweek articles...