Army grounds entire CH-47 Chinook helicopter fleet over engine fires

Rode in a Chinook a few times, twice in Vietnam and once at Ft Carson.
Always felt like being inside a washing machine,,,, lol

I'm glad the engine fires didn't happen when I flew on the CH 47 While flying from Balad airport to some base I think it was called war horse.
This was in November of 2004. We were flying low and fast and all the pilots and load masters we're wearing night and vision goggles and had weapons at the ready on the side and on the rear of the chopper. When the chopper landed, the flares got cooked off got cooked off and I thought we were shot at by an RPG by and RPG but it was just the defensive measures of the helicopter. We were packed in tight with our primary Duffle bag.

LTC Eugene Chu better safe than sorry.
..."Army spokesperson Cynthia Smith attributed the issue to fuel leaks. She indicated that the service has “identified the root cause” of the leaks and “is implementing corrective measures to resolve this issue.”

Engine manufacturer Honeywell International told Army Times in a statement that the leaks were due to faulty aftermarket O-rings that weren’t produced by the company."...