Sentence examples for mechanical problem on from inspiring English sources

The attack was very successful at heavy cost; between the two missions, her squadrons lost five Corsairs to enemy flak or fighters and one due to a mechanical problem on take-off as well as three Avengers to enemy action.

"There was a mechanical problem on takeoff," he said.

Ticket agents told her it was because of a mechanical problem on the aircraft.

The previous failure came through a mechanical problem on his Mercedes racing car at the Malaysian Grand Prix in March, the third race of the season.

About 40 minutes before the derailment, a warning device alerted the train's engineer of a mechanical problem on the train, possibly including some of its wheels, said Penny Bassett Hackett, a spokeswoman for New Jersey Transit.

Last summer, Dr. Adams realized how the technology could be used when he was delayed by a mechanical problem on a Northwest Airlines flight at the Dallas-Forth Worth International Airport.

Botero was slowed by mechanical problems on the final climb.

How about that Nepal Airlines 757 that sat idled with stubborn mechanical problems on the tarmac at the airport in Katmandu in 2007?

The five teams that began the race on Saturday dwindled to just two by Monday's start because of mechanical problems on the other makeshift vehicles that paid $500 to enter.

The opposition defence spokesman, Stephen Conroy, said in response to the claim: "The Coalition is now so desperate they are blaming Labor for mechanical problems on the prime minister's plane – nine months after the election".

On the 22nd lap Jules Bianchi had parked his Marussia with mechanical problems on the rise to the NGK chicane, where momentarily it caught fire, and two laps after the Frenchman had abandoned it there the red and black car began to roll slowly back down the hill, across the track.