--- title: Navy Asks for $30 Million to Repair Its Aircraft Carrier description: The Navy is asking Congress to shift $30 million from other accounts to repair a damaged gear on the service's costly aircraft carrier canonical: https://time.com/5348496/navy-aircraft-carrier-broken-gear/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-07-25T16:23:58.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T20:57:15.333Z article:section: Business og:title: A Broken Gear Hobbled the Navy's Aircraft Carrier. It's Going to Cost $30 Million to Fix og:description: The $13 billion Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier was forced to return to port in January og:url: https://time.com/5348496/navy-aircraft-carrier-broken-gear/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6e40bb641330e493/69893630fb4eace23689732c/navy-aircraft-carrier.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: USS Gerald R. Ford og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: A Broken Gear Hobbled the Navy's Aircraft Carrier. It's Going to Cost $30 Million to Fix twitter:description: The $13 billion Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier was forced to return to port in January twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6e40bb641330e493/69893630fb4eace23689732c/navy-aircraft-carrier.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # A Broken Gear Hobbled the Navy's New Aircraft Carrier. And It's Going to Cost $30 Million to Fix by [Tony Capaccio / Bloomberg](/author/bloomberg/) ## Tony Capaccio / Bloomberg Jul 25, 2018 4:23 PM CUT  The crew mans the rails as the ship is brought to life during commissioning ceremonies for the USS Gerald R. Ford on Saturday, July 22, 2017, at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. The crew mans the rails as the ship is brought to life during commissioning ceremonies for the USS Gerald R. Ford on Saturday, July 22, 2017, at Naval Station Norfolk, Va.Newport News Daily Press — TNS — Getty Images by [Tony Capaccio / Bloomberg](/author/bloomberg/) ## Tony Capaccio / Bloomberg Jul 25, 2018 4:23 PM CUT (Bloomberg) — The Navy is asking Congress to shift $30 million from other accounts to start repairing a damaged gear on the service’s costliest warship, the Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier. The request for funds to repair the $13 billion carrier is part of a Pentagon package asking congressional approval to shift $4.7 billion in previously approved Army, Air Force and Navy funding into new programs or higher-priority projects. The package must be approved by all four congressional defense committees, where it’s pending. The $30 million is needed to pay for repairs to the propulsion-system gear while the carrier’s builder, Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc., “seeks compensation from the original manufacturer for warranty defects,” Naval Sea Systems spokesman William Couch said in an email. The Ford was forced to return to port after the failure in January of a “main thrust bearing” that’s a key propulsion system component. It returned to sea after the damage was contained. The defective gear was the result of “machining errors” by a General Electric Co. unit, according to Navy documents. Full repairs will take place during the vessel’s current yearlong shakeout period. “We continue to work with appropriate stakeholders to support resolution of this situation,” Huntington Ingalls spokeswoman Beci Brenton said in an email. GE spokesman Perry Bradley said in an email that the company “continues to work closely” with Huntington Ingalls and the Navy to resolve the issue. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5348496/navy-aircraft-carrier-broken-gear/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5348496/navy-aircraft-carrier-broken-gear/"},"headline":"A Broken Gear Hobbled the Navy's New Aircraft Carrier. And It's Going to Cost $30 Million to Fix","datePublished":"2018-07-25T16:23:58.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T20:57:15.333Z","description":"The $13 billion Gerald R. 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