There is no way to get through an entire test program without seeing a few of these. (Witness the in-flight fire on Boeing's 787.) That said, when you've only got one engine and electronic flight controls, it gets your attention when both are threatened by cascading failures.
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/03/11/354281/in-flight-failure-leads-to-f-35-grounding.html
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