The issue is hampering the plane's ability to perform vertical landings, but it would seem that there are still a number of test assets that can continue the work if need be. Hopefully the pressure to stay on the sortie timeline won't lead to overlooking this kind of thing. Some specifics are provided in the link below, but if you get to the end of it, you've got to wonder what kind of bug this Wheeler guy found in his cereal this morning. Geez!
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/new-cracks-stop-vertical-landings-on-some-f-35bs-365059/
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