Thiruvananthapuram, June 21 -- A specialised team from the British Navy is set to arrive in Kerala with spare parts to assess the F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter jet that has been grounded at Thiruvananthapuram Airport for the past week, sources told NDTV.

The fifth-generation combat aircraft, which belongs to the UK's HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group stationed in the Indo-Pacific, had made an emergency landing on June 14 while returning from joint maritime drills with the Indian Navy.

The jet was given special clearance to land after it reported dangerously low fuel levels.

Though authorities initially expected it to take off soon after refuelling, a technical fault was detected that has since kept the aircraft grounded.

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