tirsdag 22. mai 2012

EC225 - Bond

Air bosses order stricter inspections of Super Puma helicopters over new safety fears


AIR safety bosses have issued an emergency alert over a potential fault in Super Puma helicopters after one ditched in the North Sea.
The European Aviation Safety Agency have ordered stricter safety inspections on the EC225 choppers amid fears about a gear shaft in the main rotor drive.
The report comes after a Bond copter was forced to put down in the North Sea off Aberdeen with 14 people on board, sparking a major rescue operation.
The drama on May 10 happened after pilots saw an oil pressure warning light come on.
Investigations revealed a gearbox shaft had cracked.
Bond suspended all flights of the EC225 while rigorous checks of the fleet, manufactured by Eurocopter, were carried out.
An airworthiness report has now stated that there could be a "manufacturing defect" in the aircraft's bevel gear shaft.

The ditching was the third serious incident involving a Bond aircraft in the North Sea in three years.
A Bond spokesman said they had immediately put the stricter safety inspections into force.
He added: "We will be discussing flight scheduling arrangements with customers to avoid any potential disruption to services."

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